Azure Data Architect

Azure Data Architect

6 Months (options to extend) – Inside IR35

Luton/Bedfordshire 2-3 days onsite per week

Must be eligible for SC Clearance

We are looking for an experienced Azure Data Architect to join a dynamic programme within the hospitality and retail domain. This is an exciting opportunity to work on large-scale data transformation initiatives, leveraging cutting-edge cloud technologies and modern data platform architectures.

This role will play a key part in shaping and delivering data architecture solutions on Azure, with a focus on implementing lake house design using tools like Databricks. You’ll be working closely with enterprise architecture teams, contributing to governance and driving decisions that will influence business-critical data strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements
• Work with enterprise architects to define and document high-level design
• Evaluate and recommend tools based on functional and non-functional requirements
• Prepare architecture decision documents and present for governance approvals
• Design and implement data lakehouse solutions
• Model data for end-user reporting and analytics
• Ensure successful deployment of Azure data services
• Provide architectural oversight and guidance to technical teams
• Work within an agile delivery model, adapting to changes as needed
• Support knowledge sharing and upskilling within the team

Key Skills & Experience:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Azure data platform implementations
• Strong understanding of Azure services: Data Factory, Databricks, Data Lake, Delta Lake, Synapse Analytics, Power BI, Key Vault, Automation Account, PowerShell, SQL DB, and Big Data tools
• Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting high-level and detailed architecture documents
• Deep understanding of cloud-native data platform design patterns
• Ability to challenge and influence architectural decisions when necessary