GCP - Data Architect

Energy Jobline; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Data Architect to work in a hybrid role in Leeds/Halifax. The successful candidate will define data architectures, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure compliance with information policies. Proficiency in GCP and data products is essential, along with experience in various programming languages and tools. This contract position offers the opportunity to shape the data landscape of the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience with GCP, Harness, and Azure expected.
• Able to define Data Product Definition, Architecture, and Roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Define Target Model backlog in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Ensure designs align with relevant strategies and policies.
• Define logical data interfaces between systems.

Skills

GCP

Data Products

Python

Scala

Java

ETL

SQL

Tools

Git

Jira

Azure DevOps

Control-M

Job description

Job Description

Role: Data Architect

Location: Leeds/Halifax (Hybrid)

Job Type: Contract

Job description:

Proficiency in GCP, Data Products, Data Mesh, ETL, EDW Composer, BigQuery, DataProc, DBT, Spark, Hive, Kafka, Pub-Sub, Jira, GCP Dataflow, BigTable, Python, Scala, Java, .NET, ANSI SQL, Airflow, Shell Scripts, Control-M, Git, CI & CD, HDFS, Unix File System, RDBMS, Azure DevOps, Harness.

More about the role:

• Able to define Data Product Definition, Architecture, and Roadmap.
• Define Target Model backlog in collaboration with client stakeholders and lead delivery of a complete Architectural Design.
• Ensure designs and guidance are aligned with relevant strategies, roadmaps, and policies.
• Experience with UK Mortgages is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Experience on GCP, Harness, and Azure is expected.
• Support gathering of information requirements from IT and Business stakeholders.
• Ensure information requirements are realistic and achievable, simplifying and de-risking the information landscape.
• Model information requirements in understandable ways for different stakeholders.
• Understand enterprise-wide information architecture and relate specific requirements to it.
• Identify solution strengths and weaknesses, taking steps to mitigate weaknesses.
• Define the information roadmap for the project and wider programme for solution development.
• Understand the solution's position within the wider application and information landscape, collaborating with other architects to embed the solution.
• Ensure data design is consistent throughout all phases, facilitating knowledge transfer to the engineering team and reviewing downstream deliverables.
• Define logical data interfaces between systems.
• Assist in the physical design of data stores, interface files, or services.
• Ensure the solution complies with the client's information policies and standards.
• Lead Architecture Committee governance approvals for artefacts.