Data Platform Engineer

This is a free training course followed by the potential for a role with one of our clients.

Title: Data Platform Engineer

Job location: 2 days a week in London

Description:

These job roles are linked directly to free education, and upon completion of our course, you will be equipped to start your new role.

THE ROLE:
Our clients are looking for Data Platform Engineers to join their team.

ABOUT YOU & THE ROLE
As a Data Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain the cloud-native infrastructure that powers strategic data platforms. Sitting at the intersection of core platform engineering and data domain solutions, you will work closely with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to drive platform adoption, enhance developer experience, and implement modern automation and AI-driven workflow features.

What experience we're looking for:

• Production Python programming skills, including building production-grade data applications, automation tools, and automated testing frameworks.
• Data engineering experience across distributed processing, data warehousing, and modern table formats using tools such as Apache Spark, PySpark, Pandas, and Airflow.
• Experience with cloud-native infrastructure and containerisation across AWS, Kubernetes/Amazon EKS, and Docker.
• Hands-on expertise building and maintaining cloud CI/CD pipelines for continuous integration and automated deployment.
• Understanding of data platform observability, monitoring, and data quality practices.
• Exposure to real-time data streaming engines such as Apache Kafka, AWS Kinesis, or Apache Flink.
• Experience or strong interest in applied AI tools, Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering, and agentic frameworks.
• Practical understanding of reusable prompt strategies and developing intelligent features for workflow automation and data discovery.
  
  

SOME THINGS YOU’LL BE WORKING ON

• Designing, deploying, and managing cloud-native data platform infrastructure across AWS, Kubernetes, and containerised environments.
• Building and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines to automate testing, releases, and platform deployments.
• Managing infrastructure for real-time data streaming and distributed processing using technologies like Apache Kafka and Apache Flink to ensure high availability and scalability.
• Applying Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) principles to manage platform security, optimize cloud resource usage, and keep operational costs effective.
• Collaborating with data scientists, analysts, and business users to translate requirements into platform enhancements, reliable documentation, and technical guidance.
• Exploring and integrating AI-powered agentic capabilities, reusable prompt strategies, and intelligent automation features to streamline data discovery and user workflows.
• Monitoring data platform reliability, applying data quality practices, and proactively resolving technical issues to ensure service resilience.

100% FREE LEARNING LINKED TO JOB ROLES

All of our courses are 100% free for all students. There are no secret or hidden fees, no payment upon completion, and no debt. We work with our partner companies to ensure this education is free for all learners.

Benefits - vary per client, but are competitive.