Technical Architect (Cloud Data)

Technical Architect (Cloud Data) | London, UK | Permanent

Location: London, UK (onsite)

About the role

We are looking for a Technical Architect to shape cloud and data architecture across the organisation. You will act as a subject matter expert across cloud and on-prem platforms and bridge the gap between business and technology. You will work closely with Product Owners, stakeholders and other SMEs to define a modern data ecosystem that supports current and future needs.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the SME for end-to-end cloud and on-prem architecture across AWS, GCP, Azure and future providers, including networking, provisioning and management
• Apply cloud architecture principles such as OS, multi-tenancy, virtualization, orchestration and scalability
• Provide thought leadership on data strategy, technologies and engineering to business and IT leadership
• Define a modern data ecosystem covering cloud data warehouses, data lakes and analytical platforms
• Work with business areas to capture BI, analytics and reporting requirements based on objectives, initiatives and challenges
• Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to translate business questions into scalable technical solutions

Required skills and experience

• Proven experience as a Technical, Cloud or Data Architect
• Hands-on knowledge of at least one of AWS, GCP or Azure
• Experience with cloud data warehousing and data lake or lakehouse platforms
• Strong understanding of scalability, multi-tenancy, virtualization and orchestration
• Experience gathering BI and analytics requirements and turning them into architecture
• Excellent communication skills, including presenting to senior business and IT leaders
• Nice to have
• Experience in fintech, payments or banking
• Familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Synapse, Power BI or Tableau

Candidate requirements

• Must be available to work onsite in London, UK
• Must have valid work authorisation for the UK
• Strong verbal and written English communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with onsite and delivery teams
• Immediate or short-notice availability would be advantageous