Data Architect

Accenture; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global consulting firm is seeking a motivated Data Architect to define architecture for impactful projects. This role entails technical leadership, crafting data strategies, and delivering innovative solutions in data migration and integration. Candidates should demonstrate experience in Big Data technologies and cloud services, especially Microsoft Azure. Offering a competitive salary, benefits including 30 days of vacation and private medical insurance, this position is based in Birmingham with hybrid working options.

Benefits

30 days vacation per year

Private medical insurance

Additional leave for charitable work

Qualifications

• Experience defining data integration and migration approaches.
• Hands-on data architect experience with Java, Scala, or Python.
• Understanding of non-functional design drivers.

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for high profile projects.
• Propose technical solutions for data storage.
• Govern technical delivery for data solutions.

Skills

Data strategy development

Technical leadership

Data migration

Big Data technologies

Microsoft Azure

Microservices architecture

Data modelling

Java

REST services

Job description

Responsibilities

• Define the architecture for high profile, public facing, government, and private sector projects, including providing architectural and technical leadership
• Define data strategy, data migration approach, data integration approach, data models and data design for any given client
• Investigate and thoroughly understand the current live applications and systems at any given client site
• Ensure that the scope, context and constraints are documented and accepted
• Define and document strategies, standards and guidelines to direct the build and deployment of systems
• Ensure that agreed upon architectural principles and standards are applied to the finished system or product
• Define a strategic Data Model across the enterprise and products
• Propose technical solutions for storing data in distributed systems
• Create a model that works for small micro‑services as well as big‑data storage solutions in line with national infrastructure standards and frameworks
• Govern and support technical delivery of those solutions

Role & Compensation

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• Working style: 3 days a week in office, 2 days from anywhere.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience with defining data strategy, data migration approach, data integration approach
• Experience being a hands‑on data architect (only when needed with programme languages Java, Scala and Python)
• Experience with Big Data technologies
• Experience with Microsoft Azure and services
• Experience with both open‑source and vendor data platforms
• Experience with data architecture, architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Experience of designing for both structured and unstructured data
• An understanding of non-functional drivers for design
• Experience with data modelling
• Strong background in Java and REST services – ability to design solutions as well as review code

Communication & Partnership

• Effectively explain complex technical solutions to a non‑technical audience
• Write meaningfully to deliver clear information and guidance
• Give impactful presentations, articulating clearly key points

Critical Thinking & Decision Making

• Analyse and evaluate information
• Use information gathered to present solutions and reach decisions
• Display familiarity and comfort with a breadth of technologies (appropriate to the level of the role) and an appreciation of how they can be combined and applied to solve customer problems

Stakeholder Management

• Effectively manage both internal and external stakeholders to ensure synergy
• Collaborate meaningfully with all parties to ensure outcomes are reached effectively

Additional Context

Whilst having experience in a consultancy is beneficial, demonstrable experience in working with clients/external partners in other settings will always be considered.

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