Hybrid Data Solution Architect – Cloud & Data Strategy

Asda Stores Ltd; Leeds; Híbrido; GBP 75.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Discretionary company bonus

Company pension up to 7% matched

Company Car allowance of £5,700

15% colleague discount in store and on

Free access to wellbeing services such

24/7 virtual GP

counselling

health and dental cash plans

24/7 employee assistance helpline

discounts across a range of services

Descripción de la vacante

Asda Stores Ltd. is seeking a Data Solution Architect to shape the future of data across one of the UK’s largest retailers. You will lead secure, scalable data solutions and drive digital transformation, collaborating across business and technology teams to deliver robust solutions.

You will attend Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week, contributing to enterprise data capabilities and governance. A comprehensive benefits package accompanies the role.

Formación

• Experience collaborating with business, technology and data stakeholders to understand priorities, requirements and constraints.
• Proven experience designing scalable and maintainable data architectures on modern cloud platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
• Strong architecture and solution design skills, including current-state assessment, gap analysis and future-state definition.
• A strong understanding of modern data platforms, including data ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, security, analytics and data product delivery patterns.
• The ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions.
• Experience producing high-level designs, solution documentation, architecture artefacts and data flows.
• A good understanding of data integration, observability, resilience and non-functional requirements.
• Experience applying architecture principles, standards and governance processes to ensure alignment with enterprise strategy and platform direction.
• The ability to identify and mitigate technical, operational and data-related risks, ensuring solutions meet regulatory and organisational requirements.
• Confidence working with product, engineering, security, delivery and business stakeholders across multiple levels.
• Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to distil complex architectures into clear and consumable documentation.
• The ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences in a compelling and accessible way.
• Experience presenting at Design Authority and other governance forums, building consensus and influencing decision-making.
• A collaborative approach to managing complexity, influencing outcomes and delivering robust, cost-effective solutions.
• Retail experience would be advantageous, although we're equally interested in architects who have operated successfully within other large, complex enterprise environments.

Responsabilidades

• Lead end-to-end solution architecture for data initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, data strategy, principles and standards.
• Shape data solutions that support Asda's business objectives and digital transformation programmes.
• Act as the architecture lead for major data initiatives, partnering with engineering, product and business teams to deliver strategic outcomes.
• Translate business requirements into high-level solution designs, data flows, integration approaches, architectural decisions and supporting documentation.
• Develop reusable architecture patterns and standards that improve consistency, reduce complexity and accelerate delivery.
• Support programmes and products from discovery and planning through detailed design, build, production transition and continuous improvement.
• Champion best practice across data architecture, governance, security and compliance.
• Contribute to the continued evolution of Asda's enterprise data capabilities and technology landscape.

Descripción del empleo

Asda Stores Ltd. is seeking a Data Solution Architect to shape the future of data across one of the UK’s largest retailers. You will lead secure, scalable data solutions and drive digital transformation, collaborating across business and technology teams to deliver robust solutions.

You will attend Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week, contributing to enterprise data capabilities and governance. A comprehensive benefits package accompanies the role.