Data Architect

Data Architect Up to £100,000+ Bonus Mainly remote- occasional travel to a Manchester/Leeds office

Role Summary

An exciting opportunity for a Data Architect to lead the creation of a brand‑new data ecosystem on Google Cloud Platform. This is a genuine greenfield environment where you’ll shape the entire data architecture, define governance, and build a scalable platform that will support advanced analytics, AI and future product development. A role for someone who wants full ownership, influence, and the freedom to set the technical direction from day one.

Data Architect Key Duties

• Lead the end‑to‑end design of a modern data platform using GCP technologies such as BigQuery, Dataflow and Pub/Sub.
• Define and implement data modelling standards (Star, Snowflake, Data Vault) and CI/CD best practices for data pipelines.
• Build secure, well‑governed environments including IAM configuration, data encryption, and lineage tracking.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders and product teams to ensure the platform supports ML/AI innovation.
• Establish Infrastructure‑as‑Code foundations using tools such as Terraform.

You Will Have

• Strong experience designing data architectures within Google Cloud Platform is highly advantageous.
• Hands‑on expertise with technologies such as BigQuery, Dataflow, Dataproc, Cloud Composer (or similar), and Cloud Storage. (Desirable)
• Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go, and an engineering mindset for managing infrastructure as code.
• Ability to communicate complex architectural decisions clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• A forward‑thinking, visionary approach to building scalable data ecosystems.

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