Data Platform Engineer (Senior / Manager)
Data Platform Engineer (Senior/ Manager) - Belfast (Hybrid) - GCP, Python, SQL, AI & Generative AI up to £65,000
Why this opportunity?
Hiring at two levels into a growing AI & Data Engineering team within a globally established consulting organisation. This role suits either a Senior/ Lead, who enjoys hands-on delivery and owning technical workstreams or a Manager, who wants to lead teams and own end-to-end platform delivery . The work is varied, complex and impactful, focused on building modern platforms that sit at the core of data, analytics and AI-enabled decision making.
The organisation invests heavily in its people, engineering standards and modern technologies, creating an environment where technically strong individuals can grow, take ownership and work on meaningful problems. Hybrid working is well embedded, and there's a clear focus on long-term career progression rather than short-term delivery only.
About the role
You'll join a growing AI & Data Engineering practice, working on the design and delivery of enterprise-scale data and AI platforms. The role has a strong Google Cloud Platform (GCP) focus and is open at Senior level or Manager level, depending on experience.
What you'll be working on
- Designing and delivering cloud-native data and AI platforms on GCP
- Building and optimising scalable data pipelines, datasets and analytical environments
- Supporting AI, machine learning and advanced analytics use cases
- Developing Generative AI solutions, including LLM integration and prompt/context engineering
- Integrating data from multiple sources while ensuring data quality, governance and security
- Working in cross-functional Agile teams alongside engineers, analysts and stakeholders
Level differentiation
At Senior Consultant level, you will:
- Be hands-on building and optimising GCP-based platform components
- Own technical delivery across defined workstreams
- Contribute to architecture and solution design
- Support and mentor junior engineers
At Manager level, you will:
- Own end-to-end platform and solution design on GCP
- Lead engineering teams and oversee delivery outcomes
- Act as a technical point of contact for clients
- Coach and develop team members
- Contribute to shaping new work and delivery approaches
What's on offer
- Salary up to £65,000, aligned to level and experience
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Exposure to high-profile data, AI and transformation programmes
- Ongoing learning and development across GCP, data and AI technologies
- Clear career progression and leadership development
- Supportive, inclusive culture with a strong focus on wellbeing
Key experience - what we're looking for
- Experience as a Platform Engineer, Data Engineer or AI Engineer
- Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
- Proven GCP platform engineering experience
- Experience building and maintaining scalable data pipelines
- Exposure to AI / ML frameworks (e.g. scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, LangChain)
- Experience with cloud data platforms and data warehouses
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Comfortable working in Agile delivery environments
- Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC)
Interested?
This team is actively hiring at Senior and Manager level. If you're looking to deepen your GCP expertise while working on complex, real-world data and AI platforms, now is a great time to apply!