Data Architect
24 months – until December 2027
Hybrid – occasional travel to Reading
Rate TBD
Role Requirements:
* Subject to clearance requirements
* Experience: Proven track record as a Data Architect in complex, multinational environments.
* Technical Expertise: Strong knowledge of Azure services (Data Lake, Data Factory, Synapse) and familiarity with emerging cloud technologies.
* Security Awareness: Ability to design architectures with strict security boundaries, protective markings, export-control constraints, and multi-tenant segregation.
* Collaboration: Comfortable working in greenfield projects and multinational defence contexts with varying data access classifications.
Key Responsibilities:
* Define and implement end-to-end data architecture across multiple business areas.
* Ensure architectural consistency across nations and business domains in collaboration with the Data Architect Manager.
* Evaluate and adopt new technologies to support secure multinational collaboration.
* Design and maintain distributed data environments and modern data warehousing patterns.
* Implement solutions that comply with security, regulatory, and export-control requirements.
* Extensive experience in Data standards
* ISO 10303 experience
* Experience in working with engineering data integration
Desirable Skills:
* Hands-on experience with tools such as Databricks and Hadoop, and distributed data platforms.
* Knowledge of modern data warehousing and big data processing frameworks.
* Ability to work with Azure-based ecosystems and integrate emerging services.
* Strong understanding of data governance in highly regulated environments.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
* ERP
* PLM
* Manufacturing