Platform Engineer

In this role you will deliver and govern ITV's data platform, empowering analytics and AI initiatives. You’ll join the Central Data Team to build scalable, secure data infrastructure and common tooling that enable data engineers, scientists and analysts to work effectively. You will tackle complex technical challenges, automate where possible, and maintain high availability and governance of data services. This position offers autonomy within a fast-paced, collaborative environment and a clear opportunity to drive data-driven decision making at scale. A strong hook: shaping ITV's data platform to support analytics, ML, and data products across the business.

• Flexible working
• Generous holiday allowance
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Competitive pension contribution
• Save as you earn
• Wellbeing and volunteering days

• Deliver the technical implementation of the data platform in collaboration with product owners, architects, and end users
• Design, build and maintain data products delivering analytical data to people and systems
• Solve complex technical challenges and maintain simplicity through the Principle of Least Astonishment
• Maintain a common set of tools and standards
• Empower data teams to own the operation, performance and availability of data services
• Ensure data platform security, governance, and effective management
• Build new platform capabilities with self-service in mind
• Monitor the platform proactively to detect issues before stakeholders are impacted

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and 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, scalable systems
• Understanding of data platforms and tooling in the data domain
• Working knowledge of Unix-based OS (Mac/Linux)
• Scripting language experience (e.g. Python, Ruby)
• Interest in agile, multidisciplinary DevOps teamwork
• Strong collaboration and clear communication

• team player
• clear communicator
• analytical thinker
• cloud platforms (GCP)
• infrastructure as code
• containerisation