Data Platform Architect - Data Mesh & BigQuery

Places for People; Guildford; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary review

Pension match

Annual leave 35 days

Healthcare cashback

Bonus scheme 2%

Training & development

Employee discounts

Job summary

Places for People is building a cutting-edge data platform within the Data and Platform Engineering team. The Data Architect will shape the architecture to support decentralised data products, governance, and interoperability across the enterprise.

The role involves collaborating with Principal Engineers to design robust data pipelines and standards, guiding data modelling, integration, and design best practices, and mentoring engineers and analysts.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Solutions Architect or similar role.
• Good understanding of Google's BigQuery platform.
• Expertise in data platform architecture, configuration, and optimisation with a focus on MPP databases like Google BigQuery.
• Strong knowledge of data mesh principles, database design, data warehousing concepts, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills with an eye for identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to explain in detail technical solutions to engineers and at high level to non-technical executives

Responsibilities

• Data Platform Architecture Design: Overseeing the comprehensive design of the data platform's architecture, ensuring it meets current and future needs.
• Architectural Documentation: Producing clear, detailed architectural documentation and diagrams to facilitate understanding and implementation.
• Domain-Oriented Ownership: Embedding a domain-oriented ownership model and fostering a Data as a Product (DaP) mindset across all development efforts.
• Tool and Service Evaluation: Assessing and recommending the most suitable tools, infrastructure, and services to enhance the platform.
• Architectural Standards: Establishing and maintaining architectural standards, reference architectures, and best practices throughout the team.
• Governance: Designing solutions that uphold governance, security, and quality requirements.
• Data Product Design Standards: Ensuring that data products are discoverable, interoperable, and trustworthy, adhering to high standards.
• Data Pipeline Design: Designing robust data pipelines, including batch, event-driven, and streaming architectures.
• Operational Considerations: Addressing operational concerns such as security, scalability, performance, observability, and user experience.

Skills

BigQuery expertise

Data mesh principles

Data pipeline design

Data governance

Communication skills

Google Cloud Platform

Tools

SQL

ETL tools

Job description

Places for People is building a cutting-edge data platform within the Data and Platform Engineering team. The Data Architect will shape the architecture to support decentralised data products, governance, and interoperability across the enterprise.

The role involves collaborating with Principal Engineers to design robust data pipelines and standards, guiding data modelling, integration, and design best practices, and mentoring engineers and analysts.