Data Architect
Accenture · London, England ·
Overview
As a Data Architect at Accenture, you will shape data architecture for high-impact government and private-sector projects and lead data strategy across client engagements. You will mentor teams, govern delivery, and define scalable data models and migration plans. The role combines hands-on design with strategic oversight to ensure robust, standards-based solutions. This is an opportunity to influence data ecosystems at scale within a global consultancy that values innovation and collaboration.
Pay / Benefits
- 25 days’ vacation per year
- private medical insurance
- 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work
Responsibilities
- Define architecture for high-profile projects across government and private sector
- Define data strategy, migration approach, integration approach, data models and data design
- Analyze client systems and document scope, context and constraints
- Define and document standards and guidelines for build and deployment
- Ensure architectural principles are applied to deliverables
- Define a strategic Data Model across enterprise and products
- Propose data storage solutions for distributed systems
- Govern and support technical delivery of data solutions
- Line manage, mentor, train and develop others
Key requirements
- Strong architecture and software engineering background
- Experience leading teams of engineers or architects
- Hands-on data architect experience with Java, Scala and Python
- Experience with Big Data technologies
- Experience with Microsoft Azure and cloud services
- Experience with both open source and vendor data platforms
- Experience with data architecture concepts, methodologies and approaches
- Experience with microservices architecture
- Experience designing for structured and unstructured data
- Understanding non-functional drivers for design
- Experience with data modelling
- Strong background in Java and REST services
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management
- Effective verbal and written communication
- Leadership and mentoring
- Collaborative mindset with clients and internal teams
- Big Data technologies
- Microsoft Azure and services
- Data modelling
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