DV Cleared Data Architect – Cloud Data Platform Lead

Avanti Recruitment Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Avanti Recruitment Limited is seeking DV-cleared data architects and data engineers for work across UK client programmes, in a hybrid model. You’ll design full cloud data platforms and own end-to-end delivery in secure, regulated environments.

The role requires hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), strong data pattern knowledge (lakehouse, medallion, streaming), and the ability to translate business problems into practical tech solutions while engaging with

Qualifications

• Active DV clearance is required for this role.
• Strong background in data architecture or data engineering with cloud experience.
• Solid understanding of lakehouse, medallion and streaming patterns.
• Experience designing full cloud data platforms, not just components.
• Comfortable working with clients and stakeholders; practical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Design full data platforms end-to-end from ingestion to consumption.
• Work with lakehouse and medallion architectures (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Define batch and streaming pipelines based on use case.
• Make decisions on storage, orchestration, governance and security.
• Collaborate with clients to translate business problems into technical solutions.
• Operate in secure environments where attention to detail matters.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Engineering

Cloud platforms

DV Clearance

Stakeholder management

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

BigQuery

Data Factory

Synapse

Job description

Avanti Recruitment Limited is seeking DV-cleared data architects and data engineers for work across UK client programmes, in a hybrid model. You’ll design full cloud data platforms and own end-to-end delivery in secure, regulated environments.

The role requires hands-on experience with at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), strong data pattern knowledge (lakehouse, medallion, streaming), and the ability to translate business problems into practical tech solutions while engaging with