Data Architect

AND Digital
Bristol
1 week ago
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About AND Digital

AND Digital are a tech company focused on accelerating digital delivery and dedicated to closing the digital skills gap. We've been helping organisations build better digital products and stronger digital teams since 2014.


We believe our work should always leave a legacy for the client. We do this through close relationships with our offices (or ‘Clubs') so that our partners are always prioritised by a regional team close to them. This unique model has driven success for our clients and ourselves, evidenced by our remarkable organic growth since 2014.


Qualifications

  • Proven track record of leadership of teams and problem solving at the enterprise scale in the field of Data Architecture, Science or Analytics. Hands‑on technical delivery of client‑facing data projects across the full SDLC from design to migration, integration and live service in a multi‑vendor environment.
  • Strong skills in languages such as Python, R, SQL or Scala, alongside experience of using modern and traditional data technologies including ElasticSearch, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, mySQL/mariaDB, Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop, Kafka, Splunk/ELK or other logging and monitoring tools, BI and Data Warehousing solutions and ETL and migration technologies. This should be backed with strong cloud‑native data engineering skills e.g. AWS RDS, Aurora, Redshift, Kinesis, Glue or Azure CosmosDB, DataFactory, DataWarehouse, SQL DB etc.
  • Proven experience in quality assuring data programmes, including non‑functional testing and performance tuning.
  • Hands‑on experience of modern software delivery, including CI/CD and DevOps practices with a deep understanding and extensive track record of delivering complex data solutions using Agile methods including Scrum, SAFe etc.
  • A keen understanding of industry best‑practice around standards, quality and continuous improvement in the field of Data Engineering.
  • Experience in conducting large‑scale enterprise batch and real‑time processing from varying sources.
  • Experience in building and designing scalable and extensible enterprise data architectures.
  • Actively contribute to your Practice Area by sharing expertise, shaping propositions, and helping elevate the collective craft. Whether through knowledge sharing, innovation or mentoring others, you play a key role in advancing the capability and strength of your community.

Why Join AND Digital?

  • Values of wonder, share, and delight guide how we work with clients and shape our culture.
  • Collaboration, ambition, curiosity and fun drive innovation by creating a better environment for problem‑solving.

What We Offer

  • Opportunities to work on projects with big clients and the chance to produce meaningful work that makes a difference to people's lives.
  • A "Blended Working" model, allowing work from a range of locations: home, your clubhouse, a client site, or simply a change of scenery.
  • A dedicated career scrum team, designed to help you reach your career goals and develop the skills you need to be your best self.
  • An annual budget for training and upskilling, including allocated days off so you don't have to study in your own free time.
  • Monthly and quarterly team socials – on us – ranging from after‑work drinks to driving experience days with your fellow club members.
  • A safe environment to be yourself and challenge yourself.

Benefits

  • 25 days holiday allowance + bank holidays.
  • Share scheme.
  • A £1,000 flexifund to use on a personalised list of benefits such as gym membership, Cycle to Work Scheme, health, dental and optical cash plan.
  • 6 % pension.
  • PLUS many more.

Equal Opportunities Statement

At AND Digital we embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities. We are actively recruiting for a diverse and inclusive workforce and want to ensure we do everything we can to support your application. We want you to feel safe and empowered to let us know if you require any adjustments to be made to your application or interview process – please speak to our recruitment team.


Seniority Level

Not Applicable


Employment Type

Full‑time


Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology


Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting


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