Associate Data Solutions Architect Engineer

Associate Data Solutions Engineer Salary: up to £84,000 Subject to experience Location: London, hybrid, with at least 2 days a week in the office Sorry, open to UK Citizens only – sponsorship not available The prefect opportunity for someone looking to transition from full on engineer to architecture. Working with and guided by the Principal Data Solutions Architect, you'll help our client modernise its data platform, through a planned move from Databricks and Azure Data Factory to Microsoft Fabric. This is long-term, considered work: designing a platform properly, to clear standards, so it serves the organisation well for years. Your designs will inform decisions that affect the public and have a real impact at a societal level. What you'll actually do

• Turn business and regulatory requirements into end-to-end data designs, in line with the organisation's architecture principles and roadmap.
• Help guide a structured rollout of Microsoft Fabric, setting standards and reference designs across OneLake, Data Factory, data warehousing, data science and Power BI.
• Weigh up design options on cost, risk and value, and present clear recommendations.
• Design reliable patterns for bringing in and transforming data (ingestion and ETL/ELT), and support planned moves off older platforms.
• Combine licensing data with external measurement data to support regulatory decisions.
• Build governance, data lineage and access controls into every design, using Microsoft Purview for cataloguing. What you'll need
• Solid experience in data engineering, analytics or data platforms. The team expects 5yrs+
• Experience designing Azure-based data platforms, covering warehousing, data lakes and ETL/ELT.
• Hands-on exposure to Microsoft Fabric or Azure Synapse.
• A steady habit of learning new tools and methods as the technology changes.
• A careful approach: you understand the problem fully before choosing the technology.
• The ability to explain technical ideas clearly and build agreement across varied stakeholders.
• Nice certs if you have them: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate. What's in it for you A permanent role with a clear purpose, a roadmap planned for the long term, and a Principal Architect to guide you. You'll see your designs through from start to finish, working on varied regulatory problems. Apply LT Harper is handling this search on behalf of our client. If you're interested, apply directly on this advert. If you have any questions, or would like to refer someone, contact Ryan Kelly at r.kelly@ltharper.com.