Data Architect - Big Data

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The team is looking for a Data Architect to join the IoT platform team, supporting technical initiatives aimed at enhancing data architecture and improving the platform\’s data handling capabilities. This role will focus on designing scalable data models, ensuring data quality, and streamlining the integration of data sources for real-time analytics and platform performance.
The Data Architect will also play a key role in implementing data governance policies to ensure compliance, security, and proper management of IoT data.
Additionally, the role will involve aligning IoT data practices with broader company data standards and warehousing strategies. Collaboration with the firmware and platform teams to optimize data flows and maintain robust governance frameworks will be essential.
Design, implement, and maintain scalable data architectures for the IoT platform.
Streamline the integration of IoT data sources for enhanced real-time analytics and insights.
Align IoT data architecture with company-wide data standards and contribute to the centralized data warehousing strategy.
Develop and enforce data governance policies, ensuring compliance with industry standards and security protocols.
Lead initiatives to improve data retention, access, and security across the IoT ecosystem.
Collaborate closely with platform and firmware teams to optimize data flows and ensure efficient data handling.
Mentor and guide team members on data management best practices.
Ensure data quality and reliability through robust data management processes.
Support the continuous improvement of the platform\’s data processing capabilities and infrastructure.
Maintain comprehensive documentation of data architecture and processes.
Proven experience in data architecture and governance, particularly in IoT or similar environments.
Strong understanding of data modelling, data integration, and data lifecycle management.
Experience with implementing and managing data governance frameworks, including data security and compliance standards.
Expertise in IoT data pipelines and real-time data analytics.
Familiarity with cloud-based data storage solutions and big data processing platforms ( , AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
Reporting into the Head of Software Architecture, you will be responsible for the platform and solution architecture for our consumer IoT devices and platform hosted on AWS. You will be instrumental in helping to shape the technology and integration strategy as we look to upgrade and expand our IoT device offering and integrate our IoT technology with other Sky products – Head of Software Architecture
A generous pension package
Private healthcare
Discounted mobile and broadband
Inclusion & how you\’ll work
We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We\’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You\’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.
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