Platform Administrator (Mid-Level)
Location: Hybrid (Basingstoke, London, or Oldbury – 2 days in-office per week)
Salary: Up to £55,000 (depending on experience)
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-Time
About the Role
Are you ready to take the next step in your career, blending hands-on platform administration with opportunities to explore architecture and cutting-edge technologies? This mid-level role is perfect for someone looking to deepen their expertise in Azure and Databricks while contributing to a forward-thinking organisation.
Joining a growing team, you will be instrumental in managing and configuring cloud infrastructure, provisioning resources, and ensuring platforms operate efficiently. This is not a senior role but a chance to develop your skills in a highly collaborative and innovative environment, with the potential to shape and automate infrastructure processes over time.
What You’ll Be Doing Platform Administration:
- Manage and configure Databricks environments, including workspace setup, integration with Azure services (Key Vault, storage accounts), and user permission management.
- Handle requests to IT Operations for resource provisioning and configuration.
- Experiment with and implement new Databricks features to enable functionality across teams.
Infrastructure Development:
- Support Azure cloud infrastructure, including networking, security, and other resources.
- Leverage tools and practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate processes over time.
Collaboration & Growth:
- Work closely with engineering, architecture, and data teams to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions.
- Partner with cross-functional squads to ensure alignment and operational efficiency in an agile-like environment.
Emerging Technologies:
- Contribute to the provisioning and administration of tools like ER/Studio and OpenAI resources to support advanced analytics and AI initiatives.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies and identify opportunities for platform enhancements.
About You
You are a hands-on problem solver who enjoys platform administration and has a keen interest in cloud technologies. While this is not a programming-heavy role, some familiarity with languages like Python or C is beneficial.
Key Skills and Experience:
- Strong hands-on experience with Databricks administration (essential).
- Knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure, including provisioning resources and configuring environments.
- Ability to configure and manage user permissions, storage accounts, and other Azure components.
- Familiarity with basic programming concepts (Python or C preferred).
- Interest in working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and tools to streamline processes.
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience with ER/Studio or similar tools.
- Exposure to OpenAI or AI-driven projects.
What’s in It for You?
- Career Development: Opportunity to specialise in Databricks and grow into platform architecture.
- Collaboration: Work in an agile-like environment alongside cross-functional teams.
- Innovation: Experiment with the latest technologies, including AI and data tools.
- Flexibility: Hybrid working arrangements with occasional team meetings and conferences.
Benefits
- Financial Rewards: Competitive salary, annual bonus, and pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution).
- Work-Life Balance: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with a holiday buying scheme.
- Employee Perks: Free membership, discounts on insurance products, and access to healthcare, shopping, and car salary sacrifice schemes.
- Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme and 24/7 remote GP services.
This role is perfect for someone with 2–5 years of experience in platform administration or early-career professionals with hands-on knowledge of Azure and Databricks, looking for a chance to specialise and grow.
Please reach out to charntel.dignum@cvmpeople.com for more information!
