Senior Data Manager
Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions
Overview
In this role you will help clients design and deliver cloud-native data platforms that enable AI and advanced analytics. You’ll lead cloud transformation initiatives, migrate legacy environments, and build PoCs/MVPs aligned with business goals. You will work with senior stakeholders to translate complex tech into value and contribute to practice development. This is an opportunity to shape enterprise-scale data architectures at a market-leading technology consultancy.
Pay / Benefits- bonus
- benefits
- hybrid work arrangements
- Design and deliver secure, scalable cloud-native data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Lead cloud transformation initiatives and migrations to modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Synapse, Redshift, etc.)
- Build PoCs and MVPs for AI/advanced analytics with measurable business value
- Automate infrastructure, deployments and data pipelines using IaC, DevOps, CI/CD and cloud tooling (Terraform, ARM Templates, CloudFormation)
- Advise on data strategy, architecture roadmaps and platform design for senior stakeholders
- Apply modern architecture patterns (Data Mesh, Data Fabric) with governance and user-centric design
- Support business development through proposals, bids and client presentations and contribute to thought leadership
- Significant experience designing enterprise data platforms, cloud architectures and AI-enabled solutions in a consulting or client-facing context
- ~10+ years with modern data technologies; at least 6 years designing cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP)
- Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Databricks, Synapse, BigQuery, Redshift or similar
- Strong IaC, DevOps, CI/CD, networking, security and identity management knowledge for cloud environments
- Experience designing ETL/ELT solutions, cloud migrations and Data Mesh/Data Fabric patterns
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to translate technical concepts into business value
- Eligibility for UK Security Clearance (SC)
- Desirable: cloud certifications (intermediate+), AI data architecture expertise, Agile delivery, cloud cost optimization, sector experience
- Stakeholder management
- Consulting and communication
- Shaping strategy
- Snowflake
- Databricks
- Synapse
Reference: WJ-747_30152877