Senior Data Platform Engineer in Chippenham

At Holman, we exist to provide rewarding careers and better lives for employees and their families. We hire, train, empower, and reward exceptional people. Our journey is guided by our desire to get it right every time and the acknowledgement that we have an opportunity to be better. To be better, we have to do better, and to do better we must know better. That’s why we are listening, open to learning new things – about ourselves and each other. We will never stop striving for improved diversity, equity, and inclusion because we are successful together when we feel trusted and supported. It’s The Holman Way.

At Holman, your total compensation goes beyond your paycheck. Holman offers benefits to support your health, wellbeing, and retirement. Below is a brief overview of these programs (programs may vary by country or worker type):

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement

We have an exciting opportunity that has arisen for a Senior Data Platform Engineer to join our growing IT Team here at Holman UK in a permanent full-time position. This role will be based out of our HQ in Chippenham with the opportunity for hybrid working. The salary for this role will be £65,000. Closing date for applications: Friday 8th May 2026.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, document, and execute data solutions, tools and practices
• Evaluate emerging data platform technologies
• Lead technology implementations
• Follow and contribute to best practices for data management and governance
• Collaborate with the Data Architecture team to understand and implement load processes for reporting and analytic data structures (data warehouses, data marts and data lakes)
• Performance tune and troubleshoot processes under development and in production as necessary
• Work with the Data Architects to augment ERD’s as changes are developed
• Develop, maintain, and extend reusable data components
• Provide timely project and task updates to all concerned parties
• Monitor production data integration jobs and correct failures in a timely manner
• Create and manage incident reports as they pertain to data integration processes
• Perform all other duties and special projects as assigned
• Support other team members overcome technical challenges
• Manage projects as requested

Qualifications

• 5+ years Azure exposure (Databases, Data Factory, Synapse Studio, Storage Account, Power Platform)
• 5+ years ANSI SQL experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent work experience (Master’s degree preferred)
• Azure Certifications (preferred)
• Azure Resources: DevOps, Logic Apps, Gen 2 Storage, Purview
• Power BI Dataset creation/maintenance
• 5+ years data modeling exposure
• Advanced problem solving / critical thinking mindset
• Azure connectivity/authentication (service principals, managed identities, certificates)
• SQL Server, Oracle, Python, Spark
• Strong knowledge of Azure tenant, settings and logging/audit

Additional Competencies

• Proficiency in reading ER diagrams
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server or other enterprise database
• Ability to provide work estimates and track own work tasks through to on-time completion
• Ability to communicate effectively at a technical level verbally and in writing with other team members to understand requirements, develop solutions, then deploy, test and support them
• Willingness to mentor junior engineers when issues or questions arise
• Confidence and skills to lead projects from a technical perspective and provide updates to project managers as requested

What’s in it for you?

• Work-Life Balance & Wellness: 26 days off a year + Bank Holidays to relax and recharge, Health Cash Plan to help cover everyday medical expenses, Free onsite bi-weekly yoga, Free onsite massage with a qualified therapist
• Financial Security: Group Personal Pension Plan to help you plan for the future, Bonus Scheme because we believe in sharing success
• Growth & Recognition: Career Development Support with training and opportunities for advancement, Fun seasonal events and social opportunities, Recognition and rewards through our Partners in Excellence programme

If you are a current Holman employee and wish to apply for this role, please notify your current line manager of your application.

The need-to-know parts

• You must have the right to remain and work in the UK.
• You must tell us about any previous convictions or cautions including any deemed as 'spent'. These will not necessarily exclude you from employment, but they must be declared at the point of application.
• Please also be aware we do not provide visa sponsorship for any of our positions advertised.

Holman is an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business. Holman is a global automotive leader that serves both commercial and consumer clients with The Holman Way by always doing the right thing for our people, our customers, and the community since 1924. Holman provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.