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Data Platform Engineer
1479 · Skelmersdale, ENG, United Kingdom
Skelmersdale, ENG, United KingdomOnsite
Remuneration
Discretionary bonus; flexible working; 27 days of holiday before bank holidays; 3 days of paid volunteering leave; private healthcare; enhanced pension plan; life assurance; optional share ownership plan; free onsite parking; flexible benefits; personal discounts portal; gender-neutral parental leave; 15 days of additional paid caregiver leave; paid leave and support for pregnancy loss or domestic abuse.
Location
Skelmersdale, ENG, United Kingdom
Visa sponsorship
Not specified
Job summary
The Data Platform Engineer supports, maintains, and develops database services, helping ensure the performance, availability, security, and resilience of the data estate. The role includes optimizing SQL Server and Azure SQL, troubleshooting incidents, supporting backup and disaster recovery, and contributing to cloud migrations and platform improvements. Platforms and technologies include PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Microsoft Fabric, Windows Server, and PowerShell.
Benefits
27 days of holiday before bank holidays3 days of paid volunteering leavePrivate healthcareEnhanced pension planLife assuranceOptional share ownership planFree onsite parkingFlexible benefitsPersonal discounts portalGender-neutral parental leave15 days of additional paid caregiver leavePaid leave and support for pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting SQL Server databases and related infrastructure.
- Knowledge of SQL, T-SQL, database objects, and query optimization.
- Knowledge of indexing, execution plans, and database performance tuning.
- Experience with backup, recovery, maintenance, and disaster recovery processes.
- Understanding of Windows Server administration and Microsoft Azure services.
- Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration across technical teams.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, Azure SQL, PowerShell scripting, or Microsoft Fabric is advantageous.
- Proactive approach to learning modern data and cloud technologies.
Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and optimize SQL Server and Azure SQL environments.
- Monitor database and platform performance and identify improvements.
- Optimize queries, stored procedures, functions, views, and indexes with development teams.
- Support backup, recovery, maintenance, and disaster recovery activities.
- Investigate incidents, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
- Contribute to high availability, replication, and failover solutions.
- Support adoption and migration of Azure SQL and related cloud services.
- Develop and support PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, and Microsoft Fabric platforms.
- Maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
- Collaborate across Software, Engineering, and IT teams on releases and service improvements.
- Provide support for high-priority and occasional out-of-hours incidents.
Skills
AzurePostgreSQLPowerShellTimescaleDBWindowsWindows Server
Degrees
Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a relat
Work schedule
Occasional out-of-hours incident support
Industry
Industrial engineeringSteam systemsFluid technologies
Relocation
No