Data Solutions Architect - 6 months | Coventry - Inside IR35

We're recruiting for a highly experienced Cloud/Data Solutions Architect to design, implement, and optimise large-scale data and cloud solutions across Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric for a leading UK utilities organisation. The ideal candidate will lead initiatives supporting Real Time analytics, AI/ML, secure data management, and enterprise-wide integration - especially within complex IoT and telemetry environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable, secure, high-performance data platforms using Azure, Databricks, and Microsoft Fabric for Real Time and batch processing
• Lead integration across structured and unstructured data sources such as SCADA, SAP, APIs, telemetry, and time-series data using modern ETL/ELT patterns
• Establish data governance, security, and compliance frameworks including data masking, encryption, lineage, access controls, and regulatory adherence (GDPR, ISO 27001)
• Design and optimise cloud-native storage and compute architectures using Delta Lake, ADLS Gen2, Synapse, Azure SQL, Cosmos DB, and NoSQL for petabyte-scale workloads
• Implement event-driven and Real Time streaming architectures using Kafka, Azure Event Hubs, IoT Hub, and Lambda architecture patterns
• Drive DevOps and IaC practices through automated CI/CD pipelines (Terraform, Bicep, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions)

What You Will Ideally Bring

• Strong experience with Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, and Azure Databricks
• Experience with ADLS, Azure Blob, Azure SQL DB, Cosmos DB, Delta Lake, and Oracle DB
• Experience with Azure Event Hub, Azure Kafka, Azure IoT Hub, and ADX
• Microsoft Fabric experience, including OneLake
• CI/CD experience using Azure DevOps, GitHub, and ARM
• Experience with unstructured data, data modelling, data mapping, and ETL mapping
• Data governance experience (Microsoft Purview, Databricks Unity Catalog)
• Data profiling, data quality, and security experience
• MDM experience (Profisee, Informatica)

Contract Details:

• Duration: 6months
• Rate: £575/day - Inside IR35
• Location: Coventry- 3 days onsite
• Start Date: ASAP