Technical Platform Lead

Technical Platform Lead

Remote Europe (UK/Poland or Hungary)

Staff Role

MORGAN ADVANCED MATERIALS

Morgan Advanced Materials is a world leader in the development and production of advanced materials. We produce a wide range of specialist, high specification materials that have extraordinary attributes and properties. Despite the complexity of our technologies, our focus is simple – we supply innovative, differentiated products made from advanced materials that enable our customers’ products to perform more efficiently, more reliably and for longer.

Morgan is making a significant investment in establishing a world-class global data team, and we are excited to welcome new employees who will play a crucial role in this initiative. As part of this team, you will be instrumental in building the future data platform that will drive the success of our enterprise. Your contributions will not only shape the foundation of our data capabilities but also help position Morgan as a leader in leveraging data to achieve strategic business goals. This is a unique opportunity to be a part of a transformative journey, where your efforts will directly impact the future growth and innovation of the company.

OVERVIEW & SCOPE OF ROLE:

Morgan IT is responsible for running the digital transformation for Morgan, implementing a target IT architecture (consisting of several global platforms), that will underpin and future proof the technical landscape supporting Business operations stability and enabling business growth.  The importance of the data as part of this journey has been recognised and is being addressed through the implementation of a Global Data Platform.   

We are seeking a Technical Plartform lead to join our Global Data & Analytics Team, a highly skilled and experienced Azure Data Engineer and people manager , the ideal candidate will be responsible for managing the team delivering scalable data solutions on the Azure cloud platform. This role demands proficiency in programming, data modelling, and data pipeline orchestration, as well having a good understating of Azure-specific tools and technologies in order to be able to support the team and step in to be hands on when necessary and to lead the enablement of AI-powered data analytics . Strong soft skills are also essential to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Role Description:

• Take ownership of the Azure-hosted analytical platform, ensuring it meets current and future business requirements.
• Optimize the platform for performance, security, and scalability, ensuring alignment with best practices.
• Design and develop scalable ETL pipelines and data solutions using Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and related tools.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into actionable data solutions.
• Lead and mentor the Data & Analytics team, ensuring the smooth operation of data pipelines and alignment with organizational objectives.

Responsibilities:

Team Leadership and Coordination:

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to the Data & Analytics team.
• Oversee the team’s Agile processes including sprints, ask prioritisation and issue resolution
• Define best practices for data pipeline design, development, and maintenance.
• Coordinate with the solution architect to ensure platform architecture meets current and future requirements.
• Act as a point of escalation for complex data engineering challenges.

Business and Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Work closely with business units to understand data requirements and ensure outputs align with business needs.
• Validate that datasets and reports delivered by Power BI developers meet performance and usability standards.

Support data-driven decision-making by ensuring high-quality and accessible data across the organization.

Data Engineering:

• Support and guide the team responsible for the design build, and maintenance of data pipelines
• Lead efforts to standardize ETL/ELT processes and enforce data quality standards across the platform.

Platform Ownership:

• Monitor and optimize Azure Synapse Analytics performance, ensuring cost efficiency and resource utilization.
• Identify areas for optimisation and automation for repetitive tasks and support the team to implement.
• Collaborate with the Data Governance Lead to ensure compliance with governance and security standards.
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Innovation and Strategy:

• Stay updated on advancements in Azure, Synapse, and data engineering tools to recommend and implement improvements.
• Identify opportunities to leverage advanced data processing techniques (e.g., big data, real-time processing).
• Contribute to the long-term strategy for the GDP, including scaling the platform for future needs.

Key Skills:

• Leadership: Experience managing and mentoring data engineers or technical teams.
• Strategic Thinking: Ability to drive the strategy of the data platform
• Business fluency: Ability to translate between business and technical teams to ensure requirements are fully understood and implemented
• Technical Expertise:
• Advanced knowledge of Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, and SQL
• Experience with ETL/ELT pipeline design and optimization.
• Familiarity with automation tools (e.g. Azure Logic Apps, Power Automate, Python, or PowerShell scripting).
• Collaboration: Strong ability to work cross-functionally with technical teams, governance leads, and business stakeholders.
• Analytical Thinking: Ability to design efficient, scalable, and high-performing data workflows.
• Governance Awareness: Understanding of data governance principles and ability to work within established frameworks.

EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND

Qualifications/Experience

• 5+ years of experience in data enabling business benefit with proper data management preferably in cloud environments across a mixture of Enterprise and SME environments
• Experience of defining data platform strategies and the ability to balance strategic planning with operational efficiencies

• Proficiency in technical data languages/technologies (e.g.Python, SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lakes, and big data technologies like Apache Spark or similar)
• Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines in an Azure environment is a plus.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities, strong communication skills, ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, and a keen attention to detail.
• Experience of working with Agile methodologies
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and collaborative environment
• Detail-oriented and well-organized

Morgan Advanced Materials is an EEO/AA/M/W/D/V Employer Ind-1