JOB DESCRIPTION

When you join Kainos, you get to think beyond limitations to make an immediate and positive impact – like transforming digital services for millions of citizens or helping Fortune 500 companies get live and thrive on Workday.

You’ll be part of a people-first culture that is growing around the world. We’re a creative, committed, and diverse group of individuals who succeed as a team.

At Kainos your ideas are heard and valued and you’ll leave a legacy that you can feel proud of. Join us and discover how our people write our story.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE BUSINESS:

As a Data Solution Architect (Manager) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for a multi- skilled agile teams to design and deliver contemporary data solutions. You will be a quality orientated pragmatist, where you balance trade-offs to successfully deliver complex solutions. You will be viewed as an authority figure for data technology solutions, providing strong technical and thought leadership.

Your responsibilities will include:

Successfully implementing functional and non-functional designs

Working closely with Ops and Infrastructure architects to productionise robust, resilient, and maintainable data solutions

Working closely with customer architects to agree functional and non-functional designs. Advising, questioning, informing, and helping the customer in making sound solution design outcomes.

Working with your peers to develop policy and standards, share knowledge and mentor those around you

Managing and estimating timelines underpinning solution delivery

Owning technical solution design as part of a pre-sales process

Making a significant contribution to the data community and wider data capability

Managing, coaching and developing a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide direction for your team as you solve problems together

Minimum (essential) requirements:

Experience of leading multiple teams as the data solution architect, with ownership of a system of systems

Experience in designing, building and productionising modern data-intensive applications including orchestration and operation

Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of data technologies (data ingestion, transformation, storage, presentation, consumption) being able to integrate these into successful solutions

Strategic design thinking experience, including problem conceptualisation, approach and roadmap definition, architecture realisation and risk management

Comfortable with traditional and contemporary data warehousing concepts

Experience of deploying data-processing platforms from vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks.

Comfortable in one or more of Java, Scala, or Python with the ability to be ‘hands on’ when required

We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of your team and wider community.

Desirable:

Knowledge of wider Data Architecture concepts, for example Master Data Management, Masking, Data Governance, Provenance and Lineage

Experience of Technical Evaluation and product selection

Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture or data virtualisation

So what are you waiting for? Let’s write the next incredible chapter of our story together. 

Embracing our differences

At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field. Our friendly talent acquisition team is here to support you every step of the way, so if you require any accommodations or adjustments, we encourage you to reach out. We understand that everyone's journey is different, and by having a private conversation we can ensure that our recruitment process is tailored to your needs.