Data & AI Transformation Consultant

Phoenix Software Limited; Pocklington; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Software Limited is hiring a Technical Consultant - Data & AI to join the IT Services team and drive data, analytics and AI transformation projects for UK customers. You will lead discovery, design and delivery of data modernisation, enable AI adoption, and work across consulting, advisory and technical delivery to unlock data value.

The role involves designing data landing zones, implementing end-to-end data platforms, supporting machine learning initiatives and contributing to reusable

Qualifications

• Experience delivering customer-facing consultancy or professional services engagements.
• Strong data engineering, analytics or data platform experience.
• Experience designing and implementing data lakes, data warehouses and lakehouse architectures.
• Good understanding of data governance, data quality and data management frameworks.
• Strong SQL skills and experience using Python or PySpark.
• Experience with Databricks and Microsoft data technologies.
• Understanding of how modern data platforms support AI and machine learning workloads.
• Strong workshop facilitation, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead data consulting engagements from discovery through to implementation and handover.
• Facilitate workshops to understand customer challenges and define data solutions.
• Advise customers on enterprise data strategy, governance, data quality and data management best practices.
• Design and implement data landing zones aligned with CAF principles.
• Deliver end-to-end data platform projects covering architecture, deployment, configuration and optimisation.
• Work with Architects and AI specialists to support machine learning and AI initiatives.
• Support the development of repeatable data and AI delivery frameworks and methodologies.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex challenges.
• Stay current with developments across Microsoft data technologies, analytics and AI platforms.
• Support resource planning and skills development across the practice.
• Contribute to reusable assets, accelerators, and reference architectures.
• Support pre-sales activities including discovery, demonstrations, proposals and customer presentations.
• Build trusted relationships with customers and provide guidance throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

SQL

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Microsoft data technologies

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

Data lakes

Data warehouses

Lakehouse architectures

Data governance

Data quality

Data management

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Technical documentation

Cloud platforms

AI & ML knowledge

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Synapse Analytics

Azure Data Factory

Power BI

Job description

Phoenix Software Limited is hiring a Technical Consultant - Data & AI to join the IT Services team and drive data, analytics and AI transformation projects for UK customers. You will lead discovery, design and delivery of data modernisation, enable AI adoption, and work across consulting, advisory and technical delivery to unlock data value.

The role involves designing data landing zones, implementing end-to-end data platforms, supporting machine learning initiatives and contributing to reusable