Azure Cloud Data Architect

Contract/Permanent Opportunity

Azure Cloud Data Architect

Hybrid (London 2x per Week)

Must have Active Security Clearance

Job responsibilities

Architecture of solutions

* Architecting Enterprise Data Platform on Cloud particularly on Azure to support regulatory financial institution

* Designing Functional Architectures for Service Quality

* Designing and maintaining Non-Functional Requirements, e.g., Capacity planning, availability, performance, housekeeping, monitoring and foundational capabilities of the Enterprise Data Platform

Designing the application solution delivery and good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure solutions

* Leading technical teams as appropriate in data and analytics delivery implementation and support

* Performing technical assessment and evaluation of Cloud Services and other Cloud SaaS/IaaS/PaaS solutions

Documenting solution architecture

* Cloud Data Platform capabilities, Use Cases, Applications, including integrations

* Collaborate with Cloud Security and Cloud Infrastructure offices

* Maintaining documentation

Other Azure Cloud data Architect activities

* Assist in deploying data solutions and applications.

* Assist in second line support problem determination and resolution of solution issues

* Assist in designing, developing and implementing Enterprise Data Platform enhancements to agreed standards utilising standard processes and procedures.

* Assist in supporting Data Analytics development and production teams

* Assist in supporting the Data and Analytics team to resolve incidents

* Provide architectural oversight and support for the data solution and infrastructure environment

Required knowledge and experience

* 10-15 years of experience in Cloud Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Hyperscalers specially Microsoft Azure technologies across the Data Lifecycle.

* Have experience in architecting and solutioning Azure based projects.

* Hands on knowledge in ADF, Databricks, PowerBI

* Experience in various Azure services across Data Ingestion, Data Modelling, Data Governance, Data Quality, Reporting and Visualization and Analytics capabilities.

* Experience in setting up Foundational and Advanced Capabilities of Azure Cloud Data Platform

* Relevant technical experience managing, developing and upgrading applications, within application/solution design

* Strong understanding of data modeling techniques in Relational, Document, Graph, and BigData platforms servicing OLTP, OLAP and mixed model architectures

* Excellent documentation skills and ability to complete high quality architecture artefacts in a timely fashion to meet project timelines for governance gates.

* Experience of end-to-end data solution architecture/design methods and patterns for example design in areas such as data sourcing, data warehousing, data lakes, ELT/ELT, streaming, data delivery, data visualization

* Experience in application integration using services-oriented and/or middleware approaches

* Have experience in leading projects relating to system integration, data migration, data warehousing experience with cloud-based data platforms; experience driving technical workshops with technical and business clients to derive value added services and implementations