*Strong expertise in Databricks and Spark within a Medallion Architecture
*Insider IR35 9-12 months remote contact with occassional trips to London
*Day rate £600-£675 Remote contract
Data Architect

Inside IR35 contract opportunity with an energy and utilities company.
Start date of May
Contract Duration 9, possibly 12 months
Day rate of £600-£675.00 on an Inside IR35 contract

In this temporary, fully remote role with occasional trips to London, you’ll have the opportunity to lead the Databricks platform strategy and architecture, owning key decisions across the Lakehouse from ingestion to serving. You’ll be part of a team dedicated to translating business needs into architectural direction and delivery plans.

*Lead the Databricks platform strategy and architecture
*Design scalable, high-performance Lakehouse and streaming data pipelines
*Collaborate closely with senior stakeholders to drive best-practice adoption
Preferred Requirements *Strong expertise in Databricks and Spark
*Proven experience designing enterprise-scale data/platform architectures
*Cloud knowledge (ideally Azure), including ADLS Gen2, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and IaC tools such as Terraform
*Deep understanding of modern data architecture, DataOps, medallion design, streaming/batch patterns, and CI/CD for data pipelines
*Leadership experience mentoring engineers and driving best-practice adoption
Preferred Qualifications *Expertise in Data Architect, Databricks, Medallion Architecture, PySpark, Azure, and ADLS Gen2
*Previous experience in Energy Trading Data Architecture projects
*Confident stakeholder engagement, able to communicate technical decisions effectively across technical and business audiences
Interview slots after the Easter Bank Holiday confirmed across 8th - 10th April

Must be based in the UK and available for the occasional meet-up and Workshop in central London.