Due to continued growth within our professional services, we are looking for a Solution Architect to join our data practice - working with some of the best data professionals in the country.You will play an integral part in taking our data services to market - providing technical and strategic thought across the whole lifecycle of data projects from presales through to sign-off and support.A day in the life of an Aiimi Solution Architect:Taking on technical ownership of data projects and transitioning them from presales to deliveryTranslating customers business goals and data strategies into technical delivery roadmaps - making expert recommendations on data tools and technology stacksArchitect data and digital solutions that deliver against business strategies and IT roadmapsImplementing data and digital platforms using technology from the Microsoft Azure stackEffort estimation and planning of data projects including resource planning and sizingProviding technical leadership and direction across data architecture, data engineering, data visualisation and data scienceThought leadership around new technologies and approaches for value delivery from dataDrive the creation, evolution and socialisation of the service playbooksSupport the sales team in responding to framework bids, technical presales requests as well as with existing account mining from a data and digital perspectiveSupport technical partnership conversations with existing, new and potential partnersRequirementsExpert knowledge of data platform architecture, concepts and approachesAdvanced knowledge of data management, data governance and data privacy (GDPR)Advanced presentation and communication skills (both tech and non-tech audience)Experience in influencing business and technical stakeholders towards desired outcomeKnowledge of Agile data project management and DevOps/DataOpsDemonstrable experience in delivering data projects from concept through to completionImplementation of data platform using Microsoft Azure stack (AWS and/or GCP would be of added benefit)Experience of using technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Analysis Services, Databricks and Power BI (or equivalent technologies within AWS or GCP stack)Experience of implementing centralised data repositories and/or Data warehousesBenefitsCompetitive starting salaryUp to 10% of basic salary in flexible benefits (to include death in service and critical illness cover as standard plus private healthcare, dental, pension etc.)25 Days holiday (excluding bank holidays) - increasing by a day every 2 yearsFlexible workingPromote training and personal developmentBi-annual company retreats