Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 per year Requirements: Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical roles Experience of incident resolution, requests, changes and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs Experience of implementing cloud technologies Experience of Microsoft Fabric, SQL Server and Terraform Strong team communication skills, including sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best practices, procedures and qualitative standards Ability to operate in a complex environment under pressure Ability to work with both legacy and current technology Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code and Zero Trust architectures Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation Experience of tools for alerting and monitoring Experience of cloud cost monitoring and reporting STEM degree or postgraduate qualification Responsibilities: Deliver the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity management and configuration management Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption Undertake root cause analysis and resolve incidents Provide out-of-hours support as required for operational running Use Agile methodologies for platform development Deliver Platform as Code Work within the Cloud Platform design pattern to implement technical and financial observability Undertake platform capacity management Support projects where appropriate Proactively monitor the platform and respond to escalations from other IT teams Collaborate with other members of the team Liaise with third-party providers Technologies: Cloud Fabric Git GitHub Support SQL Terraform LESS React More: We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes on a 6-month contract. We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one day per week in our Milton Keynes office. This role supports our business objectives and strategy by delivering secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms. Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and we encourage applications from qualified candidates from all backgrounds. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace and welcome applicants even if their experience does not match every requirement perfectly. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position, and applicants must have the right to work in the UK. last updated 24 week of 2026