Data Architect

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Charing Cross, United Kingdom

2 days ago

Role details

Contract type

Temporary contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Working hours

Regular working hours

Languages

English

Experience level

Intermediate

Job location

Remote

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Query Performance

Third Normal Form

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Databases

Data Architecture

Information Engineering

Data Governance

ETL

Data Security

Data Systems

Data Vault Modeling

Data Warehousing

Identity and Access Management

Python

Performance Tuning

SQL Databases

Data Streaming

Snowflake

Electronic Medical Records

Collibra

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Functional Programming

Cloudwatch

Job description

Our client, a leading global supplier for IT services, requires Data Architect to be based at their client's office in London, UK.

This is a hybrid role - you can work remotely in the UK and attend the London office 3-4 days per week, * Design and evolve data architecture aligned with business, analytical, and engineering needs.

Lead end to end architecture for cloud native data solutions on AWS.
Define standards, patterns, and best practices for data modelling, data flows, and platform usage.
Develop scalable Snowflake based data architectures including warehouses, databases, schemas, roles, and secure data sharing.
Architect and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines using services such as:
DBT, AWS Glue, Lambda, Kinesis, S3, EMR.

Design high performance Snowflake data models (3NF, dimensional, Data Vault, etc.).

Optimize query performance, clustering, micro-partitioning, and resource consumption.

Work closely with Data Engineers, Analysts, Product Managers, and Business Stakeholders.

Provide architectural guidance and mentorship across data and engineering teams.

Translate business needs into scalable data solutions.

Requirements

6+ years in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, and related fields with a similar remit to the descriptions here
2+ years' experience working as an independent contractor
Strong grasp of data modelling, data warehousing concepts and performance optimization techniques
Hands-on expertise with Snowflake (architecture, performance tuning, security, Snowpipe, streams/tasks).
Strong experience with AWS cloud data ecosystem, ideally including: S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, Kinesis, IAM, CloudWatch.
Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python, DBT
Understanding of data governance frameworks (eg, Collibra, Alation is a plus).
Hands-on exposure to cloud platforms, especially AWS
Experience working in agile teams

Due to the volume of applications received, unfortunately we cannot respond to everyone.