Data Solution Architect - Databricks

Location: UK Wide (Hybrid) Salary: Up to £110,000 + Bonus + Excellent Benefits Security Clearance: Must be eligible for SC Clearance

The Opportunity

We're recruiting for an experienced Data Solution Architect with strong Databricks expertise to join a leading technology consultancy delivering large-scale data, analytics, AI and cloud transformation programmes.

This role will see you designing and delivering modern data platforms, working closely with clients and technical teams to build scalable, secure and high-performing solutions using Databricks, Apache Spark and cloud technologies.

You'll also play a key role in pre-sales activities, solution design, and helping to drive strategic Databricks initiatives across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and architect Databricks-based data platforms and solutions.
• Build scalable data lakehouse and data warehouse architectures.
• Design data integration, transformation and analytics solutions.
• Support AI and Machine Learning use cases through modern data architectures.
• Collaborate with architects, engineers, data scientists and business stakeholders.
• Lead technical workshops and contribute to solution design activities.
• Support pre-sales engagements, proposals and client presentations.
• Drive best practice across Databricks and modern data platform delivery.

Skills & Experience Required

• 7+ years' experience in Data Architecture or Solution Architecture.
• Strong commercial experience with Databricks and Apache Spark.
• Experience delivering enterprise data platforms on AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Strong understanding of data warehousing, data lakes and lakehouse architectures.
• Experience designing secure, scalable and governed data solutions.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience supporting pre-sales, bids or solution shaping activities is highly desirable.

Nice to Have

• Public sector experience.
• Databricks certifications.
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure or GCP).
• Experience with AI, Machine Learning or GenAI projects.

What's on Offer?

• Up to £110,000 base salary
• Performance bonus
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• Flexible hybrid working
• Ongoing training and certification support
• Exposure to enterprise-scale cloud, data and AI projects
• Clear progression opportunities

Security Clearance

Candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance, which typically requires continuous UK residency for the past 5 years.

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If you're an experienced Data Solution Architect with strong Databricks expertise and are looking to work on large-scale cloud and data transformation programmes, we'd love to hear from you.