Senior Data Platform Engineer

Location: Salford

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Job Description:

** Senior Data Platform Engineer
**** Primary location:
Salford (M50 3SP
) or Staines (TW18 3DZ
) or London (EC2R 7HJ
)
**** Flexible / Hybrid working options.
**** Permanent
* *** Salary Negotiable depending on experience & location
**** 10% Bonus+ fantastic benefits
**** Full time 37.5 hours
**** We consider all types of flexibility, including locations, hours and working patterns.
**** We make health happen
**** At Bupa, we’re passionate about technology. With colleagues, customers, patients and residents in mind you’ll have the opportunity to work on innovative projects and make a real impact on their lives.  Right from the start you’ll become part of our digital & data strategy, joining us on our journey and developing yourself along the way.
** Join our team as a Senior Platform Engineer, where you'll contribute to the design and operation of a scalable, secure enterprise data platform supporting advanced analytics and business intelligence in a healthcare and insurance setting.

You'll work with high autonomy, mentor junior engineers, and drive technical excellence while ensuring compliance and performance. This is a key role in shaping a robust, automated data platform that powers better patient care and smarter insurance services.
** How you’ll help us make health happen:
*** Contribute to the design and delivery of robust, automated, and scalable Azure and Snowflake data platform components.
* Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code using Terraform, ensuring consistency and reusability across environments.
* Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub Actions to support rapid, reliable deployments.
* Implement observability practices including logging, metrics, and alerting using observability tools.
* Collaborate with the Lead Engineer and Architects to align implementation with platform standards and patterns.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to mid-level engineers, promoting best practices in automation and. monitoring
** Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
*** Extensive experience in platform engineering, with a strong emphasis on Azure-based data solutions.
* Expert-level knowledge of Azure and/or Snowflake services, including Data Factory, Data Lake, Azure ML, and Power BI/Fabric.
* Proven experience with infrastructure-as-code using Terraform and building CI/CD pipelines via Azure Dev Ops and Git Hub Actions.
* Strong grasp of observability practices, including logging, metrics, alerting, and performance optimization.
* Deep understanding of cloud security, with experience applying secure-by-design principles in Azure and/or Snowflake (e.g., network isolation, IAM, data protection).
* Proficiency in scripting and automation using Power Shell, Bash, or Python.
* Collaborative mindset, with a proven track record of working effectively across engineering, data science, and business teams.
* Clear communicator, capable of documenting technical designs, contributing to platform standards, and presenting solutions to stakeholders.
* Leadership experience, including mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing – highly desirable.
** Benefits
* * Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:
• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online…