Data Architect

Company Description We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.  Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. 

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.   Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.  PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. 

Why consider joining our Digital & Data community? ð  Join our Data Science team, part of Digital & Data, working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.  Grow a flexible and unique consulting career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track.

No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesn’t align with what you want to do.  Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.   Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same  Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring  Deepen your expertise through our a culture of learning and growth – you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications 

Job Description As a Data Architect you will help drive data and AI transformations for our clients by helping our clients . You will be responsible for defining the data blueprint and architecture for our clients' most complex programmes. This role requires an understanding of both classic and latest generation platform capabilities. You will be architecting end-to-end data platforms which include ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, cost-optimisation, and observability.

You will have strong client-facing skills to translate business needs into scalable, resilient, and secure data solutions. Our tech stack ð  While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you will be expected to architect solutions for some of following technologies and capabilities to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:  Multi-cloud, data warehousing and data lake platforms Data manipulation, integration and ingestion technologies  Programming/scripting languages ML/AI frameworks Infrastructure & Dev Ops concepts and tooling,  iData Visualization/BI & Analytics platforms, Semantic models and metrics layers  Data governance tooling As a Principal Consultant, you will be expected to:
Operate at a strategic and leadership-focused level Handle complex client challenges, lead teams, and take ownership of end-to-end assignment delivery Play a role in business growth through bid leadership, identifying new opportunities, and leverage a strong internal and external network Help connect and support newer team members. drive the development and sharing of thought leadership, champion best practice, and be seen as the go-to expert in your technical area  Set direction for teams, create an inclusive environment, and push both capability and client outcomes to a higher standard What you can expect of our working environmentð  Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.

You’ll be using your technical skills to problem solve with our clients Collaborate closely as a core member of engineering teams, often taking a lead SME role to define…