Platform Engineer

Data Platform Engineer

Location: London / Manchester - Hybrid

Salary: £50,000 -£60,000

Closing date: 10/11/2026

The Role
Our Central Data Team builds and manages data processes that fuel analytics and machine
learning at ITV. We cover Platform Engineering, Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Data
Governance and AI Innovation, and look to empower the organisation to make accurate and
informed data-driven decisions.
The Data Platform Team builds and maintains the infrastructure that underpins the
production, discovery, and consumption of data. You will be joining a team that delivers the
tools and capabilities to allow a range of users to work with data effectively, safely and
efficiently.
You will be challenged in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, but you’ll be given the
autonomy, mastery and purpose to succeed. We value smart work as much as hard work, so
you’ll be encouraged to automate wherever possible.

What You’ll Do (main responsibilities)

• Deliver the technical implementation of our data platform, working closely with our
  product owners, architects, and end users
• Work with our Data Engineers to help design, build and maintain Data Products
  delivering critical analytical data to people and systems
• Help solve interesting and difficult technical challenges
• Keep it simple by obeying the Principle of Least Astonishment
• Help maintain a common set of tools and standardsHelp empower our data teams (Data Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts) to
  take ownership of the operation, performance and availability of our data services
• Ensure that the Data Platform remains secure, well governed and well managed
• Build out new capabilities for the platform with self-service in mind
• Monitor the platform so that we are aware of any issues before our stakeholders are
   

What We’re Looking For (experience / skills you'll need)

• Experience working with cloud infrastructure & platforms (ideally GCP)
• Knowledge of infrastructure as code, containerisation, automation and monitoring
  tools
• Experience using version control tools (git)
• Experience designing, building and operating highly available, highly scalable
  systems
• Understanding of data platforms and tooling in the data domain
• Working knowledge of Unix based OS (Mac/Linux)
   

Key Criteria

• Experience using a scripting programming language (e.g. python, ruby)
• Be passionate about working within an agile, multidisciplinary devops team.
• Be a team player who works well with their colleagues through sharing and
  collaboration
• Be a clear communicator that is also happy to have their work critiqued
• Analytical thinker who loves to solve complex design challenges

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.