A professional services firm who are scaling rapidly through acquisition, are looking for an Enterprise Data Architect to join their team in Stoke on Trent as they embark on a major transformation.
With ambitious growth plans, you'll join during phase 1 of a multi-year strategy to unify and modernise their data, cloud, and tech set-up, including the move from on-prem legacy systems to the cloud (which will most likely be Azure).
Reporting into their new CIO/CTO, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and executing their enterprise-wide data strategy - requiring visionary thinking, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and also brilliant hands-on technical ability.
Please note this role is fully office-based, 5 days a week in Stoke on Trent, in line with their highly collaborative and close-knit culture. They are able to pay for accomodation if you don't live close enough to commute on a daily basis.
What You'll Be Doing:
1. Assessing the current data estate across on-prem, cloud, and legacy systems
2. Designing and implementing a scalable, future-proof data architecture
3. Leading the migration from legacy tools (e.g., SSIS, SSRS) to modern platforms like Azure Data Factory and Power BI
4. Collaborating across cloud, tech, and data teams to align strategies
5. Enabling the business to become AI-ready by optimising data flows and governance
6. Getting hands-on to d...