Solutions Architect

We're partnering with a client who is looking to hire an experienced Solutions Architect with a strong data-led focus to support the evolution of their cloud and analytics landscape.

This role is well suited to someone who enjoys operating at both a strategic and hands-on level, shaping data architecture while guiding technical teams through complex transformation initiatives.

As Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for:

• Gaining a deep understanding of the client's existing data platforms and legacy systems, and defining clear migration paths to Azure-based, cloud-native data solutions.
• Ensuring all future data and analytics platforms are designed with security, governance and regulatory compliance embedded from the outset.
• Translating business requirements into a cohesive data architecture strategy, ensuring current and future reporting and analytics needs are captured, documented and delivered.
• Leading architectural design activity, including facilitating workshops with engineering and data teams to agree target architectures and solution designs.
• Defining and maintaining relationships between data sources, acting as a key point of governance to assess the impact of new or proposed data initiatives.

• 5+ years' experience delivering data platform and system migrations from on-premises environments to the public cloud (Azure preferred).
• Strong knowledge of cloud-based data storage, data cataloguing and lineage, ETL processes and data pipelines.
• Hands-on expertise with Python and SQL for data processing, alongside experience promoting DevOps practices and an SRE mindset for continuous improvement.
• The ability to work at a conceptual and strategic level, defining enterprise data architecture and guiding teams in turning strategy into delivery.