BT Group

Principal Data Architect

BT Group

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

Amazon RedshiftApacheAWSCloudDistributed SystemsETLMicroservicesPythonSpark

About the role

  • Lead End-to-End Data Lifecycle: Own and manage the complete data lifecycle—from capturing learning interaction data to delivering consolidated insights—ensuring data is accurate, accessible, and actionable.
  • Architect Scalable Data Solutions: Design and implement enterprise-grade data pipelines and architectures using AWS services (e.g. S3, Glue, Lambda, Redshift, EMR, Kinesis), optimised for analytics and scalability.
  • Set Technical Direction: Define and guide technical decisions related to data conceptualisation, modelling, and visualisation within the organisation’s analytics ecosystem.
  • Champion Data Governance and Access: Drive visibility into data usage and access, ensuring secure, compliant, and transparent data practices across the organisation.
  • Communicate with Impact: Translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language for business stakeholders and internal customers.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert: Serve as a go-to expert in data architecture, resolving complex issues and fostering thought leadership and technical excellence.
  • Drive Standards and Best Practices: Lead the implementation of architectural guidelines and frameworks, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and consistency across solutions.
  • Monitor and Optimise Services: Define and oversee service metrics, collaborating with stakeholders to meet performance standards and client expectations.
  • Innovate and Evolve Architecture: Spearhead the conceptualisation and development of innovative data services and products, aligned with evolving business needs.
  • Mentor and Develop Talent: Coach and support experienced professionals, building current and future capabilities within the data architecture team.
  • Lead Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement process enhancements to improve the efficiency, quality, and agility of data architecture practices.
  • Cloud Governance: Utilize tools such as IAM, resource tagging, cost management, etc. to enforce AWS governance policies and implement monitoring and alerting solutions to address issues proactively.

Requirements

  • A bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or any relevant field A master's degree is preferred but not mandatory.
  • AWS Solutions Architect, Associate or Professional, is good to have and holds high weight.
  • Strong knowledge of cloud concepts, architecture patterns, and best practices
  • Proven experience in designing, implementing, and maintaining AWS solutions
  • Hands-on experience with any cloud, preferably AWS, is preferred.
  • Extensive background in software architecture and solution design, with deep expertise in microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Advanced proficiency in Python and Apache Spark, with a strong focus on ETL data processing and scalable data engineering workflows.
  • In-depth technical knowledge of AWS data services, with hands-on experience implementing data pipelines using tools such as EMR, AWS Glue, AWS Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, and Athena.
  • Proven experience in designing and delivering Lakehouse architectures, enabling unified analytics across structured and unstructured data.
Benefits
  • Annual On target bonus 15% (personal and company multipliers)
  • Car allowance - worth £5500 a year (can be taken as cash)
  • Private healthcare for you and your family
  • BT Pension scheme; minimum 5% employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
  • Life Assurance
  • Direct share scheme
  • Exclusive colleague discounts on our latest and greatest BT broadband packages
  • 50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans
  • My Discounts gives colleagues access to unbeatable savings on everyday purchases at hundreds of retailers
  • Discounted EE TV including TNT Sport and the NOW Entertainment membership
  • Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave
  • 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service with buy holiday option
  • Volunteering days so you can give back to your local community
  • Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

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Hard skills
data lifecycle managementdata architecturedata modellingdata visualisationdata governanceAWSPythonApache SparkETLLakehouse architecture
Soft skills
communicationleadershipmentoringproblem-solvingcollaborationtechnical directioninnovationcontinuous improvementcoachingstakeholder engagement
Certifications
AWS Solutions Architect AssociateAWS Solutions Architect Professional