Lead AWS Data Architect in Gloucester

Aker Systems was founded in 2017 by a team of experienced technology professionals who recognised an opportunity to provide highly secure enterprise data platforms to large organisations. We build and operate ground-breaking, ultra-secure, high performance, cloud-based data infrastructure for the enterprise. Our proprietary technology solutions drive performance and reduce costs while helping our clients to improve the management and sharing of data across their organisations.

In 2024, Aker Systems won the Breakthrough Culture Awards highlighting growth companies putting culture first. In 2020 Aker Systems was recognised as a One to Watch on the Sunday Times Tech Track. The Company was also recognised at the Thames Valley Tech Awards 2020; winning the Thames Valley Tech Company of the year, the Emerging Tech Company and High Growth Tech Business categories. Due to the nature of the work and the customers, you must hold enhanced DV Security Clearance.

As a Lead Data Architect, with a minimum of 6 years of experience, you will play a role in shaping data strategy and ensuring the success of our clients' complex, critical high-profile projects. You will support the design and implementation of secure, scalable, and resilient data architectures on AWS and other cloud platforms, while also serving as a mentor to a team of skilled data professionals.

• Engage with stakeholders, both internal and external, to understand business requirements, provide strategic guidance, and ensure that data solutions meet their objectives.
• Support the design, development, and implementation of data architectures that meet the needs of our clients, ensuring alignment with security, performance, and scalability requirements.
• Utilise extensive experience with AWS tooling and other cloud providers to architect and deploy secure, cloud-native solutions for batch and real-time data processing.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to cross-functional teams, ensuring best practices in data architecture, security, and cloud computing.
• Proficiency in data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing, distributed systems and metadata systems.
• Utilise Apache Flink and other streaming technologies to build real-time data processing systems that handle large-scale, high-throughput data.
• Ensure all data solutions comply with industry standards and government regulations, maintaining the highest levels of data security and integrity.
• Advise and support on breaches of data standards and make recommendations about how they should be resolved.
• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in cloud technologies, data architecture, and security practices, and apply this knowledge to continuously improve our offerings.

6+ years of experience in data architecture, with a focus on secure, large-scale, and complex projects.

• Extensive experience with AWS services, including but not limited to EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, and Redshift. In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Apache Flink for real-time data processing.
• Proven experience in mentoring and managing teams, with a focus on developing talent and fostering a collaborative work environment.
• Hands-on Public Cloud experience in either AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform, both their services and how to work in the cloud such as DevOps-centric approach.
• Having worked in sensitive data environments and ideally have experience facing off to cyber security specialists.
• Understand and apply recognised data modelling patterns and standards.

We help our colleagues and take pride in successfully achieving difficult tasks. We run towards problems and help to solve them. In return, we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, company paid medical insurance and life assurance, pension scheme, annual training allowance, wellbeing allowance, virtual GP, Employee Assistance plan and more.

Aker Systems fosters a diverse environment that encourages openness in its communications and is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for all people regardless of race, religion, gender or sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, veteran status or other personal characteristics. We embrace differences of opinion and diversity because they help challenge us and find new groundbreaking technical solutions.