Senior Technology Architect_ Data Platform Architect_ UK
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We are seeking a seasoned Platform Lead to architect and manage enterprise data platforms across cloud and on-prem environments. The role demands deep expertise in Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI, Azure, and Confluent technologies. You will lead platform strategy, administration, and integration to support scalable analytics and data engineering solutions. Responsibilities include performance optimization, governance, automation, and enabling secure, reliable data flows. This role requires strong leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and hands-on technical proficiency., As a Platform Lead, you will be responsible for architecting, managing, and optimizing enterprise data and analytics platforms across cloud and on-prem environments. You will lead platform strategy and operations for technologies including Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI, Azure, and Confluent, ensuring high availability, performance, and scalability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement platform solutions that support data engineering, analytics, and business intelligence initiatives. Your role will involve hands-on administration, automation, monitoring, and governance of platform components, while also driving integration across data pipelines, storage layers, and visualization tools. As a senior leader, you will guide platform modernization efforts, enforce security and compliance standards, and support DevOps/DataOps practices. You will participate in architecture reviews, mentor platform engineers, and contribute to building capability across the organization. Your work will enable seamless data flow, empower analytics teams, and support strategic decision-making by ensuring a robust, secure, and scalable data platform foundation.
Responsibilities *Lead platform architecture and administration across Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI, Azure, and Confluent. *Design and implement scalable, secure, and high-performing data platform solutions. *Collaborate with engineering, analytics, and business teams to align platform capabilities with business needs. *Ensure platform reliability, performance tuning, and cost optimization. *Drive automation, monitoring, and CI/CD integration for platform components. *Enforce data governance, security, and compliance standards. *Mentor and guide platform engineers and administrators.
Requirements
*Proven experience in administering and architecting Snowflake, SQL Server, Power BI, Azure, and Confluent platforms. *Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, data integration, and analytics workflows. *Hands-on experience with platform monitoring, automation, and DevOps tools. *Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance frameworks. *Excellent communication and leadership skills. *Experience in managing hybrid environments (on-prem and cloud).
Personal Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include: *High analytical skills *A high degree of initiative and flexibility *High customer orientation *High quality awareness *Excellent verbal and written communication skills