Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Taking ownership and advancing the comprehensive data architecture in alignment with Cooper Parry’s strategy and enterprise standards.

• Establishing architectural patterns, principles, and standards for: Data ingestion, Data transformation, Data modeling, Analytics, and reporting.

• Serving as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders regarding data architecture decisions.

• Designing and supervising solutions utilizing Microsoft Fabric, which includes: OneLake Lakehouse and Warehouse architectures, Data Pipelines, Spark / Notebooks, and Semantic models.

• Ensuring the platform's scalability, optimizing performance, enhancing cost efficiency, and maintaining security.

• Guiding the transition from legacy platforms where necessary.

• Providing technical leadership across data engineering practices, which encompass: Batch and streaming data pipelines, ELT/ETL frameworks, and CI/CD for data platforms.

• Architecting reliable integrations from both internal and third-party systems.

• Setting standards for data quality, validation, and monitoring.

• Defining and enforcing: Data governance frameworks, Master and reference data strategies, and access control with role-based security.

• Ensuring adherence to GDPR and organizational security standards.

• Advocating for high data quality and transparency in data lineage.

• Collaborating closely with: Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, BI Developers, Product, and Business stakeholders.

• Mentoring and enhancing the skills of team members.

• Reviewing solution designs and offering constructive architectural recommendations.

⛳️ Requirements

• Demonstrated experience as a Data Architect or Senior Data Engineer with architectural responsibilities.

• Strong practical experience with Microsoft Fabric.

• In-depth knowledge of: Modern data lakehouse architectures, Dimensional and analytical data modeling, and Data pipeline orchestration.

• Proficient SQL skills and experience with distributed data processing.

• Experience in designing enterprise-scale analytics platforms within Azure.

• Capability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.

• Experience in integrating and modeling professional services data (preferably).

• Familiarity with Power BI semantic models and DAX (preferably).

• Experience with Azure ecosystem services (e.g., Azure AD, monitoring, networking) (preferably).

• Experience working within agile product or platform teams (preferably).

• Experience in designing data architectures and integrations for CRM and professional services platforms, such as Salesforce or similar systems, and understanding common challenges related to CRM and services data, including: Complex relational structures, Slowly changing dimensions, and Data duplication and reconciliation across systems (preferably).

🏝️ Benefits

• A flexible work approach that balances working from home, the office, or client locations.

• A generous vacation entitlement.

• An enhanced parental leave policy.

• An improved pension scheme.

• No dress code – just “wear something!”

• A multi-award-winning wellbeing program to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health.

• Opportunities for volunteering to engage more closely with local communities and charities.

• Participation in Cooper Parry social/sports clubs.