Platform Lead (3572) – Monument Place
GTR are recruiting a Platform Lead based out of Monument Place
This is a great opportunity for an individual with a proven track record to work for one of the country’s busiest and award-winning rail companies.
Job Purpose
As Platform Lead, you will be accountable for the daytoday technical leadership, delivery and governance of GTR’s DataHub platform mainly to Semantic model layer. You will ensure that data engineering, reporting and platform development activities are delivered in a controlled, consistent and scalable manner.
You will own the technical operating model for the platform, ensuring robust Dev/Test/Production lifecycles, documentation, training and adherence to governance standards across all users of the Fabric estate.
The role requires strong professional expertise in modern data platforms and delivery practices, with the ability to apply this knowledge pragmatically across a complex enterprise environment.
Anticipated interview dates:
First stage:w/c 06 July 2026 (Teams)
Second stage: TBC (in person, Monument Place)
Key Accountabilities:
- Lead all data engineering activity on theDataHubplatform, including internally delivered engineering andthirdpartycontributions
- Own and enforce platform governance, including environments, access controls, deploymentpipelinesand release management.
- Regularly balance competing priorities across delivery speed, platform stability, cost, and governance, making informed judgements where tradeoffs are required
- Ensure Power BI reports and semantic models are developed and deployed in line with agreed standards
- Work closely with the Data Architect to ensure architectural principles are implemented consistently
- Ensure platform documentation, onboarding materials and training are available and maintained
- Oversee platform performance,reliabilityand cost efficiency
- Act as the main operational interface with third-partymanaged service providers
- Ensure development follows agreed portfolio and change processes.
Context:
TheDataHubplatform is built on Microsoft Fabric and underpins analytics across GTR. Historically engineering has been delivered via a managed service provider; this role supports the transition to a blended model with increasedinhousecapability
While strategic ownership sits with the Head of Data & AI, the Platform Lead holds daytoday accountability for the safe and effective operation of theDataHubplatform
DataHubis alargescaleenterprise platform, serving over 2,000 users, integrating with 50+systemsand encompassing more than 40 data products
The Platform Lead is accountable for thedaytodaymanagement and operational integrity of thisendtoendecosystem, ensuring all components function cohesively
The role requires a strongunderstanding of how data models, pipelines,reportingand access controls interconnect, along with the ability to manage escalations from a wide range of stakeholders across the business
This demands a high degree oftechnical judgement to resolve issues quickly whilemaintainingplatformstability, governance andlongtermsustainability
The complexity of the platform will continue to increase as wider industry stakeholders, including Network Rail,DfTOand GBR/GBRX initiatives, require access, introducingadditionalintegration, governance and operational risk considerations that must be managed effectively
Knowledge:
- Strong understanding of modern data platforms, particularly Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
- Good understanding of data engineering patterns and CI/CD principles.
Skills:
- Strong technical leadership and delivery management skills
- Ability to balance speed of delivery with platform stability and governance
- Clear technical communication and documentation skills
Experience:
- Experience owning or leading enterprise data platforms
- Experienceoperatingformal Dev/UAT/Prod lifecycles
- Experience managing technical delivery with third party partners.
What we can offer you
- Final salary pension
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Healthcare
- Free travel on GTR and sister groups for you and your family
- 75% off travel on other train operating companies for you, and leisure for your family
- Discounted Oyster Card
- GTR offers maternity, paternity and adoption leave and time off for prenatal care, as well as shared parental leave – all part of our commitment to family friendly policies
- StarHubour great benefits package which, for example, includes discounts with many retailers.
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