Senior Data Platform Engineer - London

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About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to work for our client within the higher education sector. This is initially a 12‑month fixed term contract, with strong potential to extend. The role is hybrid based London.

Our client is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to combine hands‑on data engineering with technical leadership of a Microsoft Fabric data platform. The role spans the full data lifecycle, including ingestion, transformation and optimisation, alongside shaping platform architecture, governance and standards.

You will act as a senior technical lead across multiple projects, ensuring the platform is secure, scalable and aligned with Azure standards, while driving best practice and continuous improvement across delivery teams.

Responsibilities

Design, build and maintain scalable data pipelines across ingestion, transformation and delivery layers
Develop solutions aligned to Medallion architecture, including Bronze, Silver and Gold layers
Define and evolve platform architecture, including workspaces, capacity models and integration patterns
Act as the subject matter expert for Microsoft Fabric across the organisation
Define and enforce platform standards across security, governance and lifecycle management
Provide technical leadership across delivery teams and guide implementation
Implement monitoring, alerting and logging across pipelines and platform services
Design and implement CI/CD pipelines and promote DevOps best practice
Support delivery across multiple data platform projects, ensuring alignment with architecture and standards
Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, security and business stakeholders, and mentor team members

About You

Requirements

Minimum of 10 years' experience with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse, pipelines, workspaces and capacity management
Experience designing and delivering Azure‑based data platforms and pipelines
Strong understanding of data modelling and ETL/ELT processes
Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and infrastructure as code
Knowledge of cloud security, governance and access control
Proficiency in SQL and working knowledge of Python or similar
Experience with Azure services such as Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks or Azure SQL desirable
Ability to lead technically while remaining hands‑on
Strong communication skills with both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
BPSS clearance required

About Us

Why join us?

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Initial upskilling pre-assignment that has been accredited by TechSkills
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to obtain certifications from Microsoft, Salesforce, Cisco and more

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

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