Data Solution Architect

ZipRecruiter; Coventry; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking experienced Data Solution Architects to drive a critical cloud data transformation program. You will work with extensive datasets and modern cloud platforms like Azure and Databricks, focusing on architecture, implementation, and optimization. This role offers the chance to impact real-world infrastructure and data innovation, shaping enterprise architecture in various domains.

Qualifications

• Strong unstructured data migration and transformation experience.
• Experience in CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

Responsibilities

• Architect secure, scalable data solutions using Azure and Databricks.
• Lead integrations across various data sources including SCADA and SAP.

Skills

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Data modelling

Governance

Python

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

Azure DevOps

Informatica

Unity Catalog

Purview

Job description

Job Description

Title: Data Solution Architect – Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric

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

Day Rate: £600-£650

Start Date: ASAP

Client: Confidential – Major UK Utilities Programme

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- 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

• Architect secure, scalable data solutions using Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric
• 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
• Lead CI/CD infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub
• 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

• Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Delta Lake, ADLS, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL
• Event Hub, Kafka, IoT Hub, Kusto/ADX
• 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

Desirable Skills

• Industry: Utilities, SCADA, SAP PM, GIS, telemetry, IoT
• Governance Tools: Collibra
• Programming: Python, Kusto (KQL)