Senior Data Architect: Cloud, AI & Enterprise Data

Accenture; Newcastle; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Data Architect / Senior Data Engineer for our Newcastle Upon Tyne office. The role focuses on designing scalable data platforms, defining data strategies, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions.

You will work across Azure, AWS, and GCP, ensuring security, governance, and performance while collaborating with senior stakeholders. Hybrid role requiring presence at the Newcastle office for a minimum of 3 days per week, with security clearance process as part of the role.

Qualifications

• Proficient in data architecture and modelling.
• Experience delivering enterprise data platforms.
• Hands-on with SQL, Python, Spark in cloud data environments.
• Familiar with CI/CD and DevOps for data products.

Responsibilities

• Lead data architecture direction for projects and clients.
• Define standards, governance, and patterns for data pipelines and analytics.
• Architect data platforms using Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote technical excellence across teams.
• Collaborate with DevOps to implement CI/CD and tooling.

Skills

SQL

Python

Spark

Data Modelling

Cloud Data Services

CI/CD

Stakeholder communication

Security & Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Kubernetes

Power BI

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Data Architect / Senior Data Engineer for our Newcastle Upon Tyne office. The role focuses on designing scalable data platforms, defining data strategies, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions.

You will work across Azure, AWS, and GCP, ensuring security, governance, and performance while collaborating with senior stakeholders. Hybrid role requiring presence at the Newcastle office for a minimum of 3 days per week, with security clearance process as part of the role.