Data & AI Architecture Manager – Azure & Fabric

3003 Accenture (UK) Limited Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days vacation

Gym subsidy

Private medical insurance

3 extra leave days for charity

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Engineer Manager in London to drive enterprise data strategies and lead modern data platforms using Fabric and Azure services. You will shape architectures for AI-enabled data solutions and mentor teams across data architects and engineers.

The role requires strong client-facing skills, extensive experience in data governance, and a track record of delivering large-scale data transformations in a consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Architecture or Data Engineering.
• Strong Azure data & analytics knowledge.
• Experience leading technical teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Client-facing consulting background desirable.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data strategies, target architectures and roadmaps.
• Architect modern data platforms using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake and Power BI.
• Design scalable data lake, lakehouse, data warehouse and data integration solutions.
• Establish data governance, security, quality, metadata and lineage using Microsoft Purview.
• Provide architecture leadership for Data & AI, analytics and Generative AI initiatives.
• Lead architecture reviews, technology selection and technical assurance across major programmes.
• Engage with senior technology stakeholders to shape data strategy and solutions.
• Lead and mentor Data Architects, Data Engineers and technical teams.
• Support solution shaping, proposals, estimates and business development activities.
• Build strong relationships with clients and Microsoft technology partners.
• Help shape strategy and roadmaps for improving client AI and Data architectures.
• Provide ongoing architectural support for delivery teams, ensuring solutions are scalable and aligned with architecture principles.
• Contribute to architectural thought leadership by sharing ideas on innovation and emerging technologies.
• Lead and mentor junior architects, guiding patterns and best practices.

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Databricks

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Data Engineer Manager in London to drive enterprise data strategies and lead modern data platforms using Fabric and Azure services. You will shape architectures for AI-enabled data solutions and mentor teams across data architects and engineers.

The role requires strong client-facing skills, extensive experience in data governance, and a track record of delivering large-scale data transformations in a consulting environment.