Data Solution Architect

We work remotely in Kainos but we might require you to visit our Gdansk office occasionally for team activities or company events.

For candidates based in 3city – our Gdansk office is open so if you prefer to work from the office or in a hybrid model, you are welcome to do so. We adjusted the office so it follows all pandemic restrictions.

Some of our projects might require traveling to the customer site in the UK. If you would be willing to travel to the UK, it would be crucial for you to have easy access to the airport. We would of course cover your traveling expenses.

As a Data Solution Architect 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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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.

Requirements:

• 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.

Desirable:

• 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.

What we offer (Benefits may vary depending on the type of contract):

• Company share scheme plan.
• Private medical insurance.
• Multisport card.
• Group life insurance.
• 15K PLN for refer-a-friend scheme.
• Reimbursement of the costs of purchasing a chair and desk to be used in the home office.
• Core hours (starting work between 8 am and 10 am).
• Reward and Recognition scheme.
• Additional 2 days off for charity activities.
• 30 days off for B2B contract