Technology Consultant - Data Platform Engineer
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Technology Consultant - Data Platform Engineer
ScottishPower HQ, Glasgow (hybrid)
Salary up to £77,000 + up to 15% bonus and excellent benefits
Closing date - 27th of March 2026
Help us create a better future, quicker
ScottishPower is seeking a Cloud Data Platform Engineer with expertise in building, securing, and operating cloud native data infrastructure. This role is central to ensuring our data platforms on AWS and Azure are robust, scalable, and engineered to the highest standards. You'll play a key part in enabling the organisation's digital and data ambitions by delivering resilient cloud foundations that our business can trust.
What you ll be doing
Build and maintain cloud native data platform infrastructure on AWS and Azure aligned to global standards
Provision core services such as storage, compute, networking, identity, and data platform components
Use Infrastructure as Code via Terraform to deliver repeatable, automated deployments
Implement secure and scalable data platform environments
Manage lifecycle operations including patching, upgrades, scaling, and performance tuning
Ensure high availability and resilience across data platform components
Implement monitoring, alerting, and observability for platform health and performance.
Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across networking, compute, and storage layers
Apply cloud security best practices, including identity management, encryption, network segmentation, and secrets management
Ensure compliance with Iberdrola Group policies, industry regulations, and sector standards
Implement guardrails, policies, and automated controls to protect data and platform integrity
Support audits and maintain applicable evidence of compliance through metrics and reporting
Drive automation across provisioning, configuration, and operational workflows
Introduce improvements that enhance reliability, reduce manual effort, and optimise cost
Evaluate and adopt modern cloud native tooling to strengthen platform capabilities
Collaborate with global data engineering and security teams to streamline platform usage and onboarding
Understand, communicate and educate business users on appropriate technical standards within the relevant technology domain
Review and approve the design of data related solutions, ensuring compliance with Group standards and direction
Provide technical expertise to assist with projects and with the resolution of escalated operational problems and restoration of service to customers
Review and approve data infrastructure domain related changes to the IT estate, in accordance with the Change Management process, as required by operational or security requirements
Assess and acting on FinOps suggestions for platform and service resizing to realise efficiencies in deployed platforms while ensuring that all known factors affecting future performance are addressed through plans for upgrades, enhancements, etc.
Utilise relevant expertise to ensure that architectural plans and budgets reflect the activities and investment required to move from the current state to the desired state
What you ll bring
The Iberdrola group is an AWS-first organisation; however, Azure is the predominant Cloud data infrastructure estate, with AWS in the early adoption stage.
Infrastructure automation using Terraform
Application of AWS and/or Azure security best practices
Strong Azure Synapse and ML experience is advantageous
Solid knowledge of cloud networking (VPC/VNet, load balancers, DNS, ingress/egress)
Experience with GitOps tooling (Argo CD, GitHub Actions) and CI/CD pipelines
Strong Infrastructure as Code skills (Terraform, Bicep, CloudFormation)
Understanding of cloud native security principles and zero trust models
Familiarity with data platform components such as object storage, managed databases, event streaming, and data processing services
Influencing of colleagues, both in Spain and the UK will be an important aspect of the job and the role holder must be able to demonstrate an inter‑personal style that strikes a good balance between being collaborative and direct/determined
Networking with peers and business IT suppliers will be an essential ingredient to this job to ensure that technology decisions are based on a range of information sources
Desirable Criteria
One or more of the following certifications is desirable:
AWS
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate or Professional
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer - Professional
AWS Certified Security - Specialty
Azure
Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ 104)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ 500)
Security & DevOps
HashiCorp Terraform Associate
CompTIA Security+ or equivalent
ISC2 CC or CCSP (for cloud security awareness)
Minimum Criteria
Minimum of two years of experience working on Cloud Data platforms and services
Demonstrable knowledge of AWS and/or Azure technologies and services
Minimum five years working in a technical IT role
Record of academic achievement, including some form of recognised qualification from further education, such as a degree or diploma
Good oral and written communication skills
Ability to work under pressure (tight budgets, tight timelines, workload peaks, resourcing constraints etc.)
Numerate and able to deal with finances for the purposes of providing accurate estimates of resource cost to projects and provide management reports on cloud usage costs
Willingness to travel by train nationally, and aircraft internationally on business
Must be a proven team player to work, promote and consolidate efficient team working relationships
What's in it for you
As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.
At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:
36 days annual leave
Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
Share Schemes
Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
Life Assurance (4x salary)
Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more
Why ScottishPower
ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.
Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large‑scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.
ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy‑related support. If you need support, please reach out to careers scottishpower.com.
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- Location:
- Glasgow
- Job Type:
- FullTime