Principal Data Architect - Energy, Renewables, Azure

Principal Data Architect - Energy, Renewables, Azure

£Market Rate

London / Hybrid

6 months initially

My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a Principal Data Architect to lead the design, build, and operation of a multi-party, secure data-sharing platform for wind asset owners. You'll architect and run a cloud-native data platform (Azure) that enables cross-fleet analytics, benchmarking, and predictive maintenance at scale for an end client within the Renewable Energy domain.

Key Responsibilities:

Own end-to-end architecture (data model, ingestion, APIs, anonymisation, access controls)
Design a scalable Azure PaaS data platform (ADF, Functions, ADLS, Synapse, App Service)
Define data contracts and standards across multiple turbine OEMs
Build robust ingestion pipelines (batch + API)
Implement automated validation & QA frameworks
Manage time-series SCADA data standardisation and mapping
Implement privacy-by-design architecture
Own RBAC, audit trails, anonymisation, and access policies
Translate legal and governance rules into technical controls
Own CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, SLAs
Ensure platform runs on a predictable monthly data cycle
Manage cost optimisation and scaling
Lead onboarding of external partners (asset owners)
Communicate across technical and commercial stakeholders
Build trust in a shared-data environment
Nice to have:

Wind / Energy / industrial IoT / SCADA data experience
Experience with data marketplaces or data sharing platforms
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