Data Architect at DataReign, England, £Contract Rate

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect to lead the assessment and design approval for replacing an existing analytics platform. The organisation is evaluating target options, including Microsoft Fabric and Databricks, and needs a clear, well-evidenced architecture that can progress through formal design governance.

Location: Hybrid Working (Bristol or London)

Rate / Salary: £650-750 Outside IR35 per day

SC clearance required

You will review the current source environment and data flows, assess the platform options, recommend a target architecture, and produce the design documentation needed for approval. The data in scope is classified, so security, access control and data handling will be central to the design.

Key responsibilities

• Review source data, existing data flows and integration requirements across the current estate
• Assess candidate analytics platforms (including Microsoft Fabric and Databricks) and recommend a suitable target architecture
• Define current-state and target-state architecture, including how the new platform will integrate with source systems
• Design end-to-end data flows from source through to consumption
• Set out the networking and network security approach for the proposed solution
• Define a migration and transition architecture to move from the current platform to the new one with minimal disruption
• Produce design documentation to support governance and formal design approval
• Ensure the design meets security, access and handling requirements for classified data

Ideally you'll have:

• Proven experience as a Data Architect on enterprise data or analytics programmes
• Hands-on experience of analytics platform modernisation or migration
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks
• Experience producing architecture documentation for formal design approval and governance processes
• Solid understanding of data integration patterns, data flows and networking/network security considerations
• Experience designing solutions that handle sensitive data, including access control and data handling requirements
• Ability to present options and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Sound like you? Please apply directly for more detail.