Data Solution Architect

Hackajob Ltd; Belfast City District; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking a Data Solution Architect to lead multi-skilled teams and design data-intensive applications, owning architecture end-to-end. The role involves coordinating with operations, infrastructure and customer architects to deliver robust, scalable data solutions in modern cloud environments.

You will drive functional and non-functional designs, mentor staff, and contribute to data governance and broader data capability while shaping roadmaps and managing delivery timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience leading multiple teams as a data solution architect.
• Experience designing, building, and productionising data-intensive applications.
• Broad knowledge of data technologies: ingestion, transformation, storage, presentation and consumption.
• Strategic design thinking: problem conceptualisation, roadmap, architecture realisation and risk management.
• Comfortable with traditional and contemporary data warehousing concepts.
• Experience deploying data-processing platforms on AWS, Azure, GCP or Databricks.
• Comfortable with Java, Scala or Python; hands-on when required.
• Demonstrated ability to manage, coach and develop team members.
• Knowledge of MDM, masking, data governance, provenance and lineage desirable.
• Experience with technical evaluation and product selection desirable.
• Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, CDC or data virtualization desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-skilled agile teams to design and deliver contemporary data solutions.
• Implement functional and non-functional designs successfully.
• Work closely with ops and infrastructure architects to productionise robust, resilient, and maintainable data solutions.
• Work closely with customer architects to agree functional and non-functional designs.
• Advise, question, inform, and help customers make sound solution design decisions.
• Develop policy and standards with peers, share knowledge, and mentor others.
• Manage and estimate timelines underpinning solution delivery.
• Own technical solution design as part of a pre-sales process.
• Make a significant contribution to the data community and wider data capability.
• Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, including employee performance and career development.
• Provide direction for the team while solving problems together.

Skills

Data solution architecture

Team leadership

Data-intensive applications

Solution design & governance

Pre-sales / solution design

Mentoring

Data governance concepts

Tools

AWS

Azure

Databricks

GCP

Java

Python

Scala

Cloud

Support

Job description

Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year

Requirements:

• Experience leading multiple teams as a data solution architect, with ownership of a system of systems
• Experience designing, building, and productionising modern data-intensive applications, including orchestration and operations
• Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of data technologies, including data ingestion, transformation, storage, presentation, and consumption
• Strategic design thinking experience, including problem conceptualisation, approach and roadmap definition, architecture realisation, and risk management
• Comfortable with traditional and contemporary data warehousing concepts
• Experience deploying data-processing platforms from vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Databricks
• Comfortable in one or more of Java, Scala, or Python, with the ability to be hands‑on when required
• Demonstrated ability to manage, coach, and develop team members and the wider community
• Knowledge of wider data architecture concepts such as Master Data Management, masking, data governance, provenance, and lineage is desirable
• Experience with technical evaluation and product selection is desirable
• Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture, or data virtualisation is desirable

Responsibilities:

• Lead multi-skilled agile teams to design and deliver contemporary data solutions
• Implement functional and non-functional designs successfully
• Work closely with ops and infrastructure architects to productionise robust, resilient, and maintainable data solutions
• Work closely with customer architects to agree functional and non-functional designs
• Advise, question, inform, and help customers make sound solution design decisions
• Develop policy and standards with peers, share knowledge, and mentor others
• Manage and estimate timelines underpinning solution delivery
• Own technical solution design as part of a pre-sales process
• Make a significant contribution to the data community and wider data capability
• Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, including employee performance and career development
• Provide direction for the team while solving problems together

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Databricks
• GCP
• Java
• Python
• Scala
• Cloud
• Support

More:

We are Kainos, a people‑first company of problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators driven by a mission to create real impact. We work together to transform digital services, deliver cutting‑edge Workday solutions, and push the boundaries of technology. We offer a diverse, ambitious, and supportive environment where ideas are valued, growth is encouraged, and contributions make a difference. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process where everyone is respected and supported.

last updated 31 week of 2026