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# Data Solution Architect

- **Company:** Hackajob Ltd
- **Location:** Ashley, UK
- **Salary:** £100,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Integration, Data Systems, Data Virtualization, Data Warehousing, Python (Programming Language), Data Processing, Google Cloud, Data Ingestion, Change Data Capture, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5823818891

## About the Role

* Experience leading multiple teams as a data solution architect, with ownership of a system of systems
 * Experience designing, building, and productionising modern data-intensive applications, including orchestration and operations
 * Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of data technologies, including data ingestion, transformation, storage, presentation, and consumption
 * Strategic design thinking experience, including problem conceptualisation, approach and roadmap definition, architecture realisation, and risk management
 * Comfortable with traditional and contemporary data warehousing concepts
 * Experience deploying data-processing platforms from vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP, or Databricks
 * Comfortable in one or more of Java, Scala, or Python, with the ability to be hands-on when required
 * Demonstrated ability to manage, coach, and develop team members and the wider community
 * Knowledge of wider data architecture concepts such as Master Data Management, masking, data governance, provenance, and lineage is desirable
 * Experience with technical evaluation and product selection is desirable
 * Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture, or data virtualisation is desirable

## Description

* Lead multi-skilled agile teams to design and deliver contemporary data solutions
 * Implement functional and non-functional designs successfully
 * Work closely with ops and infrastructure architects to productionise robust, resilient, and maintainable data solutions
 * Work closely with customer architects to agree functional and non-functional designs
 * Advise, question, inform, and help customers make sound solution design decisions
 * Develop policy and standards with peers, share knowledge, and mentor others
 * Manage and estimate timelines underpinning solution delivery
 * Own technical solution design as part of a pre-sales process
 * Make a significant contribution to the data community and wider data capability
 * Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff, including employee performance and career development
 * Provide direction for the team while solving problems together

Technologies:

 * AWS
 * Architect
 * Azure
 * Databricks
 * GCP
 * Java
 * Python
 * Scala
 * Cloud
 * Support


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