Data Platform Engineer

Hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH)

London

McCabe & Barton are partnering with a leading financial services client to recruit an experienced Interim Data Platform Engineer for a 6 month contract opportunity for an Investment House . This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team driving innovation with modern cloud-based data technologies.

Role Overview

As a Data Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data infrastructure using Azure and Databricks. You’ll play a key role in ensuring that data pipelines, architecture, and analytics environments are reliable, performant, and secure.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Development & Maintenance

• Design and implement data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and related Azure services.
• Build ETL/ELT processes to transform raw data into structured, analytics-ready formats.
• Optimise pipeline performance and ensure high availability of data services.

Infrastructure & Architecture

• Architect and deploy scalable data lake solutions using Azure Data Lake Storage.
• Implement governance and security measures across the platform.
• Leverage Terraform or similar IaC tools for controlled and reproducible deployments.

Databricks Development

• Develop and optimise data jobs using PySpark or Scala within Databricks.
• Implement the medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold layers) and use Delta Lake for reliable data transactions.
• Manage cluster configurations and CI/CD pipelines for Databricks deployments.

Monitoring & Operations

• Implement monitoring solutions using Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Databricks tools.
• Optimise performance, ensure SLAs are met, and establish disaster recovery and backup strategies.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Partner with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to deliver effective solutions.
• Document technical designs, data flows, and operational procedures for knowledge sharing.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience with Azure services (Azure Data Factory, ADLS, Azure SQL Database, Synapse Analytics).
• Strong hands-on expertise in Databricks, Delta Lake, and cluster management.
• Proficiency in SQL and Python for pipeline development.
• Familiarity with Git/GitHub and CI/CD practices.
• Understanding of data modelling, data governance, and security principles.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Experience with data quality frameworks and testing.
• Azure Data Engineer or Databricks certifications.

Please apply with an updated CV if you align to the key skills required!