Senior Databricks & Modern Big Data Architect

NTT Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA is seeking a highly experienced Data Solutions Architect (Modern Big Data) to lead design and delivery of scalable data platforms. You will guide clients through data modernization journeys, drive modern data architectures, and collaborate with executives and technical teams to align data strategies with business goals.

The role requires hands-on leadership across ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, analytics, and delivery, with a focus on data mesh/fabric concepts and

Qualifications

• 8–12 years in data architecture/engineering/consulting
• 4+ years in modern big data solution architecture
• University degree (BSc/MSc preferred) with relevant certifications
• Databricks, Kafka, or cloud platform certifications desirable

Responsibilities

• Client Engagement & Delivery
• Solution Design & Implementation
• Modernisation & Transformation
• Thought Leadership & Knowledge Sharing
• Collaboration & Leadership

Skills

Big data architectures

Stakeholder engagement

Data lifecycle

Data Mesh

Data Fabric

Cloud platforms

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Python/Java/R

SQL/NoSQL

Data governance security GDPR

Education

University degree

BSc/MSc in CS/Data Eng

Tools

Databricks

Kafka

Confluent

Spark

Unity Catalog

Job description

NTT DATA is seeking a highly experienced Data Solutions Architect (Modern Big Data) to lead design and delivery of scalable data platforms. You will guide clients through data modernization journeys, drive modern data architectures, and collaborate with executives and technical teams to align data strategies with business goals.

The role requires hands-on leadership across ingestion, storage, transformation, governance, analytics, and delivery, with a focus on data mesh/fabric concepts and