Data Architect

PA Consulting Group; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks included

25 days annual leave (+ bonus half day

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Job summary

PA Consulting Group is seeking a Data Architect at a Principal Consultant level to drive data and AI transformations for clients. You will define data blueprints, architecture, and end-to-end data platforms across ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, cost optimization, and observability.

Expect client-facing roles, strategic leadership, and collaboration with AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks, and Snowflake ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data background with experience leading engineering teams to deliver applications and services.
• Clear understanding and practical application of data architecture and delivery methodologies.
• Operate confidently across the data domain with awareness of AI impacts in solutions.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
• You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking and enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Operate at a strategic, leadership-focused level and own end-to-end delivery of complex client assignments.
• Lead teams, manage engagement delivery, and bid leadership to identify new opportunities.
• Mentor and connect newer team members, drive thought leadership, and promote best practices across the data/AI domain.
• Set direction for teams, foster an inclusive environment, and elevate client outcomes and capability.

Skills

Hands-on data

Leadership of teams

Data architecture

Problem solving

Collaboration

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.We challenge where it matters and own the outcome.As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary expertscombine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deepexpertisein consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teamsoperateglobally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Join ourData Science team, part ofDigital & Data,working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.

Grow a flexible and uniqueconsultingcareer within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have theoptionto progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if thisdoesn’talign with what you want to do.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.

Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same

Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring

Deepen yourexpertisethrough our a culture of learning and growth –you’llhave budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications

As aData Architectyou willhelp drive data and AI transformations for our clientsby helping ourclients.You willbe responsible fordefining thedata blueprintand architecturefor our clients'most complex programmes. This role requires an understandingof both classic and latest generation platform capabilities. You will be architecting end-to-end data platforms which include ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, cost-optimisation, and observability.You will have strongclient-facing skills to translate business needs into scalable, resilient, and secure data solutions.

While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, youwill beexpectedtoarchitect solutionsforsomeoffollowing technologiesand capabilitiesto ensure scalable, high-performance applications:

Multi-cloud,datawarehousingand datalakeplatforms

Datamanipulation,integrationand ingestiontechnologies

Programming/scriptinglanguages

ML/AI frameworks

Infrastructure & DevOpsconcepts andtooling,

Semantic models and metrics layers

Datagovernance tooling

As a Principal Consultant, you will be expected to:

Operate at a strategic and leadership-focused level

Handle complex client challenges, lead teams, and take ownership of end-to-end assignment delivery

Play arole in business growth through bid leadership,identifyingnew opportunities, andleveragea strong internal and external network

Help connect and support newer team members. drive the development and sharing of thought leadership, champion best practice, and be seen as the go-to expert in your technical area

Set direction for teams, create an inclusive environment, and push both capability and client outcomes to a higher standard

What you can expectofourworking environment

Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.You’llbe using your technical skills to problem solve with our clients

Collaborate closelyas a core member of engineeringteams, often taking a lead SME role to define vision andestablishthe right practical architecture

Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

As part of our Digital team,you’llwork alongside colleagues from across PA – delivering transformative digital solutions to today’s most complex business challenges. Our teams are trusted to deliver and given the space to be awesome.We’rean inclusive community for the curious, generous, pragmatic and committed digital practitioner.

Qualifications

Even if youdon’tmeet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.

Hands-on data background with experience leading engineering teams to deliver applications and services

Clear understanding and practical application ofdataarchitecture and delivery methodologies.

Operate confidently acrossthe datadomainwith clear understanding of the impact of AI both in the solutionsrequiredand how those solutions are delivered

Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.

You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking

You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment

Certifications inappropriate methodologiesand cloud technologies areadvantageous.

We'retechnology agnostic, using the right tools for the job at hand, andyou'llhave access to our strong partnerships with AWS,Azureand GCP.We'reinterested to hear fromDataArchitects with experience acrossthe majority ofleading vendors including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform,Databricks, Snowflakeand more.

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA.It'sabout how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges.We'refocused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional,socialand financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyleperksaccompanyingprivate healthcare for you and your family
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5additionaldays
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’recommitted to advancing equality.We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail]