Data Architect jobs in United Kingdom

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We are seeking an accomplished and highly skilled Snowflake Solution Architect to join our Data & AI practice. The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in designing and implementing Snowflake-based cloud data platforms that are scalable, secure, and business-aligned. This individual will play a pivotal role in guiding enterprise clients through their data platform modernisation journey, leveraging Snowflake’s capabilities to enable data democratisation, advanced analytics, and AI-driven insights.

As a trusted advisor, you will collaborate with client partners, business stakeholders, and technology teams to define Snowflake strategies, design robust architectures, and implement best practices. You will thrive in a fast-evolving technology environment, continuously expanding your knowledge to ensure NTT DATA and our clients remain at the forefront of data innovation.

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

• Client Partners
• Practice Leaders and Members
• Peer-level relationships within client organisations up to Head of Data Engineering, Head of Data Architecture, and Chief Data Architect level

• 8+ years data architecture experience - Enterprise-scale solutions across multiple sectors with proven delivery track record
• Technical leadership at scale - Leading 15+ person cross-functional teams and serving as technical escalation point for C-level stakeholders
• Full data lifecycle mastery - End-to-end expertise from ingestion to consumption, including governance, security, and both batch/real-time processing
• Business-technology translation - Ability to align data strategy with business objectives and communicate across all stakeholder levels
• Snowflake platform expertise - Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake architecture, data sharing, Snowpark, performance tuning, and cloud ecosystem integration

Must be eligible for SC clearance

• Presales & business development experience - Track record supporting opportunity qualification, bid reviews, proposal development, and client-facing sales activities
• Data governance & compliance - Strong background in security frameworks, regulatory compliance (GDPR), data lineage, and quality management
• AI/ML integration capabilities - Experience with MLOps, analytics platforms, and integrating AI/ML into data architectures
• Agile delivery & thought leadership - Proven agile/hybrid delivery experience with contribution to practice growth through proposition development and knowledge sharing
• Cloud-native architecture expertise - Hands-on experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, data lakes, real-time streaming, and infrastructure-as-code

• Experience: Minimum 7–10 years in data architecture, engineering, or consulting roles, with at least 3+ years in Snowflake solution architecture.
• Education: University degree required.
• Preferred: BSc/MSc in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field; Snowflake certification(s) strongly desirable.

We’re a business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and we undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Our advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Our inclusive work environment prioritises mutual respect, accountability, and continuous learning for all our people. This approach fosters collaboration, well-being, growth, and agility, leading to a more diverse, innovative, and competitive organisation. We are also proud to share that we have a range of Inclusion Networks such as: the Women’s Business Network, Cultural and Ethnicity Network, LGBTQ+ & Allies Network, Neurodiversity Network and the Parent Network.

For more information on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion please click here: Creating Inclusion Together at NTT DATA UK | NTT DATA (https://uk.nttdata.com/creating-inclusion-together)

We offer a range of tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Our Learning and Development team ensure that there are continuous growth and development opportunities for our people. We also offer the opportunity to have flexible work options.

You can find more information about NTT DATA UK & Ireland here: https://uk.nttdata.com/

We are an equal opportunities employer. We believe in the fair treatment of all our employees and commit to promoting equity and diversity in our employment practices. We are also a proud Disability Confident Committed Employer - we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively collaborate with individuals who have disabilities and long-term health conditions which have an effect on their ability to do normal daily activities, ensuring that barriers are eliminated when it comes to employment opportunities. In line with our commitment, we guarantee an interview to applicants who declare to us, during the application process, that they have a disability and meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Join us in building a truly diverse and empowered team.

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