Senior Platform Architect

Nigel Frank; Greater London; On-site; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Nigel Frank in London is seeking a Senior Data Architect with deep Databricks expertise to own real-time data architectures and drive a major cloud transformation. You will design enterprise-scale data solutions powering analytics and data products.

The role offers architectural ownership, exposure to complex challenges, and collaboration with business and platform teams to enable data-driven decisions. Hybrid working with a competitive salary up to £110,000.

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise-scale data architectures.
• Knowledge of data mesh principles and governance processes.
• Experience with real-time data ingestion and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time data ingestion pipelines.
• Develop robust data solutions on the Databricks platform.
• Lead adoption of Medallion Architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold).
• Design and deliver reusable data products aligned to data mesh principles.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security and reliability across the data estate.
• Collaborate with business, domain and platform teams to enable data-driven decisions.

Skills

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Legacy integration

Cloud data platforms

Data mesh

Tools

Databricks

Data Lake architectures

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

Senior Data Architect - Databricks - London - Permanent - Hybrid - Up to £110,000

Are you a Databricks expert looking to take ownership of enterprise-scale data architecture and drive a major cloud transformation programme?

We're looking for a Senior Databricks Architect to lead the design of enterprise-scale data solutions that will power real-time analytics, critical business decisions and next-generation data products. This is a highly visible role where you'll influence architecture strategy, champion engineering best practices and drive the adoption of modern data technologies across a complex organisation.

This role offers genuine architectural ownership, exposure to complex enterprise challenges and the opportunity to work on innovative solutions that directly influence business outcomes.

The Role

• Design and implement real-time data ingestion.
• Develop robust data solutions in Databricks.
• Lead the adoption of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Design and deliver reusable, high-quality data products aligned to Data Mesh principles.
• Ensure data quality, governance, security and reliability across the data estate.
• Partner with business, domain and platform teams to enable data-driven decision making.

Skills & Experience

• Extensive experience using Databricks.
• Strong understanding of Data Lake architectures.
• Strong knowledge around modern cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP)
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Legacy integration experience.
• Knowledge around Data governance processes.

Why Apply

• Opportunity to work with a modern data stack and expand your skills.
• Shape the data product and Data mesh adoption.
• Competitive base salary of up to £110,000.
• Excellent career progression opportunity.

If you're passionate about building modern data platforms and want to make a lasting impact within a complex enterprise environment,