Azure Data Architect

Azure Data Architect Azure SQL Data Warehouse Greenfield Programme

UK Based only Remote First working (ad hoc meetings South Wales)

Are you an experienced Azure Data Architect looking for the opportunity to shape a greenfield enterprise data platform from the ground up?

We're partnering with a growing consultancy who are undertaking a major transformation programme and are looking for a hands-on Azure Data Architect to lead the design and delivery of a modern Azure Data Warehouse solution. This is a highly visible role where you'll influence architecture strategy, drive technical decisions, and work closely with engineering teams to deliver a scalable, secure and future-proof data platform.

This is not a purely governance-focused architecture position. You'll remain close to delivery, leading and collaborating with Data Engineers, validating designs, reviewing solutions, and contributing technically throughout the project lifecycle.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the architecture and delivery of a new Azure-based data warehouse platform
• Reviewing, challenging and enhancing existing high-level solution designs
• Collaborating with engineering teams to produce detailed technical designs
• Defining architecture standards, best practices and long-term technology roadmaps
• Providing hands-on technical leadership throughout delivery
• Working alongside Data Engineers to build production-ready solutions
• Reviewing code, designs and technical deliverables to ensure quality and consistency
• Driving architectural decisions across security, governance, scalability and performance
• Engaging with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions
• Supporting deployment, release management and CI/CD processes within Azure DevOps
• Promoting modern engineering practices across data, cloud and DevOps teams

What We're Looking For

Essential Experience

• Proven experience as a Data Architect delivering Azure-based data platforms
• Strong background designing enterprise-scale data warehouse and analytics solutions

Extensive experience with:

• Azure SQL
• Azure Data Factory
• Power BI
• Azure DevOps
• Experience delivering greenfield data platform implementations
• Strong understanding of dimensional modelling and modern data warehouse design
• Experience developing scalable, secure and maintainable cloud architectures
• Expertise establishing CI/CD and DevOps practices for data platforms
• Strong stakeholder management and requirements gathering skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments

Desirable Experience

• Data governance and data quality frameworks
• Azure security and access control architecture
• Consultancy, technology consulting or professional services experience
• Experience within highly regulated environments
• Current UK Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to obtain clearance
• Microsoft Azure certifications, including: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Azure Data Engineer Associate

Role overview

• Data Architect (Azure)
• Fully remote (UK only) with ad hoc meetings to South Wales/Southwest
• Day rate - £575.00 - £625.00
• 3months initially + likely extension
• IR35 status is to be confirmed but likely outside (pending)
• 1 stage MS Teams interview
• Start date end of September ideally

Interested? Apply now or contact me directly for a confidential discussion.

Please note, this role is only open to candidates in the UK and you must either hold or be eligible for SC clearance.