Data and Solutions Architect

Are you a smart, driven, problem-solver, who is passionate about using data to efficiently support businesses?

Datamine is a trusted leader in data, analytics, and AI. We’re searching for a data architect to join our team and play a key role in designing solutions to deliver successful outcomes to our clients’. This role will see you scoping environments, shaping system architecture, and delivering solutions. For 30 years Datamine has been working with clients to help solve their business problems, and this role will play a key part in ongoing success.

At Datamine, we aim to give people power through the ethical use of technology, to make decisions that transform their work, lives, and communities for the better. We work closely with clients to deliver repeatable and measurable impacts to help improve their organisations. We are searching for someone with a commitment to making a positive difference.

About the role

We are searching for an architect with a wide range of technical experience, who can turn their hand to many systems to support the design of technical solutions across a range of environments.

This role suits an experienced architect with broad technical capability, strong investigative skills, and a pragmatic and practical approach to system design. You will work on a variety of projects, supporting client ambitions, and continual improvement of client environments.

What a day may look like:

• Investigation and scoping of a client environment to understand how a solution might be implemented

• Engaging with a client to help resolve complex architecture challenges

• Designing and documenting data and solutions architecture to balance best practice and client realities

• Working in a project team to plan, build, test and roll out data-based, analytical and AI solutions

• Collaborating with clients to understand challenges and support new and existing solutions

• Working pragmatically to deliver the right outcome for the client’s business and problem

• Communicating with the Client Services team regarding progress on projects and any potential issues

• Working with your direct team, and the wider Datamine team to constantly learn and improve while getting constructive feedback along the way

What You’ll Bring

• Experience (10+ years) in data engineering and data/solutions architecture in a range of technologies and technical environments

• Pragmatic in approach to design of solutions. Trade-off between budget, and best practice, with integration into existing client environments

• Data and Process Modelling – specifically including Star Schemas and BPM, understanding of Slowly Changing Dimension variations, Normalisation and Denormalisation

• ETL tools –would be good to have Databricks, Datafactory and Fabric

• Databases – esp. MySQL/MariaDB, Postgres, Oracle and Snowflake

• General understanding of reporting tools for example Tableau and PowerBI, knowing what their needs are from the database

• Programming languages such as Python or Java – enough confidence in one to pick up others

• Coaching and knowledge sharing

• A university degree: technology or data focused, such as mathematics/statistics, data science or possibly even computer science or engineering with a data or statistical focus

• A team-first mindset: you enjoy supporting others, thrive on collaboration, and love celebrating shared successes

• A growth mentality: you’re eager to learn, curious, and ready to build your skills while adding value along the way

What Datamine Offers

• A supportive work environment where your contributions are valued

• An opportunity to work with a diverse and talented team

• The opportunity to learn from and work alongside experts in their field

• A values-driven organisation

• Stretch progress, the potential to grow your skills and the role at your pace

• An environment that will allow you to be you and to thrive

• A place that celebrates ours wins and is on the path of continual learning

• A business that believes in accountability not hierarchy

Oh, and did we mention we have a chef and a café, so lunch and coffee are on us, as is parking. It’s always worth reading to the end of the ad!

How to Apply

To apply for the position, please submit your resume, and a cover letter highlighting your interest in Datamine and relevant experience (and yes, we read them all), so if you don’t provide them, we can’t proceed, and we really want to meet you.