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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