Shape the Future of Data – Azure Data Architect – Hybrid – London SE1

Job Title: Data Architect – Azure Platform Specialist
Location: Hybrid – 1–2 days per week in London (SE1). 3-4 days remote
Salary: £90 – £115K OTE including bonus
Start: ASAP

The Client:
A Microsoft-focused digital consultancy at the forefront of AI, Cloud, and Data transformation. As a Microsoft Fabric Featured Partner, they design and deliver cutting-edge data solutions to clients in sectors including finance, pharma, energy, insurance, and retail.

The Candidate:
We are looking for a confident and technically strong Azure Data Architect with experience shaping modern, scalable data platforms. The role would suit an excellent communicator, comfortable collaborating with stakeholders, leading engineering teams, and working across tools like Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, and Databricks. The client is looking for someone who is passionate about data and innovation, who will bring solid architecture, modelling, and DevOps practices to their work.

The Role:
You’ll architect Azure-based data platforms from the ground up, engaging from discovery and design through to build and optimisation. You’ll support delivery teams, provide technical leadership, and help drive customer value through modern data-driven solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure, scalable Azure Data Architectures aligned to customer needs.
• Engage with customers to capture requirements and define data solutions.
• Support engineering teams across pipelines, notebooks, SQL and Python.
• Work closely with peers to deliver solutions. (Engineers, Analysts, Scientist & Cloud)
• Contribute to internal accelerators and data communities.
• Ensure governance, security, and performance monitoring.
• Occasional travel to client sites.
• Stay current with emerging trends.
• Mentor and provide technical leadership.
• Proven experience as an Azure Data Architect or Lead Data Engineer.
• Expertise in Microsoft Fabric, as well as in one or more of the following platforms: Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure Databricks, and supporting data technologies like Power BI, Microsoft Purview, Azure SQL Database, Azure Data Lake, etc.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Able to consult, advise, architect and estimate project work.
• Strong analysis, requirements gathering and data modelling.
• Solid data platform engineering experience in notebooks, pipelines, python and SQL.
• Working knowledge of DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.
• Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills.
• Must live within 1 hour commute of SE1. (London Bridge)
• Microsoft certifications.
• Experience across sectors such as pharma, finance, or retail.
• Interest in AI and modern data stack innovations.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.