Advert Closes: Wednesday 15th July
Are you a Platform & Data Engineer who thrives on building the heartbeat of modern digital operations?
At The Crown Estate, we manage a diverse portfolio that spans iconic London destinations, regional assets, and the UK’s seabed, but behind it all is a growing digital ecosystem powered by data and cloud platforms.
We’re looking for a Platform & Operational Data Engineer to help us build and run the critical platforms and data pipelines that enable smarter decisions, stronger operations, and long-term value.
What you’ll be doing
This is a unique hybrid role at the intersection of platform engineering and data engineering, giving you real ownership across infrastructure, integrations, and data flows.
You’ll:
Deploy, manage, and optimise Azure and on-prem platforms, ensuring high performance and reliability
Maintain applications and services, including patching, upgrades, and health monitoring
Design and run scalable data pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Synapse, and Azure SQL
Apply strong data engineering practices including data modelling, CDC, SCD2, and schema evolution
Build integrations using Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and APIs, leveraging event-driven architectures
Implement CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code using Azure DevOps, ARM, Bicep, or Terraform
Embed security, governance, and observability (RBAC, OAuth2, encryption, monitoring, telemetry)
Lead troubleshooting, incident prevention, and continuous improvement initiatives
What you’ll bring
You’re someone who enjoys working across the stack from infrastructure to data pipelines, with a passion for building robust, secure, and scalable systems.
You’ll have:
Excellent experience across Azure cloud services, infrastructure, and data platforms
Hands-on expertise with ADF, Databricks (PySpark), Synapse, Azure SQL, and Cosmos DB
Experience designing integrations and event-driven architectures
Proven DevOps experience with Azure DevOps, Git, and Infrastructure as Code
Knowledge of security, governance, and data management principles, including Microsoft Purview
Development skills in Python and/or C#, with a focus on clean, maintainable code
How you’ll succeed
You’ll stand out if you:
Take a holistic approach to platform and data engineering
Are a natural problem solver, focused on preventing issues, not just fixing them
Communicate clearly and influence stakeholders confidently
Thrive in Agile environments and enjoy driving continuous improvement
Stay curious and keep up with the latest cloud and data engineering trends
Why The Crown Estate?
This is your chance to:
Work on meaningful, large-scale platforms and data ecosystems
Shape how data drives decision-making across a nationally significant organisation
Join a team committed to modern engineering practices and innovation
Be part of a purpose-driven organisation with a focus on sustainability and long-term impact
Build the platforms. Power the data. Enable the future.
If you’re excited by the idea of owning both platform reliability and data engineering excellence, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Offering / benefits:
As well as a competitive salary, pension and performance related bonus offering, we have a wealth of benefits available ranging from flexible working; market leading family policies and shopping discounts in the West End, to private healthcare; life and critical illness cover and 28 days holiday with the option to buy more. We value work life balance and your wellbeing highly, enabling you to be your best self to work.
Disability Disclaimer:
We are a proud disability confident employer and operate the offer of interview scheme Disability Confident employer scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
We are happy to offer alternative application methods or formats and can be flexible on our process to enable you to have the best opportunity.
If you have any questions about our recruitment process or would like to talk about adjustments, please contact us directly, or at careers@thecrownestate.co.uk
Please note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this advert early. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
At The Crown Estate, our role is to put the nation’s interests first.
We manage land, property and the seabed across England, Wales and Northern Ireland - independently, commercially and for our nation’s future.
We’re investing and playing a key role in delivering net zero and energy security, nature recovery and biodiversity, and supporting inclusive communities and economic growth, all while responsibly creating financial value for the UK.
We return our profits to the UK government for public spending, which has totalled more than £5 billion over the last ten years.
We manage a diverse £15 billion portfolio, making a lasting impact, today and for generations to come. This includes urban centres and development opportunities; one of the largest rural holdings in the country; Regent Street and St James’s in London’s West End; and Windsor Great Park. We also manage the seabed and much of the coastline around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where we have an ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can support nature recovery and the transition to clean energy.
