Principal Data Architect

• Lead End-to-End Data Lifecycle: Own and manage the complete data lifecycle—from capturing learning interaction data to delivering consolidated insights—ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and actionable
• Architect Scalable Data Solutions: Design and implement enterprise-grade data pipelines and architectures using AWS services (e.g. S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, Kinesis), optimised for analytics and scalability
• Set Technical Direction: Define and guide technical decisions related to data conceptualisation, modelling, and visualisation within the organisation’s analytics ecosystem
• Champion Data Governance and Access: Drive visibility into data usage and access, ensuring secure, compliant, and transparent data practices across the organisation
• Communicate with Impact: Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for business stakeholders and internal customers
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert: Serve as a go-to expert in data architecture, resolving complex issues and fostering thought leadership and technical excellence
• Drive Standards and Best Practices: Lead the implementation of architectural guidelines and frameworks, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and consistency across solutions
• Monitor and Optimise Services: Define and oversee service metrics, collaborating with stakeholders to meet performance standards and client expectations
• Innovate and Evolve Architecture: Spearhead the conceptualisation and development of innovative data services and products, aligned with evolving business needs
• Mentor and Develop Talent: Coach and support experienced professionals, building current and future capabilities within the data architecture team
• Lead Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process enhancements to improve the efficiency, quality, and agility of data architecture practices
• Cloud Governance : Utilize tools such as IAM, resource tagging, cost management, etc. to enforce AWS governance policies and implement monitoring and alerting solutions to address issues proactively

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or any relevant field
• AWS Solutions Architect, Associate or Professional, is good to have and holds high weight
• Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices
• Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions
• Hands-on experience with any cloud, preferably AWS, is preferred
• Extensive background in software architecture and solution design, with deep expertise in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures
• Advanced proficiency in Python and Apache Spark, with a strong focus on ETL data processing and scalable data engineering workflows
• In-depth technical knowledge of AWS data services, with hands-on experience implementing data pipelines using tools such as EMR, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and Athena
• Proven experience in designing and delivering Lakehouse architectures, enabling unified analytics across structured and unstructured data

A master's degree is preferred but not mandatory

• Annual On target bonus 15% (personal and company multipliers)
• Car allowance - worth £5500 a year (can be taken as cash)
• Private healthcare for you and your family
• BT Pension scheme
• minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• Life Assurance
• Direct share scheme
• Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
• 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
• My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
• Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
• Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
• Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
• Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’