Data Solution Architect

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Greater London; On-site; GBP 101,475 - 166,050; Full time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup is seeking a Data Solution Architect to shape data solutions in an architecture-led role within the Data Architecture & Design team. You will guide design across multiple data projects and drive governance and reusable patterns in a cloud Azure platform.

The contract role (6 months with potential extension) focuses on Personalisation and enterprise-ready data pipelines, working with cross-functional teams to influence design decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Data Solution Architecture or data engineering with DS inputs/outputs.
• Ability to manage stakeholders effectively and constructively.
• Ability to translate complex concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of data platforms/data lakes and production-ready DS outputs.
• Collaborative, governance-focused approach with reusable patterns.

Responsibilities

• Provide architecture and design guidance across a portfolio of data projects.
• Guide functional design for data solutions and produce artefacts for engineering teams.
• Introduce reusable patterns within cloud-hosted Azure data platform.
• Assess change impacts on the data estate and shape solution options.
• Support governance, resilience, and visibility of data pipelines.
• Collaborate with Product, Data Governance, Analytics, Security and other architects.
• Help shape 3, 6, and 12-month solution roadmaps with stakeholders.

Skills

Data solution architecture

Stakeholder management

Communication

Data platforms

Tools

Azure cloud

Job description

Job Title: Data Solution Architect
Location: Paddington
Duration: 6 months possible extension

Our client is leveraging the power of data and AI to solve business problems, improve customer experience, and drive commercial value. This is an architecture-led role within the Data Architecture & Design team-helping shape how data solutions are designed, governed, and made supportable across multiple business areas.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide architecture and design guidance across a portfolio of data projects, ensuring solutions align with platform strategy and future changes
• Guide functional design for data solutions (not hands-on development), producing clear design artefacts consumed by engineering teams
• Bring Personalisation into the wider Enterprise Data Science discipline by creating building blocks that move beyond one-off datasets
• Design reusable patterns within the existing cloud-hosted (Azure) data platform
• Assess impacts of internal and external change on the data estate, shaping solution options and managing trade-offs
• Support improved visibility, resilience, and governance for data pipelines used in Personalisation
• Work collaboratively with Product Managers, Data Governance, Data Analytics, Security teams, and fellow architects to influence design principles and decisions
• Help shape solution roadmaps across 3, 6, and 12-month horizons with key stakeholders

What you'll bring:

• Strong experience in Data Solution Architecture (or a strong Data Engineering background focused on Data Science inputs/outputs)
• Ability to manage stakeholders effectively, including challenging requirements constructively
• Confidence translating complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• Clear understanding of data platforms/data lakes and how data science outputs connect into production-ready solutions
• Comfort working in ambiguity-balancing guidance, options, and decision-making when requirements evolve
• A collaborative, relationship-driven style (not directive), with a focus on practical outcomes like reusability, supportability, and governance

Additional information:

• Role focus: Personalisation (real-time experiences across website/app journeys) and building a more enterprise-ready approach for data pipelines
• Type: Contract role (6 months initially) with a possibility of extension
• Start: ASAP (14th June)
• Office anchor day: Thursday or the last Friday of the month (additional in-office days not specified)
• IR35: In scope