About Scale Factory
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We are an AI enablement consultancy. Delivering quality-led AI-first foundations, embedding capability and excellence into the foundational fabric of the companies we work with. We give leaders the confidence to move faster, take smarter risks and pursue transformation.
Formerly Ten10, we have deep roots in Quality which means we don't just build for the future, we ensure it actually works. We combine this engineering discipline with cutting-edge AI expertise to deliver robust, scalable foundations that turn ambitious transformation into reliable reality.
Role purpose
You'll be the architect on our highest-impact data engagements. You will define the vision with senior clients, defend your design in front of CTOs and engineering teams, and stay grounded in the codebase to prove it works. When the project demands it, you'll step up as Tech Lead. Off-project, you'll help shape our practice: taking real-world learnings and building the reference architectures, repeatable propositions, and delivery standards that set the benchmark for everything we do next.
Key responsibilities:
Client engagement leadership
- Lead the architecture work on client engagements from discovery through to production
- Run discovery and target-architecture workshops with client CTOs, heads of data and engineering leads
- Translate commercial goals into an architecture and a sequenced roadmap the client can fund
- Be the senior technical voice the client trusts when trade-offs, cost or risk are contested xgikmsk
Architecture ownership
- Set and own the target data architecture: ingestion, storage, transformation, serving, governance
- Make and document the significant decisions (lakehouse vs warehouse, batch vs streaming, build vs buy) with the trade-offs written down
- Define non-functional requirements, cost models and FinOps guardrails alongside the functional design
- Build in security, data protection, lineage and quality from the start, not as a later workstream
Principal Data Consultant - AWS / Databricks in Wandsworth employer: Scale Factory
At Scale Factory, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation meets collaboration. Our commitment to career growth is evident through tailored training opportunities, while our inclusive team culture fosters creativity and support. With the flexibility of hybrid working and the chance to engage in exciting projects across various industries, you'll find meaningful and rewarding employment that empowers you to make a real impact.
