Lead Data Platform Engineer - Databricks - IAC - Terraform - Azure Data Factory - Data Lakehouse The Data Platform Engineer designs, develops, automates, and maintains secure, scalable, and compliant data platforms that enable the firm to efficiently manage, analyse, and utilise data. The role ensures that data solutions are robust and reliable while meeting regulatory obligations and safeguarding client confidentiality. Key Responsibilities Design and architect scalable, secure, and compliant data platforms and solutions, producing technical documentation and securing approvals through governance bodies such as Architecture Review Boards. Build and deliver robust data solutions using Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, Azure Data Factory, and Azure services. Develop APIs and write efficient Python, PySpark, and SQL code to support data integration, processing, and automation. Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments using Azure DevOps to enable reliable releases across environments. Develop and maintain infrastructure-as-code (eg, Terraform, ARM) to provision and manage cloud resources, including ADF pipelines, Databricks assets, and Unity Catalog components. Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimise data platform performance, reliability, and costs, identifying bottlenecks and recommending improvements. Create dashboards and observability tools to report on platform performance, usage, incidents, and operational KPIs. Knowledge, Skills andamp; Experience Degr