Data Solutions Architect

Data Solutions Architect – Microsoft Purview / Azure

Employment: Permanent, Full-Time

YourCode Recruitment is recruiting an experienced Data Solutions Architect for an established IT Managed Service Provider (MSP) based in Leeds.

This is a hands-on, client-facing role combining Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Architecture, technical consultancy, pre-sales and project delivery.

You'll work with a varied portfolio of customers, helping them design, implement and improve their Microsoft data environments, with particular emphasis on data governance, security and Microsoft Purview.

Unlike a purely strategic architecture position, this role offers genuine ownership of customer projects, from initial discovery and technical scoping through to hands-on implementation and delivery.

The role is approximately 70% customer project delivery and 30% pre-sales, technical scoping and consultancy.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver Microsoft Purview and Azure data solutions for customers.
• Lead technical discovery sessions, customer workshops and requirements gathering.
• Scope projects, recommend solutions and produce technical designs.
• Take ownership of projects from initial scoping through to successful delivery.
• Implement Microsoft Purview solutions across data governance, classification, cataloguing and lineage.
• Work directly with customers, remotely and on-site, to deliver scoped technical work.
• Support pre-sales discussions, technical proposals and solution recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal engineering and delivery teams.
• Advise customers on Microsoft cloud technologies, data governance and information security.
• Build strong customer relationships and act as a trusted technical consultant.

What We're Looking For

• Experience as a Solutions Architect, Data Architect, Azure Architect or Technical Consultant.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview .
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Azure and cloud data architecture .
• Experience designing, scoping and delivering technical projects for external customers.
• Understanding of data governance, classification, metadata and data lineage.
• Strong customer-facing communication and consultancy skills.
• Ability to combine solution design with hands-on technical implementation.
• Comfortable participating in pre-sales, scoping calls and technical workshops.

Highly Desirable:

• Previous MSP, Microsoft Partner or IT consultancy experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake or Azure SQL.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview Information Protection, DLP or sensitivity labels.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working from a Leeds-based office.
• A varied mix of customer projects and technical challenges.
• Approximately 70% project delivery and 30% pre-sales/scoping.
• Genuine ownership of customer solutions from design through to delivery.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.

Data Solutions Architect – Microsoft Purview / Azure