Principal Data Architect – Energy, Renewables, Azure£Market RateLondon / Hybrid6 months initially My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a Principal Data Architect to lead the design, build, and operation of a multi-party, secure data-sharing platform for wind asset owners. You’ll architect and run a cloud-native data platform (Azure) that enables cross-fleet analytics, benchmarking, and predictive maintenance at scale for an end client within the Renewable Energy domain.Key Responsibilities:
1. Own end-to-end architecture (data model, ingestion, APIs, anonymisation, access controls)
2. Design a scalable Azure PaaS data platform (ADF, Functions, ADLS, Synapse, App Service)
3. Define data contracts and standards across multiple turbine OEMs
4. Build robust ingestion pipelines (batch + API)
5. Implement automated validation & QA frameworks
6. Manage time-series SCADA data standardisation and mapping
7. Implement privacy-by-design architecture
8. Own RBAC, audit trails, anonymisation, and access policies
9. Translate legal andernance rules into technical controls
10. Own CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, SLAs
11. Ensure platform runs on a predictable monthly data cycle
12. Manage cost optimisation and scaling
13. Lead onboarding of external partners (asset owners)
14. Build trust in a shared-data environment
Nice to have:
15. Wind / Energy / industrial IoT / SCADA data experience
16. Experience with data marketplaces or data sharing platforms
17. Background in predictive maintenance / asset analytics
#4799923 - Neve Eyre