Lead Data Consultant

Hitachi, Ltd; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

Pension

Home working

Job summary

Hitachi Solutions Europe is hiring an experienced Data Consultant to join the Data, Analytics & AI practice. You will deliver bespoke data and analytics solutions, advising clients on best practices and ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget.

Key responsibilities include leading teams, designing data architectures, and building BI solutions with Power BI on Azure dataplatforms. Significant client-facing experience and 10+ years in cloud data engineering are expected.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in cloud data engineering and analytics.
• Extensive client-facing consultancy or SI experience.
• Hands-on with Python and SQL.
• Experience with Fabric, Databricks and Data Factory.
• Strong data modelling and ETL/ELT design and optimisation.
• Excellent communication and leadership within teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advisory services on advanced analytics and data engineering.
• Lead teams and projects from requirements to solution design and delivery.
• Capture client requirements and develop scalable data architectures.
• Design and develop Data Platform, BI & Analytics solutions using cloud tech.
• Lead data engineering on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks environments.
• Develop dashboards with Power BI to deliver clear insights.
• Mentor junior colleagues and promote best practices.

Skills

Python

SQL

Leadership

Client facing

Security Clearance

Tools

Power BI

Azure Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Job description

This is a unique and challenging opportunity for an experienced Data Consultant to join the Data, Analytics & AI practice of Hitachi Solutions Europe. In this role you will be providing bespoke and cutting edge data and advanced analytics solutions, bringing significant commercial advantage to some of the UK's most recognised companies. The successful candidate will draw upon their experience with business intelligence tools and techniques and to advise clients on data and analytics best practices and deliver data and analytics solutions on time and to budget. The main areas of responsibility are

• Provide expert advisory services to clients on advanced analytics and data engineering best practices, ensuring delivery of scalable and efficient solutions.
• Lead teams and projects, supporting all aspects of delivery from requirements gathering to solution design and implementation.
• Capture client requirements and lead the development of solution architectures that meet both current and future business needs.
• Design and develop bespoke Data Platform, Business Intelligence & Advanced Analytics solutions, leveraging the latest cloud technologies.
• Lead the design, implementation, and optimisation of enterprise data engineering solutions on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks, delivering robust, secure, and scalable data products that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
• Build and oversee the development of dynamic, interactive reports and dashboards using Power BI, ensuring clear, actionable insights for clients.
• Guide teams in data modelling and transformation efforts, ensuring the development of optimised data architectures, including the design of ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Mentor and guide junior team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to support their professional development.
• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering cloud-based Data Engineering, Analytics, and AI solutions, ideally within a consulting or systems integration environment.
• Extensive experience in a client-facing role, previously working for a consultancy or systems integrator, with a proven track record of leading teams or projects.
• Hands‑on experience with modern programming languages such as Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with data integration tools like Azure Data Factory and Data platform solutions such as Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks
• Expertise in data visualisation and analytics using Power BI, QlikView or Tableau.
• Strong experience in data modelling and transformation, including the design of ETL/ELT processes and data warehousing solutions
• Experience or awareness of Big Data and Data Science and/or AI technologies, including the integration of Machine Learning models and/or Generative AI components.
• Demonstrated leadership within the Data Engineering and AI domain, acting as a trusted advisor to clients and internal teams.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and client management skills, with proven experience of leading teams.
• All applicants must either hold active Security Clearance or be eligible to obtain Security Clearance.

We are looking to hire ambitious consulting professionals who combine their technical acumen with a genuine enthusiasm for improving organisations.

Hitachi Solutions Europe is a global Digital, Data and Technology consultancy, Microsoft Gold partner and Cloud Services partner, specialising in end-to-end transformation.

As a global consultancy firm working across the private and public sectors, we specialise in Dynamics 365 Business Applications, Power Platform, including Azure, Application Modernisation and Data & Analytics. Our highly skilled team help drive improvements, creating efficiency and growth within organisations. We are committed to Microsoft technologies, with a mission to revolutionise modern businesses. To achieve this we employ the best, most dedicated talent to deliver outstanding technology solutions to both our local and global clients.

But don´t take our word for it - Have a look at what our employees are saying: Hitachi Solutions: Recruiting the best talent and offering outstanding career opportunities (hitachi-solutions.co.uk)

What to expect, your benefits Hitachi Solutions offers competitive compensation packages (incl. bonuses), pension and benefits plans. Work/Life balance is an essential part of our culture, and all our employees are home workers, although you will be expected to come into our or customer's offices regularly. We operate a comprehensive career development programme that includes mentoring and training plans to ensure that you will continue to grow and develop your career at Hitachi.

Diversity is the wellspring of our innovation and our growth engine, and we believe that creativity is fuelled by diversity. To be truly user centric, we need to ensure that the teams developing products and services are representative of the communities they serve. Our collective success is achieved by fostering and respecting our employees' and customer's individualities coming together as One Team. Hitachi strives to create an environment not only where genders, races, cultures, sexual orientations, and identities can work together, but where the beliefs and views of those participating feel equally represented.