Data Platform Architect

About the role

Telefónica Tech, part of the Telefónica Group, is looking for a hands-on Data Platform Architect to act as the technical lead for complex data engineering projects. The role is based in London and involves being a trusted advisor to key customers, helping them extract value from data by turning business opportunities into technology solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and thought leader for key, strategic customers
• Advise customers on complex technical issues and steer their data platform strategy in line with business needs
• Triage customer requirements and use cases and assemble the right team of experts to deliver
• Lead data delivery project work and technical presales engagements
• Document enterprise data architectural designs

Required profile

• Experience delivering complex data and AI solutions
• Experience in agile, fast-moving environments
• Strategic and operational decision-making, and the ability to guide, direct or influence people
• Ability to document architectural designs as conceptual, logical and physical models
• Ability to explain enterprise data topics such as master data management, data quality, data literacy and single customer view to technical and non-technical audiences

Required skills

• Deep technical experience in at least one of: Azure Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, public cloud (Azure and/or AWS)
• Subject matter expertise in at least three of: data engineering, data modelling, data strategy/governance, data visualisation, data science/AI, DevOps/cloud infrastructure, application development
• Knowledge of data platform methodologies such as Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault, Data Mesh, Data Products and Lakehouses
• Nice to have: TOGAF, DAMA or similar frameworks; data management tools such as Purview, CluedIn, Collibra, Informatica or Profisee; Databricks or Azure certifications