Data Architect in London

Unifeye is a delivery-led, Databricks-first consultancy helping organisations unlock the full value of their data and AI.

We're a lean, high-growth team based in London, working at the intersection of data, technology and business strategy. We partner with enterprise organisations across industries to solve complex data challenges through modern Lakehouse architectures on Databricks.

Joining Unifeye means more than delivering projects. From day one, you'll be trusted to take ownership, challenge conventional thinking and make a genuine impact. With a high degree of autonomy, you'll help shape client outcomes, influence our technical direction and play a key role in the growth of the business.

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Data Architect to join our Architecture team and lead the design and delivery of modern data and AI solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.

You'll work across multiple enterprise engagements, partnering with customers to solve complex business challenges while collaborating with architects, engineers and AI specialists. You'll provide technical leadership from discovery through to production, helping customers build scalable, secure and governed data platforms.

Alongside client delivery, you'll mentor colleagues, share knowledge and contribute to the continued growth of Unifeye.

What You'll Do

• Design and deliver enterprise data and AI solutions on the Databricks Lakehouse Platform.
• Lead architecture for Lakehouse implementations using technologies such as Unity Catalog, Delta Live Tables, MLflow and Lakeflow.
• Define architecture strategies, migration approaches and technical roadmaps with customers.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, secure and production-ready solutions.
• Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews and discovery sessions.
• Support Proof of Concepts and pre-sales engagements.
• Establish best practices for governance, security, CI/CD, DataOps and MLOps.
• Collaborate closely with Databricks and internal delivery teams.
• Mentor engineers and help grow the consultancy's technical capability.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years' experience delivering enterprise data platforms or analytics solutions.
• Consulting or customer-facing delivery experience.
• Strong understanding of Apache Spark, modern Lakehouse architecture and Unity Catalog.
• Experience with Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Experience implementing CI/CD and deployment automation.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Databricks certification.
• Experience delivering AI or Generative AI solutions.
• Experience with MLflow, Terraform or Databricks Asset Bundles.
• Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience.

Why Join Unifeye?

We're building a consultancy where talented people can do their best work.

At Unifeye, you'll have the opportunity to solve meaningful problems, work with leading enterprise organisations and collaborate with some of the UK's most experienced Databricks specialists. As a high-growth business, you'll have the autonomy to make decisions, influence how we work and see the direct impact of your contributions.

We offer:

• The opportunity to work exclusively with Databricks technologies.
• High levels of ownership and autonomy from day one.
• The chance to make a real impact on clients and the growth of the business.
• Close collaboration with Databricks teams.
• Continuous learning, certification and career development.
• Competitive salary, bonus, generous benefits and flexible hybrid working.

If you're passionate about building modern data platforms, enjoy solving complex technical challenges and want to help shape a fast-growing consultancy, we'd love to hear from you.