Data Platform Engineer Hybrid (3 days in the office, 2 days WFH) London McCabe andamp; Barton are partnering with a leading financial services client to recruit an experienced Data Platform Engineer on a 6 month contract opportunity. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking team driving innovation with modern cloud-based data technologies. Role Overview As a Data Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable cloud-based data infrastructure using Azure and Databricks. You''ll play a key role in ensuring that data pipelines, architecture, and analytics environments are reliable, performant, and secure. Key Responsibilities Platform Development andamp; Maintenance Design and implement data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, and related Azure services. Build ETL/ELT processes to transform raw data into structured, analytics-ready formats. Optimise pipeline performance and ensure high availability of data services. Infrastructure andamp; Architecture Architect and deploy scalable data lake solutions using Azure Data Lake Storage. Implement governance and security measures across the platform. Leverage Terraform or similar IaC tools for controlled and reproducible deployments. Databricks Development Develop and optimise data jobs using PySpark or Scala within Databricks. Implement the medallion architecture (bronze, silver, gold layers) and use Delta Lake for reliable data transactions. Manage cluster configurati