Lead Data Architect

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Lead Big Data Architect

Grade: T7-T9

Location: London (potential for Travel)

Division/ Team: Big Data

Type of Contract: Permanent

Who can Apply Architects who have several years’ experience with Big Data technologies

Security Clearance Capable and willing to go through SC.

Brief Description:

As part of the Big Data practice, we are focused on creating a modern architecture and implementation practice that is capable of delivering data platforms and data projects to our clients.

The ideal candidate will have a strong architecture and software engineering background, will have led teams of engineers or other architects, will be able to perform as a client-facing role to senior stakeholders, and will be willing and able to contribute to the internal Big Data strategy, thought leadership and sales and marketing efforts.

Key responsibilities:

Define the architectures for a high profile, public facing, government and private sector projects, including:

- Define the architectural roadmaps for projects for any given client

- Investigate and thoroughly understand the current live applications and systems at any given client site

- Ensure that the scope, context and constraints are documented and accepted

- Identify, engage and enfranchise stakeholders

- Facilitate the making of system-level decisions, ensuring that they are made on the basis of the best information and are aligned with stakeholder needs

- Capture and interpret input from technical and domain specialists (and represent this accurately to stakeholders as needed)

- Define and document strategies, standards and guidelines to direct the build and deployment of systems

- Ensure that the architecture meets the system quality attributes

- Help ensure that agreed upon architectural principles and standards are applied to the finished system or product

- Provide architectural and technical leadership

- Participate in business development activities, proposals, bids and pre-sales

- Participate in thought leadership on the subjects of Architecture and Big Data by creating thought leadership materials as directed

- Assist in the promotion and delivery of Big Data engagements

- Build client relationships and establish credibility by demonstrating knowledge of various aspects of architecture, and identify opportunities

- Perform engagement management responsibilities, including performance reviews, task delegation, project scheduling, project financials, quality review and client management

- Line manage, mentor, train and develop more junior staff, including graduates

Job Criteria Essential

- Good overall knowledge of data technology and trends, especially of Big Data products

- Good knowledge of both open source and vendor data platforms

- Good understanding of data architecture, architectural concepts, methodologies and approaches.

- Good understanding of data modelling.

- Good data and system analysis skills.

- Excellent knowledge of Big Data technologies, for example Cassandra, HBase, Kafka and/or Samza

- Good knowledge of Search and Graph technologies, for example ElasticSearch and Datastax

- Knowledge of both SQL and NoSQL databases.

- Experience of designing for both structured and unstructured data.

- Strong background in Java and REST Services - ability to design solutions as well as review code.

- Good knowledge of non-functional drivers for design.

- Drive and desire to further your skillset and lead in the data domain.

Desirable

- Knowledge of master data management platforms