Role: Data Engineering Architect - Azure (ADF / SQL / Cloud Data Platform)
Employment: Permanent
Location: Stratford upon Avon, UK - Hybrid
NOTE: Looking for candidates from UK only with valid work permit
Skills:
Must-Have (Strong)
* 12–16 years of overall IT experience with significant data engineering & architecture exposure.
* Strong Azure Cloud Data Engineering and associated services architecture knowledge
* Deep hands‑on experience with:
o Azure Data Factory (ADF) – pipeline design, orchestration, integration runtime strategy
o SQL– advanced querying, stored procedures, performance tuning
* Strong troubleshooting skills for complex multi‑system data issues.
* Strong understanding of data architecture concepts:
o Data lakes/lakehouse/warehouse, dimensional modeling, ELT/ETL patterns
o Batch orchestration, dependency management, SCD handling, incremental loads
Azure Ecosystem (Preferred / Good to Have)
* Azure data services experience in one or more:
o Azure Synapse Analytics / Dedicated SQL Pools
o Azure Databricks / Spark
o ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL DB, Managed Instance
o Event Hub / Kafka, Stream Analytics (if real‑time involved)
* Monitoring & observability:
o Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Application Insights
* Security & identity:
o Azure AD, Managed Identity, Key Vault, RBAC
Engineering Practices
* CI/CD practices for data pipelines; Git branching strategies and release governance.
* Strong documentation skills: architecture diagrams, solution designs, operational runbooks.
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