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The data engineering team at Confused.com is committed to providing high-quality data/reporting services to our customers. We are looking for a Senior Data Platform Engineer , a role that has evolved from the role of DBA. Ideally, we’d be looking to take on someone who has experience already, or someone with expert knowledge in one of their former fields as well as the capability and drive to fill this role. The role With the rise of the cloud, data has become more important than ever, and this role provides an opportunity for the right person to shine as a data expert. Working closely with colleagues from across the business, you’ll get the chance to expand your knowledge of different data technologies and explore new and exciting capabilities—including big data and artificial intelligence. You’ll put to use your working knowledge of automating provisioning, fault tolerance, disaster recovery, monitoring, auditing, performance and security. In addition, you’ll have to keep an eye on cost management and cloud spend. What’s more, we’ll rely on you to generate well-articulated and data-oriented test cases and determine the positive, negative and boundary cases from working with our cross-functional teams. The role requires sound business understanding and close collaboration with stakeholders, the wider technology team and Microsoft. We work in a fast-paced, agile, and continuous delivery release-driven environment. There will be many internal changes, including new technologies and methods, in the near future. The right candidate for this position will be motivated by this challenge and will help to develop our future ways of working. Coding languages (Current used by the team) SQL Server 2016 and above, Azure DevOps, C#, Business Intelligence Markup Language (BIML), PowerShell, Azure Resource Manager (ARM), Tableau Key competencies Collaborate with stakeholders at all levels and negotiate fluently to define data strategy direction, with respect to budget and goals that deliver maximum business benefits. Assessing and recommending the best Azure technology solutions. Developing solution architecture, implementation plans and estimates. Designing and deploying enterprise-wide dynamically scalable, highly available, fault tolerant, secure and reliable applications on the Azure Platform. Monitoring data estate. Essential skills Ensuring the availability, performance, scalability and security of systems and databases: performing and automating daily operational tasks Working with other teams to deploy, automate, maintain and operate cloud-based solutions and infrastructure. Acting as the main technical point of contact for one or more business systems, ensuring the optimal technical platform through its lifecycle. Troubleshooting and resolving incidents and problems, and performing changes. Investigate SQL queries and stored procedures to identify bottlenecks and performance concerns and present improvements when applicable. Continuously improving Confused.com’s infrastructure platform and service deliveries by automating and streamlining operations and processes. Identifying improvement areas, planning for and executing improvement activities. Proven database administration knowledge in SQL infrastructure. Knowledge of DevOps practices. Desirable skills Keeping current with new capabilities and improvements in the services provided by Microsoft, since these changes will most likely have some impact on the Confused.com data infrastructure. Understanding of the Azure data services consumed by Confused.com, including being very knowledgeable about the costs incurred when maintaining the data infrastructure. Needs to explore possible internal and external threat sources, and comply with corporate security guidelines. Hands-on experience in cloud-based services, most notably Database, Compute and Storage. Needs to be skilled in monitoring the performance of the infrastructure and constantly finding ways to make it faster. Knowledge of data warehousing concepts, including data warehouse technical architectures, infrastructure components, ETL/ELT and reporting/analytic tools Experience with a broad range of automation technologies for activities including infrastructure automation, deployment automation/orchestration and configuration management. What we offer We care about our employees, which is why we offer them a whole host of great benefits. Fancy a free corporate gym membership? Or how about trying our buy-a-bike scheme? Or even a pension scheme where we match your contribution, and free shares in the company? With a host of great benefits, we think you’ll find something to suit you! Other benefits of working for us include: Flexible working Free legal, mortgage and pension planning advice Free life assurance Season ticket loans Wellbeing programme, including mindfulness sessions, counselling, yoga and massage Dental care Discounted evening and weekend parking A range of staff discounts on shopping and insurance Free daily fruit We're relaxed on dress code and are social in and out of work. Without blowing our own trumpet too much, we think it's pretty great working at Confused.com! Next Steps Think you’ve got what it takes? Then complete the application form and send us your CV