Data Solutions Architect at Billigence, London/Remote, £Contractor Rate

Location

London, Greater London (Hybrid)

Department

Data Engineering & Advanced Analytics

Employment Type

Contractor

Billigence is a boutique data consultancy with global outreach and clientele, transforming the way organisations work with data. We leverage proven, cutting-edge technologies to design, tailor, and implement advanced Business Intelligence solutions across Cloud Data Warehousing, Visualisation, Data Science, Data Engineering, and Data Governance.

Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, with offices around the world, we help clients navigate complex business challenges, eliminate inefficiencies, and enable scalable, data-driven decision making.

About the Role:

We are looking for an experienced Data Solutions Architect to join a major business transformation programme and play a key role in delivering enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions.

You will work closely with Data Architecture, Data & Analytics teams, business stakeholders, project teams and third-party partners to translate complex business requirements into scalable, robust and governed technical solutions.

This is a senior opportunity for someone who can bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, while helping drive successful delivery across multiple strategic programmes and workstreams.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the end-to-end technical delivery of Data & Analytics products and services across strategic programmes and projects.
• Gather, validate and translate complex business, data and reporting requirements into technical solutions.
• Define solution architectures, data models, integration frameworks and ETL requirements.
• Produce and present solution blueprints, technical designs and key decision documents.
• Work closely with Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Analytics and wider technology teams.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, governance standards and wider IT objectives.
• Manage technical risks, dependencies, assumptions and issues across multiple workstreams.
• Work with third-party vendors and delivery partners to support successful technical delivery.
• Support programme planning, technical resource requirements and delivery capacity.
• Drive stakeholder engagement and adoption of data and analytics products and services.
• Ensure delivery quality and adherence to Agile methodologies and technology best practices.

What You'll Need:

• Proven experience as a Data Solutions Architect, Data Architect, Technical Architect or similar.
• 10+ years' experience across data, analytics, architecture or technology delivery.
• Strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling, ETL/ELT, data integration and analytics platforms.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Strong ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Experience producing technical designs, solution blueprints and architecture documentation.
• Experience working within architecture governance and enterprise technology standards.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience managing technical risks, dependencies and delivery challenges across multiple workstreams.
• Exposure to modern cloud data platforms and enterprise integration technologies.
• Experience working with external vendors, delivery partners and cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery methodologies.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Analytics, Information Systems or a related discipline.