Solutions Architect

Wipro; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro in the United Kingdom seeks a senior Cloud and Data Architecture leader to drive enterprise-scale data transformation programs. You will shape architecture, lead multidisciplinary teams, and ensure production readiness while partnering with stakeholders on scalable cloud-native solutions.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years of data engineering/architecture experience, strong GCP proficiency, and expertise in AI-driven data engineering, MDM, and governance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture and cloud solutions.
• Strong expertise in GCP data services (BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Vertex AI).
• Proficient in dbt, Python, SQL for data platforms and transformations.
• Experience with ETL/ELT architectures and data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data transformation programs from architecture through production support.
• Provide senior technical leadership and mentor multidisciplinary teams.
• Drive data governance, metadata, lineage, and security frameworks.

Job description

• 12+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, and Cloud Solutions with strong expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Expert-level hands-on experience with GCP data services including BigQuery, Cloud Composer (Airflow), Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Storage, Pub/Sub, and Vertex AI.
• Advanced proficiency in dbt, Python, and SQL for designing, building, and optimizing cloud-native data platforms and transformations.
• Strong expertise in ETL/ELT architecture, data pipeline development, data modelling, and data warehousing solutions.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end enterprise data products, from architecture and design through implementation, deployment, and production support.
• Deep understanding of enterprise Data Architecture, including Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse, metadata, lineage, governance, and security frameworks.
• Extensive experience with Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, solution selection, integration, implementation, and enterprise data governance.
• Experience leveraging AI-enabled and GenAI-driven approaches for data engineering, development acceleration, automation, and intelligent analytics.
• Strong capability in data testing, validation, reconciliation, quality assurance, and production readiness assessments.
• Expertise in DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), deployment automation, production go-live, and operational support.
• Experience leading cloud modernization, migration, and large-scale digital transformation initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to provide senior technical leadership, mentor engineers, and lead multidisciplinary feature teams comprising architects, engineers, analysts, and product stakeholders.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and consulting skills with the ability to translate business requirements into scalable cloud solutions.

Ideal Candidate Profile: A senior cloud and data architecture leader who combines expert GCP technical capability, enterprise data architecture expertise, MDM knowledge, AI-driven innovation, and strong leadership skills to deliver enterprise-scale data transformation programs.