Data, AI & Analytics
Data Platform Engineer Jobs & Careers
Looking for your next Data Platform Engineer opportunity?
HOK Consulting connects Data Platform Engineers with organisations designing, building and operating scalable platforms that support modern data, analytics and AI workloads across permanent, contract and interim opportunities.
Whether your experience covers Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes or modern data engineering, explore current opportunities or upload your CV to join HOK’s technology talent network.
Current Data Platform Engineer Jobs
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What Does a Data Platform Engineer Do?
Data Platform Engineers design, build and operate the underlying technology platforms that enable organisations to collect, process, store and use data reliably at scale.
The role sits between Data Engineering, Cloud Engineering and Platform Engineering, with responsibility for creating secure, scalable and automated environments that Data Engineers, Analysts, Data Scientists and AI teams can use effectively.
Data Platform Engineers commonly work with cloud services, data warehouses, lakehouses, infrastructure as code, CI/CD and observability tooling while improving platform reliability, governance and performance.
Data Platform Engineer Skills & Experience
The exact technical requirements vary between organisations and platforms, but Data Platform Engineer roles commonly involve experience across areas such as:
- Data Platform Engineering
- Data Engineering
- Cloud Platforms
- Microsoft Azure
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Google Cloud Platform
- Microsoft Fabric
- Databricks
- Snowflake
- Azure Data Factory
- Apache Spark
- PySpark
- Apache Kafka
- dbt
- Apache Airflow
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- CI/CD
- Python
- SQL
- Monitoring and Observability
- Data Governance
- Infrastructure as Code
Data Platform Engineers may specialise in a particular cloud ecosystem or data platform, while others work across multi-cloud and enterprise data environments.
Strong engineering, automation and troubleshooting skills are particularly important because the platform must remain reliable, secure and scalable while supporting a wide range of downstream analytics, reporting and AI workloads.
Typical Data Platform Engineer Responsibilities
- Designing and building scalable cloud-based data platforms
- Operating and improving data platform infrastructure
- Automating infrastructure provisioning using infrastructure as code
- Supporting Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric and related data services
- Building CI/CD pipelines for data platform components
- Managing platform security, access and configuration
- Improving platform availability, performance and resilience
- Monitoring data infrastructure and investigating production issues
- Supporting Data Engineers, Analysts, Data Scientists and AI teams
- Managing cloud resources, environments and deployment processes
- Supporting data governance, observability and operational standards
- Contributing to the ongoing modernisation of enterprise data platforms
Responsibilities vary depending on the organisation and whether the role focuses on cloud data platforms, lakehouse architecture, analytics infrastructure, AI platforms or wider enterprise data modernisation.
Data Platform Engineer Salary Expectations
Data Platform Engineer salaries vary according to experience, location, cloud platform, data technology stack and the complexity of the environment being designed and supported.
Permanent Data Platform Engineer
Around £75,000 per year
Specialist UK data engineering market benchmark
Contract Data Platform Engineer
Around £450 per day
Current UK advertised contract benchmark
Senior Data Platform Engineers and professionals with specialist Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, cloud architecture or large-scale enterprise platform experience may command higher salaries or contract rates.
Salary information is provided as a general UK market guide. Data Platform Engineer pay varies significantly by seniority and technology stack, while current contract figures are based on advertised exact-title opportunities rather than a large national median sample.
Data Platform Engineer Career Progression
Data Platform Engineering can lead into senior engineering, architecture and wider data platform leadership positions.
Typical Data Platform Engineer Career Path
Alternative Career Paths
Data Platform Engineers may also progress into roles such as:
- Data Engineer
- Data Architect
- MLOps Engineer
- AI Architect
- Platform Architect
- Head of Data
The right progression depends on whether you want to deepen your platform engineering expertise, move into data architecture, specialise in AI and machine learning infrastructure or take responsibility for wider data technology strategy.
Your Next Move
Looking for Your Next Data Platform Engineer Opportunity?
If you’re considering your next permanent position, contract assignment or interim opportunity, send HOK Consulting your CV.
Tell us about the data platforms you’ve built or supported, the cloud and data technologies you specialise in and the type of opportunity you’re looking for.
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Data Platform Engineering forms part of HOK Consulting’s wider Data, AI & Analytics recruitment expertise, connecting organisations with professionals across data engineering, data science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, analytics, architecture and data leadership.
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HOK Consulting supports organisations looking for experienced Data Platform Engineers across permanent, contract and interim requirements.
Whether you’re building a cloud data platform, implementing Databricks or Microsoft Fabric, modernising analytics infrastructure or improving the reliability of an enterprise data estate, speak to HOK about your requirements.