Title: Data Solution Architect – Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric
Location: Coventry (Hybrid – 3 days onsite/week)
Day Rate: £600-£650
Start Date: ASAP
Client: Confidential – Major UK Utilities Programme
Clearance: Right to work in the UK
The Role
We are hiring 2x experienced Data Solution Architects to lead a critical cloud data transformation programme for a top UK utilities company. You’ll work with petabyte-scale real-time and historical datasets from systems such as SCADA, SAP, and IoT telemetry.
Your primary focus will be delivering modern cloud-native data platforms across Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, with governance and streaming at scale. This is a hands-on architecture role—driving design, implementation, and platform optimisation.
Why Join?
* Make an impact on real-world infrastructure and data innovation
* Shape enterprise architecture in SCADA, IoT, AI/ML, and telemetry systems
* Lead critical platform design across Microsoft Azure and Databricks ecosystem
Key Responsibilities
* Architect secure, scalable data solutions using Azure, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric
* Lead integrations across SCADA, SAP PM, telemetry, GIS, APIs, and legacy data sources
* Govern structured/unstructured data using Purview, Unity Catalog, Profisee, Informatica
* Implement real-time streaming with Event Hub, Kafka, IoT Hub, and Kusto/ADX
* Design data platforms with Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, Cosmos DB, Synapse, Fabric OneLake
* Lead CI/CD infrastructure using Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub
* Define compute, storage, security, and networking architecture at scale
* Enable AI/ML integration pipelines and analytics layers with Power BI, Databricks ML
* Collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders across disciplines
* Promote DevSecOps, governance, resilience, and observability across the ecosystem
Core Skills & Experience
* Azure Data Factory, Synapse, Databricks, Delta Lake, ADLS, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL
* Event Hub, Kafka, IoT Hub, Kusto/ADX
* Strong unstructured data migration and transformation experience
* Data modelling, mapping, profiling, governance, and security
* Tools: Purview, Profisee, Informatica, Unity Catalog
* Strong CI/CD and IaC (Terraform/Bicep, Azure DevOps)
* Zero Trust architecture, RBAC, VNet, Private Endpoint, ExpressRoute
* HADR, cost optimisation, logging, monitoring, and performance tuning
Desirable Skills
* Industry: Utilities, SCADA, SAP PM, GIS, telemetry, IoT
* Governance Tools: Collibra
* Programming: Python, Kusto (KQL)