Grade H - Office/ CoreResponsible for supporting software / platform engineering activities (depending on specialism), working with users to capture requirements, using sound technical capabilities to lead the design, development and maintenance of the relevant systems and ensuring compliance with the relevant standards. Specialisms: Software Engineering; Platform Engineering.
Entity:
Technology
ITS Group
You will work with
You will be part of a high-energy, top-performing team of engineers and product managers, working alongside technology and business leaders to support the execution of transformative data initiatives that make a real impact.
Let me tell you about the role
As a Senior Data Tooling Services Engineer, you will play a strategic role in shaping and securing enterprise-wide technology landscapes, ensuring their resilience, performance, and compliance. You will provide deep expertise in security, infrastructure, and operational excellence, driving large-scale transformation and automation initiatives.
Your role will encompass platform architecture, system integration, cybersecurity, and operational continuity. You will be collaborating with engineers, architects, and business partners, working to establish robust governance models, technology roadmaps, and innovative security frameworks to safeguard critically important enterprise applications.
What you will deliver
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Contribute to enterprise technology architecture, security frameworks, and platform engineering for our core data platform.
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Support end-to-end security implementation across our unified data platform, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
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Help drive operational excellence by supporting system performance, availability, and scalability.
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Contribute to modernization and transformation efforts, assisting in integration with enterprise IT systems.
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Assist in the design and execution of automated security monitoring, vulnerability assessments, and identity management solutions.
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Apply DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) approaches to improve deployment and platform consistency.
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Support disaster recovery planning and high availability for enterprise platforms.
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Collaborate with engineering and operations teams to ensure platform solutions align with business needs.
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Provide guidance on platform investments, security risks, and operational improvements.
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Partner with senior engineers to support long-term technical roadmaps that reduce operational burden and improve scalability!
What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)
Technical skills we need from you
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Bachelor s degree in technology, engineering, or a related technical discipline.
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3 5 years of experience in enterprise technology, security, or platform operations in large-scale environments.
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Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps methodologies, and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., AWS CDK, Azure Bicep).
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Knowledge of ITIL, Agile delivery, and enterprise governance frameworks.
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Proficiency with big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, and Flink.
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Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and cloud-native data solutions (BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, Databricks).
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Strong skills in SQL, Python, or Scala, and hands-on experience with data platform engineering.
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Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and distributed systems architecture.
Essential skills
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Technical experience in Microsoft Azure, AWS, Databricks, and Palantir.
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Understanding of data ingestion pipelines, governance, security, and data visualization.
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Experience supporting multi-cloud data platforms at scale balancing cost, performance, and resilience.
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Familiarity with performance tuning, data indexing, and distributed query optimization.
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Exposure to both real-time and batch data streaming architectures
Skills that set you apart
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Proven success navigating global, highly regulated environments, ensuring compliance, security, and enterprise-wide risk management.
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AI/ML-driven data engineering expertise, applying intelligent automation to optimize workflows.
About bp
Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner!
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is eligible for relocation within country
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytics, API and platform design, Business Analysis, Cloud Platforms, Coaching, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Data Structures and Algorithms (Inactive), Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Facilitation, Information Security, iOS and Android development, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Relational Data Modelling, Risk Management, Scripting, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Source control and code management {+ 4 more}
