Data Architect — Motorsport Analytics & Platforms

Van Amersfoort Racing; Biggin Hill; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare scheme

Dental Care

GP paddock passes

Maternity/paternity leave

Staff shuttle service

Healthy snacks

Canteen subsidies

25 days annual leave

Training via Learning and Development

F1 merchandise discounts

Experience discounts (F1 Arcade, F1 Dr

Perkbox access

Job summary

Formula 1 is seeking a Data Architect to join a team of software developers and data architects. This maternity cover FTC position focuses on designing data architecture, aligning with strategic roadmaps, and supporting mission-critical applications for the F1 championship.

Role involves mentoring colleagues, contributing to CI/CD enhancements, and providing on-site support at Biggin Hill and race weekends as part of a rota.

Qualifications

• 2+ years designing and delivering data solutions.
• 2+ years applying architecture standards and design patterns.
• Experience with master data, operational data stores or analytical platforms.
• Experience with distributed data systems and data lifecycle management.
• 2+ years with relational and non-relational databases and performance tuning.
• 2+ years supporting reporting workloads.
• Experience with cloud-native data technologies.
• Experience with Data Orchestration / ETL processes.
• Awareness of data governance and data quality practices.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development and evolution of data architecture and tooling.
• Design and document data architecture solutions to meet requirements.
• Support delivery of architecture initiatives and roadmap activities.
• Collaborate with engineers, product owners, and stakeholders to align with standards.
• Improve systems through modernization and reduced technical debt.
• Develop expertise across data platforms and ecosystems.
• Improve development tooling, build pipelines, and CI/CD processes.
• Mentor less experienced team members.
• Provide onsite technical support at Biggin Hill and Trackside during race weekends.
• Lead group engineering activities and design reviews.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Cloud-native data technologies

ETL processes

CI/CD tooling

Collaborative teamwork

Problem solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Relational databases

Non-relational databases

Data governance

Job description

Formula 1 is seeking a Data Architect to join a team of software developers and data architects. This maternity cover FTC position focuses on designing data architecture, aligning with strategic roadmaps, and supporting mission-critical applications for the F1 championship.

Role involves mentoring colleagues, contributing to CI/CD enhancements, and providing on-site support at Biggin Hill and race weekends as part of a rota.