Data Platform Architect – Databricks / AWS – Contract

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

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.

Key Responsibilities

• 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

Essential Experience

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

Desirable Experience

• 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

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.

London Hybrid | SC Cleared | Contract Opportunity