Fabric and Azure Platform Specialist

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The Opportunity

EirGrid’s Data Platform team is accelerating its Transformation Programme and is looking for a Fabric and Azure Platform Specialist. As the Fabric and Azure Platform Specialist, you will be a member of the team responsible for establishing, operating and improving the platform capabilities that support advanced analytics, AI and enterprise data products. You will help shape the future of EirGrid’s data platform by administering Microsoft Fabric and related Azure platform services, strengthening governance and security controls, and enabling reliable, scalable and well-managed delivery for stakeholders across the organisation and the wider energy sector.

Microsoft Purview will form an important secondary part of the role, supporting the configuration, operation and automation of governance capabilities that enable trusted data discovery, metadata management and compliant platform use. Managing the Data Platform’s Azure DevOps will also be part of the role, supporting source control connections to Workspaces, CI/CD, release automation and repeatable platform operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and support Microsoft Fabric and Azure platform services used for data engineering, analytics and AI workloads.
• Configure and maintain platform foundations including workspaces, capacities, storage, networking, identity integration and environment settings.
• Implement and operate platform governance controls covering access management, environment standards, monitoring, auditability, policy compliance and integration with Microsoft Purview governance capabilities.
• Support the secure onboarding of data products, platform services and relevant data sources in line with enterprise security, privacy, Purview and data governance requirements.
• Develop and maintain CI/CD, infrastructure automation, environment management and repeatable operational processes using Azure DevOps to improve the reliability and repeatability of platform delivery.
• Support source control, branching, pull request workflows, release processes and deployment standards for the Data Platform.
• Configure and support selected Microsoft Purview capabilities including collections, data source registration, scans, classifications, glossary structures, role assignments and associated operational settings.
• Automate or streamline Purview-related administration where appropriate, including scanning processes, metadata updates, operational reporting and repeatable support procedures.
• Monitor platform health, usage, performance and cost, and contribute to capacity planning, optimisation and incident response.
• Provide technical guidance to internal stakeholders and delivery teams on platform capabilities, patterns, controls and operational requirements.
• Produce and maintain clear technical documentation for platform configuration, Azure DevOps processes, operational procedures, standards and support processes.
• Collaborate with IT Architecture, Enterprise Security, Cloud Operations teams, software vendors and data delivery teams to ensure coherent platform operations.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of platform standards, tooling, support models and operational ways of working.

About You

• Significant experience in a platform engineering, cloud engineering, data platform, or similar role, typically 5 years or more.
• Strong practical experience administering Azure services and platform capabilities relevant to enterprise data and analytics solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric administration, governance, security, monitoring and environment management.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Purview setup, configuration or administration, including areas such as data source onboarding, collections, scans, classifications, glossary support, role assignments or catalogue operations.
• Experience with identity and access management, networking, policy enforcement, and operational controls in cloud environments.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, including source control, branching, pull request workflows, CI/CD, release management and deployment automation.
• Experience implementing or supporting infrastructure as code and automation practices for Azure platform resources, environment configuration, secrets handling and deployment orchestration.
• Experience automating or improving operational processes around data platform or governance tooling, preferably including Microsoft Purview administration or metadata management processes.
• Working knowledge of scripting and automation using tools such as PowerShell, Python, ARM, Bicep or Terraform, with the ability to apply these through Azure DevOps or comparable delivery tooling.
• Strong problem-solving capability with an understanding of dependencies across applications, data platforms and enterprise technology services.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working in regulated, security-conscious or operationally critical environments would be advantageous.

Closing date for applications

26/10/2026

Please note we receive a high volume of applications, and as every application is carefully reviewed our response time may vary. If you agree to be considered for other roles this may result in a delayed response as we establish the best fit for your experience. We appreciate your patience.

We value potential as much as experience . If you believe you can succeed in this role, we encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every requirement.

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