Salary: £60,000 - 78,000 per year Requirements: Proven experience managing petabyte-scale (1000TB) data environments Expertise in Azure Data Factory, Synapse, and Azure Databricks Proficiency with ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and Delta Lake Knowledge of Azure Event Hub, Kafka, IoT Hub, and ADX Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric (including OneLake) Experience with CI/CD tools such as Azure DevOps and GitHub Understanding of data governance tools like Purview and Unity Catalog Background in MDM, preferably with Profisee or Informatica Knowledge of security frameworks, IAM, RBAC, Zero Trust Understanding of private networking (VNet, Private Endpoint, ExpressRoute) Experience working with large-scale, unstructured data environments Responsibilities: Architect and deliver secure, scalable data platforms across Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric Design real-time and batch data processing solutions using modern ETL/ELT patterns Integrate structured and unstructured sources including SCADA, SAP, telemetry, APIs, and time-series data Implement data governance frameworks including lineage, masking, encryption, and regulatory compliance (GDPR, ISO 27001) Design petabyte-scale storage and compute architectures (Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Cosmos DB) Implement streaming/event-driven architectures using Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, and IoT Hub Drive Infrastructure as Code and DevOps best practices (Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions) Lead AI/ML and analytics enablement using Databricks and Power BI Define monitoring, observability, HADR, and disaster recovery strategies Provide architectural leadership and mentor engineering teams Technologies: AI Architect Azure CI/CD Cloud Cosmos DB Databricks DevOps ETL Fabric GitHub IAM Informatica IoT Kafka Power BI RBAC SAP SQL Security Terraform Unity ASP.NET GameDev ARM GIS Python SAP PM More: We are seeking a highly experienced Data Solution Architect to lead the design and delivery of large-scale, cloud-native data platforms within a complex enterprise environment. This role is hands-on, focusing on building scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions across Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric. We offer a contract role for 6 months based in Coventry with a hybrid work model that allows for 3 days onsite. Our team is committed to innovation and excellence, and we welcome candidates who are passionate about driving enterprise-wide data transformation. last updated 10 week of 2026