Job description
| Data Solution Architect (azure) Start: ASAP Duration: 6 months + Pay: negotiable, inside ir35 Location: 3 days per week on site in Coventry We’re looking for a highly skilled Cloud Solution Architect. You’ll lead the design and delivery of large-scale cloud and data solutions across Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric, working with petabyte-scale environments. Experience in the utilities sector or with SCADA/telemetry systems is a strong advantage. Key Responsibilities - Design and implement secure, scalable cloud data platforms (real-time & batch). - Integrate structured/unstructured sources incl. SCADA, SAP, telemetry, APIs. - Lead data governance (Purview, Unity Catalog), security, and compliance. - Architect solutions using Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Cosmos DB. - Build streaming systems with Kafka, Event Hubs, IoT Hub. - Automate delivery using Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions. - Drive monitoring, DR, and performance strategies. - Support advanced analytics with Power BI, Databricks, and MDM platforms. - Collaborate across teams and mentor technical staff. Skills & Experience Essential: - Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks - ADLS, Azure SQL, Delta Lake, Cosmos DB - Kafka, Event Hub, IoT Hub, ADX - Data governance & security (RBAC, encryption, Zero Trust) - DevOps & IaC: Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps - MDM (Profisee, Informatica), unstructured data - Data modelling, mapping, quality, profiling - HADR, AI/ML integration, cost management Desirable: - Utilities experience (SCADA, SAP PM, GIS) - Governance tools (Collibra), scripting (Python, Kusto) |
