Technology Consultant Data Platform Engineer

Technology Consultant - Data Platform Engineer

ScottishPower HQ Glasgow (hybrid)

Salary up to 77000 up to 15% bonus and excellent benefits

Closing date 27th of March 2026

Help us create a better future quicker

ScottishPower is seeking a Cloud Data Platform Engineer with expertise in building securing and operating cloudnative data infrastructure. This role is central to ensuring our data platforms on AWS and Azure are robust scalable and engineered to the highest standards. Youll play a key part in enabling the organisations digital and data ambitions by delivering resilient cloud foundations that our business can trust.

What youll be doing

• Build and maintain cloudnative data platform infrastructure on AWS and Azure aligned to global standards
• Provision core services such as storage compute networking identity and dataplatform components
• Use InfrastructureasCode via Terraform to deliver repeatable automated deployments
• Implement secure and scalable dataplatform environments
• Manage lifecycle operations including patching upgrades scaling and performance tuning
• Ensure high availability and resilience across data platform components
• Implement monitoring alerting and observability for platform health and performance.
• Troubleshoot complex infrastructure issues across networking compute and storage layers
• Apply cloud security best practices including identity management encryption network segmentation and secrets management
• Ensure compliance with Iberdrola Group policies industry regulations and sector standards
• Implement guardrails policies and automated controls to protect data and platform integrity
• Support audits and maintain applicable evidence of compliance through metrics and reporting
• Drive automation across provisioning configuration and operational workflows
• Introduce improvements that enhance reliability reduce manual effort and optimise cost
• Evaluate and adopt modern cloudnative tooling to strengthen platform capabilities
• Collaborate with global data engineering and security teams to streamline platform usage and onboarding
• Understand communicate and educate business users on appropriate technical standards within the relevant technology domain
• Review and approve the design of data related solutions ensuring compliance with Group standards and direction
• Provide technical expertise to assist with projects and with the resolution of escalated operational problems and restoration of service to customers
• Review and approve data infrastructure domain related changes to the IT estate in accordance with the Change Management process as required by operational or security requirements
• Assess and acting on FinOps suggestions for platform and service resizing to realise efficiencies in deployed platforms while ensuring that all known factors affecting future performance are addressed through plans for upgrades enhancements etc.
• Utilise relevant expertise to ensure that architectural plans and budgets reflect the activities and investment required to move from the current state to the desired state

What youll bring

The Iberdrola group is an AWS-first organisation; however Azure is the predominant Cloud data infrastructure estate with AWS in the early adoption stage.

• Infrastructure automation using Terraform
• Application of AWS and/or Azure security best practices
• Strong Azure Synapse and ML experience is advantageous
• Solid knowledge of cloud networking (VPC/VNet load balancers DNS ingress/egress)
• Experience with GitOps tooling (Argo CD GitHub Actions) and CI/CD pipelines
• Strong InfrastructureasCode skills (Terraform Bicep CloudFormation)
• Understanding of cloudnative security principles and zerotrust models
• Familiarity with dataplatform components such as object storage managed databases event streaming and data processing services
• Influencing of colleagues both in Spain and the UK will be an important aspect of the job and the role holder must be able to demonstrate an inter-personal style that strikes a good balance between being collaborative and direct/determined
• Networking with peers and business IT suppliers will be an essential ingredient to this job to ensure that technology decisions are based on a range of information sources

Desirable Criteria

One or more of the following certifications is desirable:

AWS

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate or Professional
• AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional
• AWS Certified Security Specialty

Azure

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ104)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ500)

Security & DevOps

• HashiCorp Terraform Associate
• CompTIA Security or equivalent
• ISC2 CC or CCSP (for cloud security awareness)

Minimum Criteria

• Minimum of two years of experience working on Cloud Data platforms and services
• Demonstrable knowledge of AWS and/or Azure technologies and services
• Minimum five years working in a technical IT role
• Record of academic achievement including some form of recognised qualification from further education such as a degree or diploma
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure (tight budgets tight timelines workload peaks resourcing constraints etc.)
• Numerate and able to deal with finances for the purposes of providing accurate estimates of resource cost to projects and provide management reports on cloud usage costs
• Willingness to travel by train nationally and aircraft internationally on business
• Must be a proven team player to work promote and consolidate efficient team working relationships

Whats in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme well double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower we believe its the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your familys wellbeing save for your future and take personal steps for climate action our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world today and tomorrow. Thats why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave

• Holiday Purchase perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave

• Share Schemes

• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding

• Technology Vouchers save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases

• Electric Vehicle Schemes to help you transition to green/clean driving

• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans

• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance Private Medical Insurance Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments

• Life Assurance (4x salary)

• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support

• Plus shopping leisure restaurant and gym discounts and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group one of the worlds largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future were at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over 6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals in a global organisation.

Inclusion diversity and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values they bring us together into a stronger more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours so whatever your background youll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities long term conditions mental health conditions or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support please reach out to .

Mobility

Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.

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