Kainos
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Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.
Join Kainos and Shape the Future
At Kainos, we’re problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators - driven by a shared mission to create real impact. Whether we’re transforming digital services for millions, delivering cutting-edge Workday solutions, or pushing the boundaries of technology, we do it together.
We believe in a people-first culture, where your ideas are valued, your growth is supported, and your contributions truly make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of a diverse, ambitious team that celebrates creativity and collaboration.
Ready to make your mark? Join us and be part of something bigger.
As a Data Solution Architect (Manager) in Kainos, you’ll be responsible for a multi- skilled agile teams to design and deliver contemporary data solutions. You will be a quality orientated pragmatist, where you balance trade-offs to successfully deliver complex solutions. You will be viewed as an authority figure for data technology solutions, providing strong technical and thought leadership.
Successfully implementing functional and non-functional designs
Working closely with Ops and Infrastructure architects to productionise robust, resilient, and maintainable data solutions
Working closely with customer architects to agree functional and non-functional designs. Advising, questioning, informing, and helping the customer in making sound solution design outcomes.
Working with your peers to develop policy and standards, share knowledge and mentor those around you
Managing and estimating timelines underpinning solution delivery
Owning technical solution design as part of a pre-sales process
Making a significant contribution to the data community and wider data capability
Managing, coaching and developing a small number of staff, with a focus on managing employee performance and assisting in their career development. You’ll also provide direction for your team as you solve problems together
Experience of leading multiple teams as the data solution architect, with ownership of a system of systems
Experience in designing, building and productionising modern data-intensive applications including orchestration and operation
Broad knowledge of the full spectrum of data technologies (data ingestion, transformation, storage, presentation, consumption) being able to integrate these into successful solutions
Strategic design thinking experience, including problem conceptualisation, approach and roadmap definition, architecture realisation and risk management
Comfortable with traditional and contemporary data warehousing concepts
Experience of deploying data-processing platforms from vendors such as AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks.
Comfortable in one or more of Java, Scala, or Python with the ability to be ‘hands on’ when required
We are passionate about developing people – a demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of your team and wider community.
Knowledge of wider Data Architecture concepts, for example Master Data Management, Masking, Data Governance, Provenance and Lineage
Experience of Technical Evaluation and product selection
Comfortable with data integration techniques such as messaging, queuing, change data capture or data virtualisation
Embracing our differences
At Kainos, we believe in the power of diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to building a team that is as diverse as the world we live in, where everyone is valued, respected, and given an equal chance to thrive. We actively seek out talented people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes them who they are. We also believe every candidate deserves a level playing field.
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