Platform Architect

Salary: £40,000 - 65,000 per year

Requirements:

• Proven experience architecting large-scale cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong expertise in Databricks architecture and platform administration.
• Hands-on experience with Azure cloud services.
• Deep understanding of DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and automation frameworks.
• Experience implementing FinOps practices and cloud cost optimization strategies.
• Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance requirements.
• Experience leading platform transformation and modernization programmes.
• Stakeholder management experience across technical and business functions.

Responsibilities:

• Lead platform modernization initiatives aligned with enterprise technology and data strategies.
• Lead the design and implementation of Databricks Serverless capabilities across the platform.
• Establish governance and monitoring frameworks to track Serverless consumption and ROI.
• Establish workload governance.
• Lead enterprise-wide FinOps adoption across the EDP ecosystem.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Databricks
• DevOps
• Support
• Security
• Serverless
• AWS

More:

We are hiring a Platform Architect to lead the evolution of our Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), driving platform engineering, FinOps, DevOps automation, and data engineering capabilities across the organization. This role combines strategic architecture leadership with DevOps, FinOps, and Data Engineering expertise to deliver measurable business value, modernize the EDP landscape, and drive significant operational and cost efficiencies. We offer hybrid working across our offices, client sites, and home, with a blend that will vary by role and business needs. We are a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and support inclusive recruitment. You will be joining an accredited Great Place to Work for Wellbeing in 2024, with wellbeing support including Mental Health Champions and wellbeing apps, plus extensive learning and development opportunities. We are a global AI-powered business and technology transformation partner with nearly 60 years of heritage, 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries, and 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.

last updated 34 week of 2026