Data Architect jobs in United Kingdom

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Permanent / FTC

Date published

10-Sep-2025

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Connect to your Industry

Deloitte's strategy is to be the market leader in SAP enabled Transformations. We are recruiting exceptional individuals to provide leadership and expertise to sell and deliver groundbreaking, digital S/4HANA Transformation Programmes.

Deloitte has a long-standing relationship with SAP. We are the global number one SAP delivery partner with over 200 S/4HANA implementations delivered to date.

By combining this experience and strategy with a deep knowledge of the Consumer Products, Retail, Foodservice, Distribution and Automotive industries we are focused on delivering innovative and value driving SAP transformations to our Consumer clients.

You will be part of a diverse team that challenges itself to provide innovative solutions in high-profile, complex Consumer sector projects. Working alongside excellent colleagues from around the firm and across the globe, Deloitte is an environment where you and your career can flourish.

Connect to your career at Deloitte

Within the Core Solutions Team, we have opportunities in the areas below

SAP Solutions Architect

• Architecting the solutions for market leading Consumer clients SAP opportunities
• Supporting the sale of strategically important SAP deals across the Consumer industry
• Ensuring SAP engagements are successfully delivered
• Developing other solution team members
• Develop Deloitte into new propositions, services, technologies where SAP meets Consumer

As a SAP Solution Architect (functional), your role will involve the following activities:

• Deliver sales revenue targets through team based selling
• To support qualification of initial leads and determine appropriate bid team
• Own bid lifecycle for smaller bids whilst contributing to larger bids
• To lead / support complex S/4HANA opportunities and customer ITT responses - leading to the client to choose Deloitte as their preferred partner for S/4HANA implementations
• Act as a quality assurance on proposals documents and presentations written by less experienced team members
• To be part of the initial programme delivery team in order to architect the solution, de-risk the transition into delivery and ensure success
• To build strong industry/partner relationships across the Consumer Industry
• To develop own skill set to maintain ‘thought leadership’ status in customer’s and peer's eyes

Connect to your skills and professional experience

To be successful in this role you are required to demonstrate the following competencies:

Core Competencies

• Conceptualize and communicate winning propositions – making complex ideas look simple
• Be bright, ability to rapidly pick-up new technologies, propositions and business areas
• Outcome oriented – maximizing balance of effort vs benefit to achieve objectives
• Demonstrates excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing
• Ability to work under own initiative and under tight time pressures - planning, prioritising and controlling own workload
• Precise approach to project management and procedures
• Ability to assert own ideas to clients and within Deloitte senior management
• Continuous improvement - Inquisitive – “self teaching” of relevant new business thinking and technology solutions.
• A deep excitement for and experience in working in one or more of the Consumer Products, Retail, Foodservice, Distribution, and Automotive industries
• Broad knowledge of Deloitte’s integrated propositions, solutions, differentiation and track record
• Detailed knowledge of the full range of business requirements, processes and S/4HANA solutions in Consumer organisations for your functional areas of expertise (eg finance, supply chain)
• Broad integration knowledge of S/4HANA across the whole solution
• Experience of working with other SAP solutions such as SuccessFactors, Ariba, IBP and BTP is desirable
• Work with the opportunity leads to conceptualise and communicate winning propositions
• Mobilise and motivate a bid team and project team
• Being the SAP Solution Architect on an S/4HANA or wider SAP solution suite delivery programme – with multiple demanding stakeholders and a strong understanding of the needs of Consumer clients
• Lead / support the preparation and delivery of sales proposals and presentations
• Entrepreneurial – can identify and develop opportunities within existing accounts
• Ability to organise and co-ordinate diverse groups in complex situations
• Ability to rapidly assess new technology solutions
• Lead functional / technical architecture in complex environments
• Support the delivery team to develop phasing strategy, plans, benefits case, org structures, resource plans, risks and issues
• Manages design workshops on multiple area of expertise
• Command the respect and confidence of your peers

Distinctive thinking, deep expertise, innovation and collaborative working. That’s what connects us. That’s what makes us Deloitte. If you want to help solve some of the biggest tech and transformational challenges around, join us. Together, we’ll make an impact that matters.

Enterprise, Technology and Performance

Our clients want to achieve maximum value from digital transformation investments in Finance, Supply Chain and IT operations. That’s where we come in. By taking a holistic view of performance improvement, including strategy, process design and technology enablement, we support the smooth operation of transformations.

Personal independence

Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

Connect with your colleagues

"What attracted me to Deloitte were the endless opportunities and the collective experience of other like-minded individuals. Deloitte’s clients include many of the world’s largest organisations; I wanted to be part of a team that made a difference that I could be proud of." - Dan, Technology & Transformation

Our hybrid working policy

You’ll be based in one of our UK offices with hybrid working.

At Deloitte we understand the importance of balancing your career alongside your home life. That’s why we’ll support you to work flexibly through our hybrid working policy. Depending on the requirements of your role, you’ll have the opportunity to work in your local office, virtual collaboration spaces, client sites and remotely. You’ll get the chance to meet face to face when needed, while you collaborate and learn from colleagues, share your experiences, and build the relationships that will fuel your career and prioritise your wellbeing. Please check with your recruiter for the specific working requirements that may apply for your role.

Our commitment to you

Making an impact is more than just what we do: it’s why we’re here. So we work hard to create an environment where you can experience a purpose you believe in, the freedom to be you, and the capacity to go further than ever before.

We want you. The true you. Your own strengths, perspective and personality. So we’re nurturing a culture where everyone belongs, feels supported and heard, and is empowered to make a valuable, personal contribution. You can be sure we’ll take your wellbeing seriously, too. Because it’s only when you’re comfortable and at your best that you can make the kind of impact you, and we, live for.

Your expertise is our capability, so we’ll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it’s from the complex work you do, or the people you collaborate with, you’ll learn every day. Through world-class development, you’ll gain invaluable technical and personal skills. Whatever your level, you’ll learn how to lead.

Connect to your next step

A career at Deloitte is an opportunity to develop in any direction you choose. Join us and you’ll experience a purpose you can believe in and an impact you can see. You’ll be free to bring your true self to work every day. And you’ll never stop growing, whatever your level.

Discover more reasons to connect with us, our people and purpose-driven culture at deloitte.co.uk/careers