Lead Distributed Data Platform Architect (Real-Time)

Flutter Entertainment; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Uncapped holiday allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Income protection

£1,000 annual self-development learning fund

Sharesave Scheme

Enhanced parental leave

Job summary

A leading online gaming company is seeking a data platform architect in Leeds. The role involves designing and implementing distributed data platforms and real-time data streaming solutions using technologies like Kafka and Cassandra. You will lead initiatives in cloud-native data solutions and ensure operational excellence while mentoring teams. Benefits include an uncapped holiday allowance, a bonus scheme, and a personal development fund to support continuous learning.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing and implementing distributed data platforms at scale.
• Proven track record architecting real-time data streaming platforms.
• Experience with Cassandra or similar distributed databases.
• Strong experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing.
• Demonstrated experience with Cloud Providers like AWS or GCP.

Responsibilities

• Drive platform capability improvements and enhance distributed data platforms.
• Enable efficient data access patterns and real-time streaming.
• Architect real-time data streaming architectures using Kafka and Pulsar.
• Design effective data structures for distributed systems like Cassandra.
• Deliver cloud-native data solutions on AWS using Databricks.

Skills

Distributed data platforms expertise

Data streaming architecture

OLTP, NoSQL and distributed databases

Distributed compute frameworks

Cloud-native data platforms

Application-aware data architecture

Large-scale platform delivery

Data transformation experience

Solutions delivery focus

ML/AI platform enablement

Regulatory & compliance experience

Job description

A leading online gaming company is seeking a data platform architect in Leeds. The role involves designing and implementing distributed data platforms and real-time data streaming solutions using technologies like Kafka and Cassandra. You will lead initiatives in cloud-native data solutions and ensure operational excellence while mentoring teams. Benefits include an uncapped holiday allowance, a bonus scheme, and a personal development fund to support continuous learning.