Data Architect

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

We challenge where it matters and own the outcome.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.

Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deepexpertisein consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teamsoperateglobally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Join ourData Science team, part of Digital & Data,working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.

Grow a flexible and uniqueconsultingcareer within a trust-based,inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have theoptionto progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if thisdoesn’talign with what you want to do.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.

Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same

Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring

Deepen yourexpertisethrough oura culture of learning and growth –you’llhave budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications

As aData Architect you willhelp drive data and AI transformations for our clientsby helping our clients.

You willbe responsible for defining thedata blueprint and architecture for our clients' most complex programmes. This role requires an understanding of both classic and latest generation platform capabilities. You will be architecting end-to-end data platforms which include ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, cost-optimisation, and observability.

You will have strong client-facing skills to translate business needs into scalable, resilient, and secure data solutions.

While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, youwill beexpectedtoarchitect solutionsforsomeoffollowing technologies and capabilities to ensure scalable, high-performance applications:

Multi-cloud,datawarehousingand datalakeplatforms

Data manipulation,integration and ingestion technologies

Programming/scripting languages

ML/AI frameworks

Infrastructure & Dev Ops concepts and tooling,

Semantic models and metrics layers

Data governance tooling

As a Principal Consultant, you will be expected to:

Operate at a strategic and leadership-focused level

Handle complex client challenges, lead teams, and take ownership of end-to-end assignment delivery

Play arole in business growth through bid leadership,identifying new opportunities, andleveragea strong internal and external network

Help connect and support newer team members. drive the development and sharing of thought leadership, champion best practice, and be seen as the go-to expert in your technical area

Set direction for teams, create an inclusive environment, and push both capability and client outcomes to a higher standard

What you can expectofourworking environment🌱

Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.

You’llbe using your technical skills to problem solve with our clients

Collaborate closelyas a core member of engineering teams, often taking a lead SME role to define vision andestablishthe right practical architecture

Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client…