Cloud & Data Solutions Architect

Story Terrace Inc.; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Discretionary bonus

Employer pension

Electric vehicle scheme

Payroll giving

Bike to work

Job summary

Oakland is seeking a Solutions Architect to design and deliver cloud data solutions for a diverse client base in the UK. You’ll lead initial technical engagements, define target architectures, and guide build delivery across Azure, AWS, and GCP, with a focus on data platforms, analytics, and AI capabilities.

You’ll work in a blended environment, spending time with colleagues in the office as needed, and may travel to client sites.

Qualifications

• Design and document solutions aligned to a high-level target architecture.
• Understanding cloud-native architectures (security, networking).
• Awareness of infrastructure management (CI/CD, IaaS).
• Commercial and technical awareness of different architectural solutions (cost, performance, maintainability).
• Exposure to Data Platforms such as Fabric, Snowflake, or Databricks.
• Analytics & Insights including BI, dashboards, AI/GenAI solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver cloud-based data solutions for clients across multiple industries.
• Lead initial technical engagement on new projects and define/architect the build.
• Work across Data Platforms, AI, Analytics and Insight to meet client needs.
• Contribute to pre-sales and internal strategy for Oakland offerings.

Skills

Solution Architecture

Data Platforms

AI/GenAI

Cloud (Azure/AWS/GCP)

Pre-sales

Job description

Oakland is seeking a Solutions Architect to design and deliver cloud data solutions for a diverse client base in the UK. You’ll lead initial technical engagements, define target architectures, and guide build delivery across Azure, AWS, and GCP, with a focus on data platforms, analytics, and AI capabilities.

You’ll work in a blended environment, spending time with colleagues in the office as needed, and may travel to client sites.