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# Technical Data Architect

- **Company:** Ocho People
- **Location:** Belfast, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Apache HTTP Server, Batch Processing, BigTable, BigQuery, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Database Design, Amazon DynamoDB, Key Management, PostgreSQL, Meta-Data Management, MySQL, NoSQL, Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, SQL Databases, Technical Data Management Systems, Google Cloud, Real Time Systems, Apache Spark, Multi-Cloud, Caching, HybridCloud, Indexer, Data Lineage, Collibra, Apache Flink, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Video Streaming, Data Pipelines, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5811134456

## About the Role

* Strong expertise in data modelling, database design and architecting conceptual, logical and physical models
 * Proven experience with SQL and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB and Bigtable
 * Hands on experience building ETL/ELT pipelines and optimising data transformations
 * Practical knowledge of AWS services such as Kinesis, S3 and Redshift, and GCP services such as Pub/Sub and BigQuery
 * Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka and real time processing engines such as Spark or Flink
 * Strong understanding of performance optimisation, including indexing, partitioning, caching and query tuning
 * Experience working across multi cloud and hybrid cloud environments, including cost optimisation

Desirable / Nice to Have:

 * Relevant certifications such as AWS Certified Data Analytics or Google Professional Data Engineer
 * Knowledge of data governance tools such as Collibra or Apache Atlas
 * Familiarity with encryption standards and key management, such as AES256, TLS, KMS or Vault

## Description

This is a senior, highly visible role designing scalable, secure and future proof data architectures that support advanced analytics, business intelligence and enterprise wide data needs. Reporting to the Director of Data Engineering, you will define data models, integration patterns and governance frameworks across cloud and hybrid environments, working closely with engineering, analytics and business teams to translate strategic objectives into robust technical solutions. You will join a dynamic, resourceful team supporting both banking and retail clients as they navigate complex transformation programmes., * Develop enterprise wide data architecture strategies aligned with business and technical objectives

 * Define and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models across multiple domains
 * Design, build and optimise data platforms leveraging AWS, GCP and hybrid cloud environments
 * Implement real time and batch processing pipelines using modern data engineering frameworks
 * Define and enforce data governance standards, including metadata management, data lineage and data quality
 * Ensure compliance with regulatory frameworks such as GDPR and HIPAA
 * Implement encryption, key management and security best practice across all data platforms
 * Partner with engineering, analytics and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
 * Provide architectural guidance, technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering teams
 * Evaluate new technologies and recommend solutions that improve performance, scalability and cost efficiency


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