Data Architect

Job Description

Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled Architect to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in data architecture, with expertise in designing and implementing robust data solutions. This role requires a deep understanding of data warehousing, big data technologies, and cloud platforms. The Architect will play a crucial role in shaping our data strategy and ensuring that our systems are scalable, efficient, and aligned with business objectives.

Who we are looking for:

All backgrounds will always be considered and experience here is far more important.

We are seeking someone with a data consultancy background, who is used to managing clients. You will be a self-starter, technically confident, be able to land on a project and instantly add value.

With a quantitative mindset, and proven experience working in a data architecture role in an Azure ecosystem. Azure modern data platform experience is essential, those with hands-on skills given preference.

You will be a Data Architect: a master data manipulator with Python/SQL/data pipelines and a technical specialist capable of managing customer requirements for data-centric projects, designing integration solutions, data modelling, and hands-on implementation of data and management information-based technologies.

Required Experience:

• Able to manage work on juggle priorities on multiple projects / workstreams
• Working in an agile landscape to making technical decisions/recommendations where there is uncertainty
• Stakeholder management and technical team interaction (internal, external and 3rd party)
• Requirements gathering (ETL, BI)
• Identifying through workshops
• Elaborate user stories and refining to an Engineer-friendly technical approach
• Documentation of designs with an industry-recognised form such as ER, UML, Archimate or Erwin
• Data migration experience into SaaS CRM solutions
• Large scale Data Lakehouse/Data Warehouse design
• Conceptual architecture
• Logical architecture
• Physical architecture
• ETL/ELT best practise approaches to monitoring and error-handling
• Understanding of Kimball data-modelling techniques
• Hands-on experience and being able to get involved when required with data engineers to polish solutions for customer-readiness with these technologies
• SQL Azure, Synapse Analytics (dataflows, Juypter notebooks, on-demand SQL), Databricks, ADF
• Power BI, DAX, data flows
• SSIS
• Appreciation of information security standards such as ISO27001, PCI-DSS or Cyber Essentials
• BPSS clearance will be required on start

Desirable experience:

• At least 3 years of public sector experience
• Azure data certifications (DP-203, DP-600)
• Data Governance tools (e.g. Microsoft Purview)
• Community engagement and amplification of best practise at organisation & industry level
• Integration to D365 and Dataverse solutions
• Azure storage technologies and cost/performance characteristics
• Techniques and tools for sanitizing data prior to use
• Master Data solutions
• Python and Data Science

We’re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like;

• happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed
• an obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things!
• an escalation handler, able to achieve win-win outcomes by utilising the skills across the team
• ability to work effectively with remote teams in India
• ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales

We invite qualified candidates who are passionate about leveraging technology to drive business success to apply for this exciting opportunity.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £65,000.00-£75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Microsoft 365: 3 years (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: DA90