Lead Technical Architect£202.57 PAYE - £261.56 UMBRELLA per dayFull Time3 month contractCardiff - Predominantly RemoteOur Client is looking to recruit multiple Lead Technical Architect on initial 3 month contracts who are based inCardiff.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESLead the definition of technical strategies, visions and designs across teams based on Google Cloud Platform best practice to achieve organisational objectives.Direct the delivery of technical strategies, visions and designs across teams.Drive best practices in cloud-based data engineering, automation, and DevOps for data solutions.Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other engineering teams to define architecture principles and patterns.Lead and guide the team, contributing to team skill growth and knowledge sharing.Design and implement scalable, reliable data models in the Google Cloud Platform.Ensure the security, compliance, and performance of Google Cloud Platform data solutions.SKILLS AND EXPERIENCESignificant experience with Google Cloud Platform for data and analytics.Ability to define strategies and visions across teams based on best practice, which align with organisational objectives.Ability to direct the implementation of strategies and visions for example by creating and implementing roadmaps or plans.Ability to make and guide architectural decisions, identify and address associated risks, and use governance and assurance to make design decisions.Can define architectural principles and patterns using best practice.Ability to produce relevant data models, explaining which models to use for which purpose and advising on industry best practice.Can develop and maintain strategies in response to feedback and findings.Ability to create technical designs characterised by high risk, impact and complexity.Can lead and guide others in creating technical designs to achieve organisational objectives.Can understand the impact on the organisation of emerging trends in data tools, analysis techniques and data usage.Ability to communicate between technical and non-technical stakeholders, mediate in difficult architectural discussion and gain support from stakeholders for architectural initiatives.Can work collaboratively in a group and adapt feedback to ensure its effective.Can use feedback to optimise and refine standards for technical designs throughout the lifecycle.Ability to track emerging internal and external issues, solve problems with the most appropriate actions influencing colleagues across the organisation.QUALIFICATIONSEssentialMasters Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field.Cloud Platform Certification (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)AWS Certified Data Analytics SpecialtyGoogle Professional ArchitectMicrosoft Certified: Azure Data EngineerDesirableGoogle Professional Data EngineerData Engineering Certifications (e.g., Cloudera, Databricks)Data-related Certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Data Scientist Associate, Databricks Certified Data Engineer)If this role is of particular interest and matches up well with your skills/experience then please do apply immediately.If this role is of interest and you meet the above criteria, then please apply immediatelyTPBN1_UKTJ