Data, Analytics & AI Solution Architect

Teva Pharmaceuticals; Hare Street; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Teva Pharmaceuticals in the United Kingdom seeks a highly hands-on senior architect to lead solution design across data, analytics, and AI initiatives in a Microsoft-first environment. You will translate business needs into target architectures, guide delivery teams through prototyping and reviews, and ensure security, governance, and production readiness end-to-end.

The role demands 15+ years IT experience with 10+ in senior architecture, 7+ years of Azure data platforms, and deep Power BI

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for data, analytics, and AI use cases with accountability for design quality, security, scalability, supportability, and cost.
• Translate business needs into practical technical designs, target architectures, integration patterns, and delivery-ready implementation guidance.
• Lead by example through hands-on prototyping, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, code/design reviews, and technical support for delivery teams.
• Ensure security, governance, compliance, and operational readiness are built into solutions from design through production deployment.

Skills

Architecture leadership

Security & governance

Stakeholder alignment

Hands-on delivery

Prototyping

Communication in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Power BI

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Foundry

Copilot Studio

Semantic Kernel

Prompt Flow

Azure DevOps

GitHub Enterprise

Purview

Key Vault

Job description

We are seeking a highly hands‑on senior architect to lead solution design across enterprise data, analytics, and AI initiatives in a Microsoft‑first environment. This role is responsible for translating business requirements into secure, scalable, supportable architectures and guiding delivery teams through design, prototyping, implementation, reviews, and production readiness. The ideal candidate combines strong architecture leadership with proven hands‑on depth in Power BI, Azure data platforms, and enterprise AI enablement. How You’ll Spend Your Day

• Own end-to-end solution architecture for data, analytics, and AI use cases, with accountability for design quality, security, scalability, supportability, and cost.
• Translate business needs into practical technical designs, target architectures, integration patterns, and delivery‑ready implementation guidance.
• Lead by example through hands‑on prototyping, architecture reviews, troubleshooting, code/design reviews, and technical support for delivery teams.
• Ensure security, governance, compliance, and operational readiness are built into solutions from design through production deployment.
  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• 15+ years of IT experience, including 10+ years in senior solution architecture roles for enterprise data, analytics, and AI platforms.
• 2+ Years experience in hands‑on delivery of with Microsoft‑first AI platforms and services such as Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Search, Semantic Kernel, Prompt Flow, and enterprise AI governance patterns.
• 7+ years strong hands‑on experience with Azure‑based data platforms, including Azure Data Factory, Databricks, data lake architectures, SQL, and dimensional data modeling, with the ability to build practical end‑to‑end solution designs.
• Proven ability to own solution architecture end to end: shape target designs, validate them through prototyping or proof of concept where needed, guide delivery teams through implementation, and provide technical oversight through design reviews, code reviews, and production readiness checks.
• Strong experience with enterprise security, governance, and compliance, and the ability to work effectively with enterprise architects and guiding or regulatory functions to ensure solutions meet organizational standards and control requirements.
• Excellent communication skills in English, with the ability to drive alignment across architects, delivery teams, business stakeholders, and enterprise control functions., Hands‑on technical leadership with a clear lead‑by‑example mindset.
• Strong architecture judgment across data, analytics, AI, integration, security, and non‑functional requirements.
• Ability to translate business problems into practical, delivery‑ready technical solutions.
• Strong troubleshooting, decision‑making, estimation, and risk management capability.
• Comfort working across distributed teams and external suppliers in enterprise delivery environments.

Also Good to Have

• Deep hands‑on expertise in Power BI architecture, including semantic models, DAX, Power Query, workspace strategy, governance, performance optimization, and enterprise reporting patterns.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Power Platform governance, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, and CI/CD for analytics or AI solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft security and governance services such as Microsoft Entra, Purview, and Key Vault.
• Experience in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, or other regulated industries.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications in Azure, Power BI, data, or AI architecture.
• Core Technology Stack Data platform : Azure Data Factory, Databricks, Azure data lake, SQL, dimensional modeling, ETL/ELT, orchestration. AI platform : Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Copilot Studio, Semantic Kernel, Prompt Flow. Analytics : Power BI, semantic models, DAX, Power Query, Databricks, enterprise reporting and governance. Engineering and governance : Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise, CI/CD, Microsoft Entra, Purview, Key Vault. Optional / advantageous : Microsoft Fabric, Python, data observability and monitoring patterns.
  We're Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world‑class generics business. Whether it's innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high‑quality medicine worldwide, we're dedicated to addressing patients' needs now and in the future.