Azure Data Architect - Hybrid (UK)

Reply; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Reply is seeking a Data Architect to design scalable, secure data solutions focused on Microsoft Azure and modern data platforms. This role blends hands-on data engineering with architecture responsibilities, working with clients, delivery teams, and internal stakeholders in a hybrid setup based in Manchester or London.

You will shape end-to-end data architectures, governance, and cost-aware implementations across ingestion, storage, transformation, and analytics, using Azure Data Factory,

Qualifications

• Experience in data engineering or data architecture roles with Azure data services.
• Ability to design end-to-end data solutions across ingestion, storage, modelling, and analytics.
• Experience in customer-facing roles and producing architecture artefacts.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data solutions across ingestion, transformation, storage, modelling, and consumption layers
• Work with clients to understand business goals, reporting needs, data challenges, and constraints
• Produce architecture documentation, solution designs, and data models
• Design secure, scalable, resilient data platforms and solutions
• Define patterns for data integration, transformation, storage, and analytics
• Support the design of lakehouse, warehouse, and reporting solutions using Azure-based services
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and security are incorporated into solution design
• Collaborate with engineers and consultants and facilitate workshops with clients and delivery teams
• Evaluate design options and contribute to best practices and reusable assets

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Azure cloud

Client-facing

Documentation

Solution design

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Synapse Analytics

Power BI

Purview

Job description

Reply is seeking a Data Architect to design scalable, secure data solutions focused on Microsoft Azure and modern data platforms. This role blends hands-on data engineering with architecture responsibilities, working with clients, delivery teams, and internal stakeholders in a hybrid setup based in Manchester or London.

You will shape end-to-end data architectures, governance, and cost-aware implementations across ingestion, storage, transformation, and analytics, using Azure Data Factory,