Head of Data Platform Engineering in City of London
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Job Description
A leading Financial Services organisation is looking to appoint a Head of Data Platform Engineering to lead the design, development and ongoing evolution of its enterprise data platform. The role is offering a base salary of £125,000 plus excellent benefits. The business operates a remote-first model, with occasional travel to its London and Southeast office.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for a modern Azure and Snowflake environment, leading teams across platform engineering, quality and governance. You will shape the data platform roadmap, drive delivery across both strategic change and BAU, and play a key role in building a scalable, secure and high-performing data capability.
The role will suit someone who combines strong technical depth with proven leadership experience in modern data platforms. You will be expected to improve engineering standards, strengthen DataOps and CI/CD practices, drive platform optimisation and cost control, and act as a senior partner to stakeholders across technology and the wider business.
Key requirements
Strong experience leading modern data platform engineering teams
Deep knowledge of Snowflake, Azure and cloud-based data environments
Proven background in DataOps, DevOps, CI/CD and engineering best practices
Experience improving platform scalability, quality, security and governance
Ability to influence senior stakeholders and lead cross-functional delivery
Strong people leadership skills, with experience building capable, high-performing teams
This is an excellent opportunity to join a business investing heavily in its data estate, where you will have real ownership, visibility and the chance to shape the future direction of the platform.
If you are an experienced Head of Data Platform Engineering with the required background, please respond to this advert with an up-to-date copy of your CV for review.
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- Location:
- City Of London
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- Engineering,, Data, Engineering, Oil And Gas