Databricks Data Architect

Reference: 15899_1779708069

Senior Databricks Data Architect - Data Transformation Programme

The Opportunity

As the lead architect on-site, you will collaborate closely with stakeholders to shape data strategy, design scalable architectures, and guide delivery teams in building robust, production-grade data solutions.

This is a hands-on leadership role that combines architecture, delivery oversight, and stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Platform Design

  • Design and implement scalable data models within a Databricks lakehouse framework
  • Structure data across layered architectures (e.g. ingestion, refinement, and consumption layers) to support analytics and reporting use cases

Pipeline Development & Integration

  • Architect and oversee the build of reliable data ingestion and transformation pipelines
  • Work across a range of data sources, ensuring efficient and scalable processing

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Act as a primary point of contact for business and technical stakeholders
  • Translate business objectives into clear, scalable data solutions

Requirements & Solution Design

  • Gather and define data requirements, shaping them into robust architectural designs
  • Ensure solutions are maintainable, extensible, and aligned with business priorities

Platform Ownership & Continuous Improvement

  • Take ownership of the evolving data platform and drive ongoing enhancements
  • Adapt solutions to meet changing requirements and emerging needs

Team Leadership

  • Provide direction to both local and distributed (offshore) delivery teams
  • Establish consistent delivery standards and ensure successful execution

Governance & Data Quality

  • Implement best practices in data governance, lineage, and quality management
  • Ensure data assets are trusted, well-documented, and fit for purpose

Performance & Optimisation

  • Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
  • Optimise processing within distributed data environments

Standards & Documentation

  • Develop and maintain architecture standards, models, and documentation
  • Promote consistency and reusability across the platform

Deployment & Delivery Support

  • Support release and deployment cycles
  • Ensure solutions are production-ready and aligned with enterprise standards

Required Experience

Background

  • Degree in Computer Science, IT, or a related field
  • Extensive experience (8+ years) in data architecture, data platforms, or data engineering

Data Modelling

  • Strong expertise across conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling
  • Experience working within modern lakehouse or large-scale data environments

Databricks Expertise

  • Proven hands-on experience designing and supporting Databricks platforms
  • Strong knowledge of Spark processing and scalable data architecture patterns

Data Engineering & Integration

  • Experience delivering batch and/or streaming data pipelines
  • Familiarity with tools such as Azure Data Factory or similar platforms

Cloud & Data Platforms

  • Strong understanding of cloud-based data environments (Azure preferred)
  • Experience integrating with enterprise data systems (e.g. SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL)

Analytics & Reporting

  • Awareness of BI tools such as Power BI or Tableau and how data structures support reporting

Industry Exposure (Nice to Have)

  • Experience in regulated environments such as Financial Services or Insurance

What We're Looking For

  • Proven ability to lead delivery teams in complex data environments
  • Strong stakeholder communication and relationship management skills
  • A hands-on approach to architecture and problem solving
  • Deep understanding of modern data practices and Databricks ecosystems
  • Experience driving governance, data quality, and platform standards
  • A continuous improvement mindset with the ability to adapt solutions over time

GCS is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

£500.00 - £600.00
Per day
GBP500 - GBP600 per day

Ireland

Contract

Added 25/05/2026
Reference: 15899_1779708069

Databricks Data Architect

Ireland
Contract

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