Lead Azure Data & AI Platform Architect

WPP Media; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Medical insurance

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

WPP Media in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Architect to own the design of Azure-first data and AI platforms, defining reference architectures and reusable patterns, and proving them in code.

The role is engineering-first, with 70–80% design and prototyping and 20–30% client-facing advisory; expect hybrid office work four days a week and collaboration across teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing Azure data platforms.
• Strong Terraform and IaC practices.
• Experience with CI/CD tooling and automating data workloads.

Responsibilities

• Lead Azure-first platform architecture for data/AI solutions.
• Design and implement reusable patterns and reference architectures.
• Mentor engineers and guide client workshops.

Skills

Azure data platforms

Terraform IaC

Python

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Databricks

Job description

WPP Media in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Architect to own the design of Azure-first data and AI platforms, defining reference architectures and reusable patterns, and proving them in code.

The role is engineering-first, with 70–80% design and prototyping and 20–30% client-facing advisory; expect hybrid office work four days a week and collaboration across teams to deliver scalable, secure solutions.