Data Platform Engineer

CompanyLa Fosse

LocationLondon Area, United Kingdom

Posted At11/21/2025

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£54,700 (£28.05 per hour)

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Description

Data Platform Engineer

London – 4 days per week onsite

£120,000 base + 30% bonus + benefits

A growing investment organisation is building a brand-new Data & AI capability and is hiring a Data Platform Engineer to help lay the foundations of its modern data ecosystem. This is a true greenfield environment with no fixed tooling, offering a rare opportunity to shape architecture, standards and best practices from day one.

The Role

You will design, develop and scale the organisation’s Microsoft-first data platform, enabling analysts and AI teams with high-quality, reliable and governed data. This is a hands-on engineering position requiring autonomy, flexibility and a practical mindset.

Key Responsibilities

Build and manage the data platform using Microsoft Fabric, Azure and OneLake.
Develop ingestion patterns, foundational datasets and platform services.
Partner with Data Analysts to support data access and troubleshoot platform issues.
Implement monitoring, governance and cloud cost optimisation.
Contribute to early architectural decisions and tooling selection.
Operate effectively in a low-maturity, evolving environment.

What We’re Looking For

Deep, hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience (essential)
Strong Azure engineering background
Broader Microsoft data stack awareness (Purview, OneLake, etc.)
Experience in greenfield or build-phase environments
Ability to “figure things out” without heavy guidance
Financial services exposure beneficial but not required

Benefits

£120k salary + 30% bonus
Health insurance
Office-first hybrid: 4 days per week onsite in London
Significant early influence on data strategy and platform build-out