London-Based Platform Architect: Databricks & FinOps Lead

Experis; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 56,000; Part time

Job summary

Experis is seeking a Platform Architect to lead the evolution of the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) in London. You will drive platform engineering, FinOps, and CI/CD automation, delivering value through cloud, Databricks, and Azure expertise.

The role focuses on modernization, governance, cost efficiency, and self-service capabilities, with a 4-month umbrella contract based in London.

Qualifications

• SFIA level 6 or above.
• Proven experience architecting large-scale cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong expertise in Databricks architecture and platform administration.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services.
• Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, and automation frameworks.
• Experience implementing FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization.
• Strong governance, security and compliance knowledge.
• Experience leading platform transformation and modernization programmes.
• Stakeholder management across technical and business functions.
• Technical skills in Azure and Terraform.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform modernization initiatives aligned with technology and data strategies.
• Design and implement Databricks Serverless capabilities across the platform.
• Establish governance and monitoring frameworks for Serverless consumption and ROI.
• Establish workload governance and FinOps operating model.
• Drive enterprise-wide FinOps adoption across the EDP ecosystem.
• Define cost accountability and implement cost visibility and reporting.
• Design tagging standards, policy controls, and automated cost governance in pipelines.
• Architect the expansion of the Enterprise Data Platform to support POSIT/RStudio.
• Develop a consolidated analytics and data science platform on Databricks.
• Enable notebook-based development, MLOps, API integrations, and deployment.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Databricks architecture

Azure

Terraform

FinOps & cost optimization

Platform modernization

Stakeholder management

DevOps / DevSecOps

Cost governance

Security & compliance

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Terraform

CI/CD

Serverless

FinOps

Job description

Experis is seeking a Platform Architect to lead the evolution of the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) in London. You will drive platform engineering, FinOps, and CI/CD automation, delivering value through cloud, Databricks, and Azure expertise.

The role focuses on modernization, governance, cost efficiency, and self-service capabilities, with a 4-month umbrella contract based in London.