Data Platform Lead

Your new companyYou will be working for a large, well-known organisation who are a powerhouse within their industry. Your new roleYou will manage a team of technical specialists, ensure platform stability and performance, and drive continuous improvement across their data services.Key responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor and manage a team of data platform specialists.
• Oversee resource planning and delivery across design, projects, operations and change.
• Act as an SME for the Data Platform and own platform design and supplier relationships.
• Maintain platform availability, capacity and configuration, managing risk and downtime.
• Lead incident and problem management, ensuring root cause analysis and timely resolution.
• Support operations with appropriate out of hours cover.
• Ensure proactive monitoring, patching, upgrades and adherence to change processes.
• Provide technical support to projects and cross-functional teams.

What you'll need to succeed

• Proven experience in technical leadership or management roles.
• Strong background in incident, request, change and problem management to SLA.
• Experience implementing cloud technologies using Azure.
• Hands on experience with Microsoft Fabric and SQL Server is essential.
• Extensive experience managing and supporting complex data platforms.
• Familiarity with JIRA and Confluence.

What you'll get in returnA permanent role that's paying up to £65,000pa with additional benefits that also has hybrid working on offer.What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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