Lead Data Platform Specialist - Up to 85k + c.15% BonusFully Remote - Condensed and flexible hours available (4 day working week available)My client, a nation-wide organisation with a reputation for excellence and a supportive, inclusive culture, is seeking a Lead Data Platform Engineer to join their Data Engineering and Machine Learning team. This is a high-impact, senior role, ideal for someone with deep experience in modern cloud data platforms, looking to shape and deliver a scalable, secure, and innovative data platform. You need to have strong experience working with Databricks You''ll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and optimising their Azure-based Data Lakehouse, with a focus on Databricks, PySpark, Spark SQL, and Azure Data Factory. This isn''t just about coding - you''ll also provide architectural guidance, mentor engineers, and ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned with business needs. Hands-on experience with CI/CD, automation, and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, ARM templates) is essential. Experience in machine learning platforms or ML engineering is a bonus.Key Responsibilities:Build and maintain the Data Lakehouse platform in a secure Azure environmentDevelop automation for cluster management, integration runtimes, and networkingLead architectural design and ensure platform scalability, reliability, and governanceWrite efficient, maintainable code in PySpark, Python, and SQLImplement CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure via Ter