Data Solution Architect

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements:

• Strong experience in Data Solution Architecture or a strong Data Engineering background focused on Data Science inputs and outputs
• Ability to manage stakeholders effectively, including challenging requirements constructively
• Confidence translating complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences
• Clear understanding of data platforms and data lakes, and how data science outputs connect into production-ready solutions
• Comfort working in ambiguity, balancing guidance, options, and decision-making when requirements evolve
• A collaborative, relationship-driven style, with a focus on practical outcomes like reusability, supportability, and governance

Responsibilities:

• Provide architecture and design guidance across a portfolio of data projects, ensuring solutions align with platform strategy and future changes
• Guide functional design for data solutions, producing clear design artefacts for engineering teams
• Bring Personalisation into the wider Enterprise Data Science discipline by creating building blocks that move beyond one-off datasets
• Design reusable patterns within the existing cloud-hosted Azure data platform
• Assess impacts of internal and external change on the data estate, shaping solution options and managing trade-offs
• Support improved visibility, resilience, and governance for data pipelines used in Personalisation
• Work collaboratively with Product Managers, Data Governance, Data Analytics, Security teams, and fellow architects to influence design principles and decisions
• Help shape solution roadmaps across 3, 6, and 12-month horizons with key stakeholders

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Support
• Security

More:

We are recruiting for a Data Solution Architect in Paddington for a 6-month contract with possible extension, starting ASAP. This is an architecture-led role within our Data Architecture & Design team, where we help shape how data solutions are designed, governed, and made supportable across multiple business areas. We are leveraging the power of data and AI to solve business problems, improve customer experience, and drive commercial value. The role focuses on Personalisation and building a more enterprise-ready approach for data pipelines. The office anchor day is Thursday or the last Friday of the month, and the role is in scope for IR35. If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.

last updated 31 week of 2026