Data Solution Architect

Queen Square Recruitment; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking two experienced Data Solution Architects to spearhead a vital cloud data transformation initiative for a leading UK utilities company. In this hands-on role, you will oversee the design and implementation of modern cloud-native data platforms, working with vast datasets from diverse systems. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence enterprise architecture across cutting-edge technologies like IoT and AI/ML. Join a forward-thinking team and make a tangible impact on real-world infrastructure and data innovation.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading data architecture and cloud transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of data governance and security frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrations across various data sources including SCADA and SAP.
• Design and implement cloud-native data platforms on Azure.

Skills

Unstructured Data Migration

Data Modelling

Data Governance

CI/CD

Zero Trust Architecture

Tools

Purview

Informatica

Unity Catalog

Databricks

Terraform

Job description

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Location: Coventry (Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week)

Start Date: ASAP

Clearance: Right to work in the UK

The Role

We are hiring 2x experienced Data Solution Architects to lead a critical cloud data transformation programme for a top UK utilities company. You’ll work with petabyte-scale real-time and historical datasets from systems such as SCADA, SAP, and IoT telemetry.

Your primary focus will be delivering modern cloud-native data platforms across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, with governance and streaming at scale. This is a hands-on architecture role—driving design, implementation, and platform optimisation.

Why Join?

• Make an impact on real-world infrastructure and data innovation
• Shape enterprise architecture in SCADA, IoT, AI/ML, and telemetry systems
• Lead critical platform design across Microsoft Azure and Databricks ecosystem

Key Responsibilities

• Lead integrations across SCADA, SAP PM, telemetry, GIS, APIs, and legacy data sources
• Govern structured/unstructured data using Purview, Unity Catalog, Profisee, Informatica
• Implement real-time streaming with Event Hub, Kafka, IoT Hub, and Kusto/ADX
• Design data platforms with Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, Synapse, Fabric OneLake
• Define compute, storage, security, and networking architecture at scale
• Enable AI/ML integration pipelines and analytics layers with Power BI, Databricks ML
• Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders across disciplines
• Promote DevSecOps, governance, resilience, and observability across the ecosystem

Core Skills & Experience

• Strong unstructured data migration and transformation experience
• Data modelling, mapping, profiling, governance, and security
• Tools: Purview, Profisee, Informatica, Unity Catalog
• Strong CI/CD and IaC (Terraform/Bicep, Azure DevOps)
• Zero Trust architecture, RBAC, VNet, Private Endpoint, ExpressRoute
• HADR, cost optimisation, logging, monitoring, and performance tuning
• Governance Tools: Collibra

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Staffing and Recruiting

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