Data Mesh Architect - Platform & Data Products

Places for People; Northampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with matched contributions (up

35 days annual leave

Healthcare cashback

Bonus scheme 2%

Training and development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Places for People is transforming its data platform under a modern data mesh approach. We seek a Data Architect to shape architecture, governance, and data products that power our data-driven decisions across the organisation.

You will collaborate with the Principal Data Platform Engineer and engineers to design robust data pipelines, mentor team members, and ensure security, scalability and observability across the platform.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Solutions Architect or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of Google's BigQuery platform.
• Expertise in data platform architecture, data warehousing concepts, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Experience designing data products and governance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design of the data platform architecture to meet current and future needs.
• Produce architectural documentation and diagrams to facilitate understanding.
• Embed a domain-oriented ownership model and a Data as a Product mindset.
• Evaluate tools, infrastructure and services to enhance the platform.
• Establish architectural standards, reference architectures and best practices.

Skills

Data Solutions Architect

Google BigQuery

Data Platform Architecture

Data Mesh Principles

ETL/ELT

Communication Skills

Job description

Places for People is transforming its data platform under a modern data mesh approach. We seek a Data Architect to shape architecture, governance, and data products that power our data-driven decisions across the organisation.

You will collaborate with the Principal Data Platform Engineer and engineers to design robust data pipelines, mentor team members, and ensure security, scalability and observability across the platform.