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Data Architect

Location: London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle (Hybrid)

Salary: £80,000 - £90,000 + Bonus + Comprehensive Benefits

The Opportunity

A leading technology and transformation consultancy is seeking an experienced AWS Data Platform Architect to join its growing Data & AI practice.

This is an opportunity to work on complex, business-critical programmes for large public sector and regulated organisations, helping clients unlock the value of their data through modern cloud-native platforms, advanced analytics, machine learning, and Generative AI.

The successful candidate will play a key role in defining architectural strategy, advising senior stakeholders, and leading multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, scalable, and future-proof data and AI solutions.

Key Responsibilities

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Define and lead the architecture of enterprise-scale AWS data, analytics, and AI platforms.
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Design cloud-native solutions spanning data ingestion, transformation, storage, analytics, machine learning, and AI capabilities.
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Develop scalable architectures supporting both batch and real-time data processing.
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Lead the integration of machine learning, Generative AI, foundation models, and agentic AI solutions into enterprise environments.
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Provide architectural leadership across multiple workstreams and programmes.
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Engage with senior business and technical stakeholders to shape strategy and define roadmaps.
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Ensure solutions meet governance, security, compliance, and responsible AI requirements.
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Drive best practices across data architecture, platform engineering, MLOps, and cloud operations.
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Identify risks, dependencies, and technical challenges while leading teams through successful delivery.
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Mentor architects, engineers, and technical specialists, helping to develop capability across teams.

Skills & Experience Required

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8+ years' experience delivering data, analytics, AI, or cloud platform architecture solutions.
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Strong expertise across AWS cloud-native data and analytics services.
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Proven experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms and modern cloud architectures.
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Strong understanding of data engineering, data management, governance, security, and platform design.
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Experience designing solutions involving machine learning, Generative AI, LLMs, and AI-enabled applications.
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Expertise across the full data lifecycle, from ingestion and processing through to analytics and AI consumption.
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Experience leading technical delivery teams and managing multiple complex workstreams.
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to influence senior decision-makers.
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Strong understanding of MLOps, AIOps, cloud operations, and modern software delivery practices.

Desirable Experience

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Experience working within public sector, government, healthcare, financial services, or other highly regulated environments.
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Knowledge of modern data warehouse and lakehouse technologies such as Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Synapse, or BigQuery.
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Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform or Cloud Formation.
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Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
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Familiarity with SQL, Python, or Java.
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Cloud architecture certifications and data or AI specialisations.
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Experience leveraging AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or similar platforms.

What's on Offer

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Salary between £82,000 and £95,000.
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Performance-related bonus.
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Comprehensive benefits package.
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Hybrid working model.
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Access to large-scale cloud, data, and AI transformation programmes.
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Ongoing professional development and certification support.
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Opportunity to work with leading organisations across multiple industries.
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Clear progression opportunities within a high-growth consulting environment.

Eligibility

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).

Applicants should have:

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The right to work in the UK.
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Continuous UK residency in line with current security clearance requirements.
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The ability to work on projects involving sensitive or regulated environments.

This role is ideal for an experienced architect looking to shape the future of data and AI platforms while working on some of the most challenging and impactful transformation programmes in the UK.

AWS Cloud Architect - London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle (3 days per week onsite)



A leading technology consulting firm are recruiting for an experienced Cloud Architect with expertise in AWS and cloud-native infrastructure working for different public sector and regulated clients on complex, business-critical projects. The role will help design scalable, secure and resilient cloud solutions for their clients, enabling digital transformation through modern architecture, platform engineering and DevOps practices. This role is suited to someone who is comfortable shaping architecture, advising clients and leading small teams or workstreams, while remaining close to delivery. You will combine hands-on architecture with technical leadership, helping clients adopt, modernise and optimise cloud platforms while delivering secure, scalable and cost-effective solutions in public sector and regulated environments.



Please note: Due to the nature of this role and specific client engagement, any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance. To meet the client's eligibility requirements, applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last five years and must not have spent more than six consecutive months outside the UK during that period.





You will have:



- Proven experience (5+ years) in cloud architecture, engineering and transformation delivery

- AWS cloud architecture certification (Associate or Professional level)

- Strong expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures, with experience designing secure, scalable and resilient solutions

- Experience designing cloud architectures and supporting cloud migration or modernisation initiatives

- Experience defining target architectures, platform capabilities and technical roadmaps aligned to business objectives

- Strong understanding of platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code and modern DevOps practices

- Experience implementing cloud security, governance and resilience controls within enterprise environments

- Experience leading small teams or workstreams, delivering solutions to time, cost and quality expectations

- Ability to build strong relationships with client stakeholders and provide architectural guidance to delivery teams

- Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to assess risks and identify pragmatic solutions

- Good understanding of cloud financial management principles and the drivers of cost-effective cloud delivery

- Experience working within client-facing consulting environments and delivering business value through technology

- Experience supporting and mentoring engineers and junior team members

- You will be required to hold active SC clearance for this role

AWS Data Platform Architect - London (Hybrid) - AWS - Databricks - Up to £95,000

We're working with a leading technology consultancy that is investing heavily in its Data & AI practice and looking to add an experienced AWS Data Platform Architect to its growing team.

You'll work on large-scale transformation programmes for enterprise and regulated-sector clients, helping shape modern cloud data platforms and AI-driven solutions. This is a fantastic opportunity to influence technical strategy, work with senior stakeholders and lead the delivery of innovative AWS-based data solutions.

You Will Work With

* Designing end-to-end AWS data platforms
* Building modern data lakes, warehouses and analytics solutions
* Implementing Machine Learning and Generative AI capabilities
* Defining cloud architecture and technical roadmaps
* Working across batch and real-time data processing environments
* Driving data governance, security and best practices
* Leading and mentoring technical delivery teams
* Engaging with senior stakeholders and business leaders

Benefits

* Salary up to £95,000
* Hybrid working model
* Excellent career progression opportunities
* Exposure to cutting-edge AI and cloud technologies
* Comprehensive benefits package
* Ongoing training and certification support
* Collaborative and technology-focused culture

Key Experience

* Proven experience as a Data Platform Architect, Data Architect or Cloud Architect
* Strong AWS data platform expertise
* Experience with modern data technologies such as Redshift, Databricks or Snowflake
* Knowledge of Machine Learning, AI or Generative AI technologies
* Strong understanding of data governance and security
* Experience delivering enterprise-scale cloud solutions
* Excellent stakeholder management skills
* SQL and Python knowledge desirable
* Experience within regulated environments beneficial
* SC Clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance

Apply Now

This is an excellent opportunity to join an organisation delivering some of the most exciting Data, Cloud and AI projects in the UK.

Apply now or send your CV directly for immediate consideration.

AI Architect

Up to £115,000 + Bonus - London (Hybrid)

We are seeking an AI Architect to join a leading global consultancy that helps organisations unlock value through artificial intelligence, data and digital transformation. The business partners with some of the world's most recognised brands to deliver innovative AI solutions that improve customer experiences, optimise operations and accelerate business growth.

As an AI Architect, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering enterprise-scale AI solutions, helping clients move from strategy and proof of concept through to deployment. Working alongside business leaders, engineering teams and technical stakeholders, you will define AI architectures, establish best practices and ensure successful implementation of modern AI platforms and services.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced AI professional who enjoys combining technical leadership with client engagement in a consultative environment.

Responsibilities

* Design end-to-end AI and Generative AI architectures for enterprise-scale transformation programmes
* Define solution architectures leveraging LLMs, RAG, vector databases and AI agent frameworks
* Work with senior client stakeholders to translate business challenges into scalable AI solutions and implementation roadmaps
* Design secure, responsible and scalable AI solutions aligned to governance, privacy and compliance requirements
* Support AI platform deployments across Azure, AWS or Google Cloud environments
* Contribute to business development activities including solution shaping, proposals and client presentations

Skills and Experience

* Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise AI, Machine Learning or Advanced Analytics solutions
* Strong understanding of modern AI technologies including Generative AI, LLMs, Prompt Engineering, RAG and Vector Databases
* Experience architecting production-grade AI platforms and applications
* Strong knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (Azure, AWS or GCP)
* Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
* Previous experience working within consulting or client-facing environments would be advantageous

What's on Offer

* Salary up to £115,000 plus bonus and benefits
* Hybrid working model based in London
* Exposure to cutting-edge AI, Generative AI and cloud technologies
* Clear progression opportunities within a high-growth AI practice

Data Platform Architect (SC Cleared)

£82,000 - £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits
London | Hybrid (3 days per week onsite)
Permanent

We're looking for a Data Platform Architect to join a growing consulting team delivering large-scale data, analytics and AI transformation programmes across government and other highly regulated environments.

This is a role for someone who enjoys operating at the intersection of architecture, engineering and client engagement. You'll be trusted to shape technical strategy, influence senior stakeholders, and lead the design of modern cloud-native platforms that enable organisations to make better use of their data and accelerate AI adoption.

You'll work across the full data lifecycle, helping clients modernise legacy estates, implement scalable cloud solutions and develop the foundations needed to support advanced analytics, machine learning and generative AI capabilities.

What you'll be doing

* Designing and delivering enterprise-scale data, analytics and AI platforms in AWS environments.
* Defining target-state architectures, technology roadmaps and strategic data capabilities.
* Building cloud-native solutions across data ingestion, transformation, storage, governance, analytics and AI workloads.
* Designing architectures that support both batch and real-time streaming data processing.
* Creating API-first and microservices-based solutions that can scale with business demand.
* Supporting the adoption of Machine Learning, Generative AI, Foundation Models and Agentic AI approaches within enterprise environments.
* Advising clients on data governance, security, compliance and responsible AI practices.
* Working closely with engineers and delivery teams to ensure architecture is translated into practical, scalable solutions.
* Leading technical teams across multiple workstreams and acting as the senior escalation point for architectural challenges.
* Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and helping shape technology and investment decisions.
* Mentoring architects and engineers, helping to develop capability across the wider team.
* Driving best practice across MLOps, AIOps, CI/CD and modern cloud engineering approaches.

What we're looking for

* Extensive experience designing and delivering modern data platforms, analytics solutions and AI architectures.
* Deep expertise in AWS-based data and analytics ecosystems.
* Strong understanding of cloud-native architecture and distributed systems.
* Experience designing solutions across the entire data value chain.
* Proven experience with real-time, streaming and event-driven architectures.
* Experience integrating AI and Machine Learning services into production platforms.
* Strong knowledge of data governance, security, master data management and regulatory requirements.
* The ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams delivering complex transformation programmes.
* Active SC Clearance.

AWS Principal Cloud Architect, Technology Consulting - London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle (3 days per week onsite)





A leading technology consulting firm are recruiting for an experienced Principal Cloud Architect with expertise in AWS and cloud-native infrastructure working for different public sector and regulated clients on complex, business-critical projects. This is a senior role for someone who can set architectural direction, advise senior stakeholders and lead delivery teams, while designing scalable, secure and resilient cloud solutions that accelerate digital transformation and operational excellence. You will combine hands-on architecture with senior leadership, owning complex cloud transformation and platform delivery initiatives while helping clients maximise the value of cloud technologies across public sector and regulated environments.





Please note: Due to the nature of this role and specific client engagement, any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory BPSS and SC security clearance. To meet the client's eligibility requirements, applicants must have been resident in the UK for the last five years and must not have spent more than six consecutive months outside the UK during that period.





You will have:



- Proven experience (8+ years) in cloud architecture, strategy, engineering and large-scale transformation delivery

- Professional-level AWS cloud architecture certification

- Deep expertise in AWS cloud services and cloud-native architectures, with experience designing secure, scalable and resilient platforms

- Experience defining cloud strategies, target architectures, operating models and transformation roadmaps aligned to business objectives

- Experience designing and leading complex cloud migration and modernisation programmes across enterprise environments

- Strong understanding of platform engineering, infrastructure automation and modern DevOps practices

- Experience implementing cloud security, governance, resilience and compliance controls for public sector and regulated environments

- Proven ability to lead multiple, complex areas of work to time, cost and quality with minimal direction, managing large teams as the key point of escalation

- Ability to partner with and influence senior stakeholders, navigating the political landscape of client delivery to achieve programme objectives

- A track record of understanding the broader risk landscape and standing up multi-functional teams of SMEs to resolve complex challenges

- Recognised as a subject matter expert driving innovation and market-leading cloud practices across multiple clients and industries

- Strong understanding of cloud financial management, operational excellence and the key drivers of cost-effective cloud delivery

- Experience mentoring engineers and architects, building capability in junior team members and client counterparts

- Experience working in client-facing consulting environments, delivering measurable business outcomes through technology transformation

- You will be required to hold active SC clearance for this role

Data Architect - London (Hybrid) - Microsoft Fabric Transformation - Up to £75,000

We're partnering with a well-established organisation that is investing heavily in a large-scale data transformation programme, including the migration of its existing SQL and Azure data estate to Microsoft Fabric.

This role would suit either an existing Data Architect or a senior Data professional who has gained architecture exposure and is looking to take the next step into a dedicated architecture position. Equally, it could appeal to an experienced architect seeking an opportunity to focus on quality design, governance and stakeholder engagement within a collaborative environment.

If you enjoy combining technical expertise with stakeholder engagement and leadership, this role offers the perfect balance of strategic architecture, business collaboration and hands-on design. This is a fantastic opportunity to become a key voice for Data Architecture within the organisation, helping define standards, governance and best practice as the business continues its data transformation journey.



You Will Work With

* Designing conceptual, logical and enterprise data models.
* Defining and promoting data architecture standards and best practices.
* Creating and maintaining data architecture roadmaps.
* Mapping data flows, lineage and system interactions across the business.
* Supporting the migration of the organisation's SQL and Azure data estate to Microsoft Fabric, helping shape the architecture, modelling and governance underpinning the platform.
* Collaborating with Data, BI, Governance and Technology teams.
* Producing architecture documentation, models and design artefacts.
* Championing architecture frameworks and educating stakeholders on best practice.
* Influencing technical decisions and helping shape the future direction of the organisation's data strategy.

Benefits

* 30 days annual leave.
* Excellent employer pension contribution.
* Enhanced family-friendly policies.
* Employee wellbeing support programme.
* Comprehensive flexible benefits package and lifestyle perks.

Key Experience

* Experience working as a Data Architect or in a senior Data Engineering role with significant exposure to architecture and solution design.
* Strong understanding of conceptual, logical and physical data modelling.
* Experience with data mapping, data lineage and enterprise data governance.
* Knowledge of methodologies such as 3NF, Kimball and other data modelling approaches.
* Exposure to SQL, Azure and modern cloud data environments.
* Exposure to Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services or modern cloud data platforms would be advantageous.
* Experience using modelling tools such as Sparx EA, Erwin or Collibra.
* Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Ability to balance business requirements with robust architectural design principles.
* Passion for shaping long-term data strategy and best practice.

Apply Now

This is a rare opportunity to take on a highly visible architecture role where you'll help shape the future of an organisation's data strategy while working with senior stakeholders across the business.

Apply now or send your CV directly for immediate consideration.