Staffworx
Senior Data Architect
Get notified of more jobs like this · No spam, ever
How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Data Architect (Azure) | Databricks + Purview | Outside IR35 | London & Remote
Rate: market rates, outside IR35
Location: Remote, UK. Occasional London attendance
Duration: 6 months initial, likely extension
Start: Immediate
Data Architect required for a greenfield Azure Databricks data platform build. There is no legacy estate and no migration. The end client is a newly formed organisation whose service is expected to operate at national scale following incoming legislation, so the platform must be architected for very significant growth.
The engagement is in discovery, completing within the next three to four weeks, before moving into design and delivery. Azure is confirmed and the platform decision has now been made: Databricks, with Microsoft Purview for governance. You will own the architecture from here, shaping how the Lakehouse is designed, governed and scaled.
Responsibilities
- Own the target data architecture, from conceptual through logical to physical design
- Design the Databricks Lakehouse, including medallion layers, workspace and environment structure, and cost and performance patterns
- Define the governance, lineage and cataloguing approach using Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview
- Produce data models and integration patterns built for national scale volumes
- Present and defend best practice to a client team building its own capability
- Work alongside the enterprise architects, integrations architect and data governance specialist
- Remain hands on where needed to unblock delivery
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
Essential
- Enterprise scale data platform architecture, greenfield or major replatform
- Databricks at architecture level on Azure, including Delta Lake, Unity Catalog and Spark optimisation
- Lakehouse and medallion patterns, batch and streaming ingestion, event driven design
- Conceptual, logical and physical data modelling. Dimensional and data vault both useful
- Advanced SQL, Python or PySpark
- Declarative pipelines (Delta Live Tables or equivalent), Databricks Workflows, Auto Loader and Structured Streaming
- Microsoft Purview for data governance, cataloguing and lineage
- Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Data Lake Storage Gen2
- Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions, Databricks Asset Bundles, Terraform or Bicep
- Entra ID, Key Vault, private endpoints, RBAC
- UK GDPR and DPA 2018 in practice, including public personal data
- Consultancy, systems integrator or large corporate background with strong client facing skills
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
Desirable
- Databricks certification, for example Data Engineer Professional or Solutions Architect
- Microsoft certification, for example AZ-305 or DP-203
- Regulated or legislation driven programme experience
- Platforms that have scaled rapidly from launch
- TOGAF or similar
Please apply with an up to date CV, along with availability and day rate. Suitable candidates will be contacted to discuss the role in confidence.
Location: London HQ and home base (mostly remote working)
Job Type: Contract
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months initial, likely long term extensions
Rate/Salary: Market rates, outside IR35
Visa Requirement: Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location
#DataArchitect #Azure #Databricks #MicrosoftPurview #OutsideIR35 #ContractJobs #DataArchitecture #DataGovernance #Lakehouse #DataModelling #PySpark #UnityCatalog #UKContract #RemoteWork
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Location