About PTSG. A short history – an incredible story
PTSG was founded in 2007 to fulfil an industry need for a single provider of multiple specialist services to the construction and FM sectors.
Since then, we’ve grown steadily, securing major new and renewed contracts that reinforce our role as a trusted, multi-service partner.
The Group, headquartered in Castleford, West Yorkshire, employs around 3,000 people in the UK and Europe. This staffing allows us to mobilise our experts to any site, regardless of location. Consequently, we serve more than 300,000 buildings for over 30,000 customers in a wide range of industry sectors.
Our multinational presence grew substantially with the acquisition of Flame Control in February 2024. Based in the municipality of Harderwijk, the company specialises in fire alarm systems, first aid, evacuation, extinguishing systems and extinguishing agents. Flame Control has a team of 40 specialists that work extensively across the Netherlands. Their specialists work seven days a week to improve fire safety in businesses and residential properties.
Recent national framework and specialist service agreements with Mitie, CBRE, Sodexo, Vinci, BNP Paribas Real Estate, ABM, ISS and others span a wide range of services:
1. Fall protection and access and safety
2. Electrical and lightning protection testing
3. Specialist cleaning, maintenance, and façade access
4. Fire solutions and compliance
5. Water treatment and hygiene
Whether site-specific or nationwide, our packages deliver consistent, scalable service with precision and professionalism.
Data Architect
The Mission
We aren’t just migrating legacy systems at PTSG; we are building the future. We’re looking for a Data Architect to lead the design and execution of a green field data ecosystem on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
This is a rare "blank canvas" opportunity. You will have the autonomy to select the right tools, define the governance, and build a scalable, resilient architecture that will serve as the backbone for our next generation of products.
This is a full time, permanent role, working 8am to 5pm Monday to Friday. You will be based from either our Altrincham office (WA15 8FH) or Castleford head office (WF10 5HW) on a hybrid basis (working from home with an office day approximately once a week).
What You’ll Do
As the primary architect for this initiative, you will bridge the gap between high-level business strategy and deep technical execution.
* Design from Zero: Lead the end-to-end architecture of a modern data platform, utilizing BigQuery, Dataflow, and Pub/Sub.
* Set the Standard: Establish best practices for data modelling (Star, Snowflake, Vault), CI/CD for data pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
* Security & Governance: Implement robust IAM policies, data encryption, and lineage tracking from day one.
* Collaborate: Partner with Product Managers to ensure the platform enables advanced ML/AI capabilities.
Your Technical Toolkit
We value expertise over a long list of keywords, but here is what our ideal stack looks like:
Who You Are
* A Visionary: You don't just follow blueprints; you write them. You understand the trade-offs between different architectural patterns.
* GCP Native: You have a clear understanding of the Google Cloud ecosystem.
* Code-Fluent: You are comfortable in Python, Java, or Go, and you treat your infrastructure like software.
* Communicator: You can explain the "why" behind a complex partitioning strategy to a stakeholder just as easily as you can debug a pipeline with an engineer.
Why join us?
No technical debt. No "we've always done it this way." Just pure engineering challenges and the chance to build a world-class data foundation from the ground up.
Benefits:
* A competitive salary
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Company pension scheme
* Life Assurance (3 x salary)
* Discounts on everyday shopping, fashion, tech, holidays, meals out, gyms & more
* Hybrid working
* A supportive, friendly office culture, and plenty of chances to learn
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