Data Platform Architect – Databricks / AWS

Hybrid in London·Added yesterday (last checked 31 Oct)

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Our summary

Salary: £600 - £625 a day
Work mode: Hybrid, London
Contract: Contract role, inside IR35
Experience: Senior level

Skills

Nice to have

Requirements

What we're looking for

We're looking for strong commercial experience across:

Databricks - Lakehouse Architecture
AWS Cloud Platform
Delta Lake
Unity Catalog
Apache Spark
Medallion Architecture
AWS services including S3, IAM, VPC and Glue
Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
Data platform security and governance
Cloud data integration and engineering patterns
Enterprise data platform architecture
Technical leadership and architecture design

Nice to have

AWS Kinesis / EventBridge
dbt
Databricks Workflows
CI/CD and DevOps
Cloud platform monitoring and optimisation
Experience with large-scale data migrations
Public sector or regulated environments
Relevant Databricks or AWS certifications

The role

Data Platform Architect - Databricks / AWS - Contract

What you'll do

We're looking for an experienced Data Platform Architect with strong expertise in Databricks and AWS to support the design and delivery of a modern enterprise data platform.

This is a senior, hands-on architecture role where you'll take ownership of technical design, establish engineering standards and help deliver secure, scalable cloud-based data solutions.

You'll work closely with data engineering, cloud infrastructure and security teams to shape the platform's architecture and support its implementation.

Lead the architecture and design of enterprise data platforms using Databricks and AWS
Define scalable Lakehouse architectures, including Delta Lake and medallion architecture
Design secure cloud infrastructure and data integration patterns
Implement data governance and access controls using Unity Catalog
Establish architecture standards and reusable engineering patterns
Support batch processing, streaming and data integration requirements
Define infrastructure and deployment approaches using Terraform and CI/CD
Ensure platform security, performance, reliability and cost efficiency
Review technical designs and provide architectural guidance to engineering teams
Work with stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical technical solutions

How you'll work

Location: Light Hybrid - London
Security Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required
Contract: 6 months
Day Rate: £600 - £625 p/d
IR35: Inside

About You

You'll be an experienced Data Platform Architect, Databricks Architect or Cloud Data Architect who has successfully designed and delivered enterprise-scale data platforms.

We're particularly interested in candidates who can combine strong Databricks architecture expertise with hands-on AWS knowledge, while providing technical direction across complex engineering programmes.

You'll be comfortable engaging with senior stakeholders, making architectural decisions and ensuring solutions are secure, scalable and maintainable.