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Senior Data Architect

Netcompany
Leeds
1 month ago
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Company Description

Join Netcompany in leveraging technological innovations to foster societal transformation.

Netcompany was awarded 5th position on the esteemed UK Top 50 Best Places to Work in the Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Awards for 2024. As one of the fastest growing technology companies, we are disrupting the marketplace and revolutionizing the way businesses operate. Our vision is to be the leading digital challenger in Europe whilst evolving the next generation of IT consulting.

Operating across both public and private sectors, we offer a comprehensive range of services from product design and engineering, digital strategy, data services & management (Machine Learning and AI), cloud migration to program delivery and service operations, our offerings are designed to meet diverse business needs.

Our Data Practice delivers impactful, data-driven digital transformations—from pre-sales to delivery—focused on solving real customer challenges and creating meaningful societal value.

Senior Data Architects receive coaching to grow both technically and professionally, with clear career paths in data architecture, broader architecture domains, or generalist leadership roles.

Job Description

  • Work closely with stakeholders to execute discoveries and understand their needs and develop data-driven solutions that are scalable, highly performant and available. Communicating data architecture and findings to stakeholders clearly and concisely
  • Apply data architecture design to solve complex problems such as design and implement enterprise-wide data architectures to aligns with business and technology strategies.
  • Develop data strategies, and governance architectures, including technology, people and process perspectives
  • Develop data models (conceptual, logical, and physical) for databases, data lakes, and warehouses.
  • Data integration with other systems and platforms through APIs and middleware which could include integrating data from multiple sources, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
  • Contribute to the productionisation of new data capabilities / solutions through Discovery, prototyping, requirements setting and implementation
  • Deliver customer value through understanding the context within which data solutions are being deployed

Qualifications

Technical:

  • Hands-on experience with Data Platforms (Azure, AWS, Informatica).

  • Knowledge of data modelling (e.g., Kimball, Star Schema, Data Vault).

  • Proficient in cloud and DataOps solutions especially with Azure or AWS stack and including event streaming (Azure Event Hubs, Kafka).

  • Experience with Big Data Solutions(Hadoop, Cassandra).

  • Understanding of compliance (GDPR, ISO 22701) and frameworks (TOGAF, DAMA).

  • Skilled with architecture tools (Visio, Draw.io, Archi, SparxEA).

General:

  • Eligible for Security Clearance.

  • 5+ years in data roles, including 2+ years in data architecture (public/private sector).

  • Strong leadership and mentoring skills; contribute to pre-sales and practice growth.

  • Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and communication abilities.

  • Active in data standards, open-source, or industry forums.

Additional Information

Benefits include:

  • Hybrid working model with some flexible working
  • 25days’ holiday
  • Private Medical Health care via Vitality
  • Pension contribution, Life Assurance
  • Professional certifications supported as part of learning and development.
  • A range of retail discounts to enhance your lifestyle, encompassing restaurants, supermarkets, travel, leisure activities and health and well-being services.
  • Access to our Employee Resource Groups, our groups represent diverse backgrounds and provide a platform for colleagues to connect, learn, and support one another.

Company information

At Netcompany, we pride ourselves on our entrepreneurial spirit and our capacity for doing things differently. Our culture is built on fostering low bureaucracy, emphasizing high agility and promoting flexibility, enabling everyone to contribute their best.

Our journey began in the UK with the acquisition of Hunter Macdonald in 2017. As one of Northern Europe's most accomplished IT companies, we have expanded our headcount globally to 7400+ employees and have offices in UK, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Holland and Vietnam.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse environment that celebrates every individual. Our recruitment processes are based on individual merit. If you require any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the interview process, please email us atfor assistance.

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