SF Technology Partners
Data Platform Lead
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3 days per week in the office. £80,000 - £90,000 + Car Allowance & Bonus
Shape the Future of an Enterprise Data Platform
We're partnering with a large UK organisation that has recently completed a significant investment in its Microsoft Fabric platform and is now entering the next phase of its data transformation.
Having successfully built the foundations of its enterprise data platform, the business is now looking for an experienced Data Platform Lead to take ownership of its future direction.
This is an opportunity to inherit a modern Microsoft Fabric environment, lead an established Data Engineering team and play a key role in shaping the organisation's long-term data, AI and analytics strategy.
If you're looking for a role where you'll genuinely influence technology decisions rather than simply deliver someone else's roadmap, this is exactly that opportunity.
Why Join?
This isn't a business that's standing still.
Over the next 12–24 months you'll help drive:
- The continued evolution of an enterprise Microsoft Fabric platform.
- Significant investment into AI and modern data capabilities.
- Expansion of data capabilities across multiple business functions.
- Continuous improvement of architecture, governance and engineering standards.
You'll have genuine ownership of the platform and the autonomy to influence how it develops, working closely with senior technology leaders and business stakeholders.
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The Role
As Data Platform Lead, you'll become the technical owner of the organisation's Microsoft Fabric platform, ensuring it remains scalable, secure and capable of supporting the business as it continues to grow.
You'll lead a small, high-performing team of Data Engineers while remaining technically involved in architecture, engineering standards and platform strategy.
Working across engineering, analytics and the wider business, you'll ensure data remains trusted, accessible and ready to support advanced analytics, AI initiatives and future business growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the technical direction and roadmap for the Microsoft Fabric platform.
- Lead, coach and develop a team of Data Engineers and Data Management specialists.
- Define architecture, engineering standards and platform best practice.
- Drive continuous improvements across data quality, governance and observability.
- Design scalable ingestion, transformation and storage solutions.
- Ensure the platform is optimised for future AI and advanced analytics initiatives.
- Work closely with senior stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Support integration of new systems and future acquisitions into the enterprise data platform.
- Champion a culture of engineering excellence and continuous improvement.
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What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership and architectural thinking.
You'll ideally have experience across:
- Microsoft Fabric within an enterprise environment.
- Azure Data Engineering, including Azure Data Factory, Synapse and Lakehouse architecture.
- SQL, Python and PySpark.
- Enterprise data platform architecture and design.
- Medallion Architecture and modern data engineering best practices.
- Azure DevOps, CI/CD and engineering governance.
- Leading and developing technical engineering teams.
- Building trusted, scalable cloud-based data platforms.
Experience supporting AI initiatives or preparing enterprise data platforms for AI workloads would be highly advantageous.
The Opportunity
This is a highly visible leadership role where you'll have the opportunity to shape the technical direction of an organisation that views data as a strategic capability.
You'll inherit a well-established Microsoft Fabric platform, lead an experienced engineering team and play a central role in the next phase of the company's technology strategy, with significant investment planned across data, AI and digital transformation.
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