# Senior Data Platform Engineer

Job Title Senior Data Platform EngineerDepartment TSD Cloud & Infrastructure Platforms-BG-UKOverview of Department Purpose of Role Join our Data Platform team at an important point in its evolution and help shape the platforms that underpin how Baillie Gifford stores, manages and uses data.As a Senior Data Platform Engineer, you’ll take a leading technical role across a broad and evolving estate spanning Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server, working across both cloud and on-premises environments. You’ll have the opportunity to influence how these platforms are engineered, automated, operated and introduce new technologies such as AI and help define the standards that support their effective use. This is a senior engineering role for someone who combines deep expertise with curiosity and a strong service mindset. We don’t expect you to be an expert in every technology. We’re looking for deep expertise in one or more of Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, PostgreSQL combined with the appetite to broaden your expertise, solve complex problems and help other engineers develop. Responsibilities Act as a senior technical contributor across data platform servi

- **Id**: 3748895
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/baillie-gifford-senior-data-platform-engineer>
- **Role**: Data Science
- **Role family**: Data Science
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-04T14:31:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-04
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T10:13:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 5
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7667
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Asset Management & Funds

## Company

- **Id**: 450166
- **Name**: Baillie Gifford
- **Domain**: bailliegifford.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/bailliegifford-2>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

## Technologies

- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Fabric** — Optional: no
- **MS SQL** — Optional: no
- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Snowflake** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 5

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-04T14:31:42Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 90
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.896
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 5
- **Expected fill days**: 17
- **Reasons**: conf:7, velocity, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

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