Data Architect

CRELIMUK Credera Limited
London, UK
4 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
£67,619.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Java (Programming Language) Artificial Intelligence Amazon Web Services Business Analytics Applications Data Analysis Microsoft Azure Batch Processing BigQuery Software as a Service Cloud Engineering Continuous Integration Data Architecture
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Data Infrastructure Data Mining Data Warehousing Information Lifecycle Management Python (Programming Language) Key Management Machine Learning Platform as a Service (PAAS) Cloud Services SQL Databases Data Streaming Data Processing Cloud Platform System Real Time Systems Large Language Models Snowflake IT Architecture Generative AI HybridCloud AI Platforms Data Analytics Data Management Machine Learning Operations Api Design Databricks Microservices

Job description

and delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients. Here’s what you’ll do We are looking for an experienced Data & AI Platform Architect with expertise in cloud native data, analytics and AI platforms across the data value chain. You will help design scalable, secure and sustainable platforms for our clients, integrating batch and real-time processing, robust data management practices, and modern analytics and AI capabilities. You should bring practical experience of data & analytics platforms, alongside an understanding of how Machine Learning, Generative AI and Large Language Models can be applied within enterprise solutions. This role is suited to someone who is comfortable shaping architecture, advising clients, and leading small teams or workstreams, while remaining close to delivery. Responsibilities Platform, Data & AI Architecture Define and implement platform architectures for cloud-native PaaS and SaaS applications with a focus on data, analytics and AI. Design scalable data, regulations, particularly in public sector and regulated environments. Implement robust data management and governance strategies to support long-term sustainability. Apply strong understanding of the full data lifecycle to architecture and delivery decisions. Consulting & Collaboration Advise clients on data platform and analytics modernisation strategies. Work closely with business, engineering and policy teams to align solutions with organisational goals. Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions and provide clear architectural guidance. Support and mentor engineers and other team members within small delivery teams, helping to foster innovation and quality in delivery. Experience Proven experience (5+ years) in data & analytics, and AI solution design and delivery. Experience leading solution implementation for small teams or workstreams. Strong understanding of cloud-centric approaches to solution design and architecture., Strong understanding of core

Requirements

and AI platform components that support client business and strategic goals. Ensure seamless data flow across microservices- and API-driven architectures. Establish best practices for real-time and batch processing in hybrid cloud environments. Analytics, AI & ML Enablement Define and promote principles and best practices to help clients leverage data using modern analytics technologies. Support the integration of Machine Learning and Generative AI capabilities into data platforms or solutions, ensuring they are scalable, secure and aligned to business needs. Contribute to AI and LLM proof of concepts and early industrialisation activities, also demonstrating how modern generative models or agentic development approaches can enhance data processing and analytics solutions. Contribute to the adoption of advanced analytics and AI capabilities, including MLOps and AIOps. Data Management, Security & Governance Ensure data security and compliance with relevant standards and, data management concepts across the full data lifecycle, Good understanding of CI/CD and modern approaches to IT and infrastructure delivery. Able to clearly articulate key concepts in AI, Machine Learning and Data Mining, and explain how they can be leveraged effectively within modern data platform solutions. Public sector or regulated industry experience is desirable, including sectors such as government or healthcare. Technical Expertise Expertise in cloud data platforms across AWS or Azure. Experience with modern data warehouse and lakehouse ecosystems such as BigQuery, Redshift, Synapse, Snowflake or Databricks. Familiarity with Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies. Active interest in agentic development approaches. Familiarity with SQL and Python or Java. Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code for cloud platform delivery. Cloud platform architecture certification is desirable, with a data or AI specialism beneficial. Soft Skills Strong stakeholder

Benefits & conditions

management and consulting skills. Ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. Ability to translate business objectives into pragmatic, scalable technical solutions. Experience contributing to or supporting solutions through enterprise architectural governance. Strong communication skills with the confidence to advise clients and delivery teams alike. Benefits Along with a great company culture, Credera provides an exceptional compensation package including a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan. Our consistent growth and entrepreneurial environment provide an excellent platform to embark upon an exciting career path, where your contribution really counts. Learn more Credera is Omnicom’s global consulting firm that combines transformational consulting capabilities, deep industry knowledge, AI and technology expertise to deliver valuable customer experiences and accelerated growth across a broad range of industries worldwide. Our

About the company

We know great talent comes in many forms - including people returning from a career break. If you’re looking for part-time hours, flexible working, or a supportive transition back into your career, we’d love to explore how we can make this role work for you. Are you passionate about developing a career in technology? Does the idea of working for different clients on complex business-critical IT projects excite you? If yes, then read on! This role combines strong foundations in cloud-native data platform architecture with practical experience of modern AI-enabled data solutions, while remaining focused on hands-on delivery and client value. At Credera we operate a flexible hybrid working model. This includes 3 days per week working onsite - either at client site (as required) or in your local Credera office (London, Manchester, Leeds or Newcastle). We value collaboration and client impact, so our hybrid model is designed to strike a balance between flexibility, in-person connection, global delivery model allows us to provide clients with tailored solutions unique to their organisation needs that can scale due to our extensive footprint. As a values-led organisation, our mission is to make an extraordinary impact on our clients, our people, and our community. We believe it is this approach that has allowed us to work with and transform the most influential brands and organisations in the world, from strategy through to execution. More information is available at www.credera.com/en-gb. We are part of the OPM Group of Companies, a division of Omnicom Group Inc. Credera will never ask for money up front and will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. You should be very wary of, and carefully scrutinize, any job opportunity that asks for money prior to starting and/or one where all communications take place exclusively via chat.”

Omnicom’s policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom’s corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.

Omnicom is committed to hiring and developing exceptional talent. We agree that talent is uniquely distributed, and we’re focused on developing inclusive teams that can bring the best solutions to everything we do. We strongly believe that celebrating what makes us different makes us better together. Join us-we look forward to getting to know you. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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