Solutions Architect

Mydentist; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dental network in the UK is looking for a Solutions Architect to join their IT department in Greater Manchester. This full-time role involves migrating systems to cloud solutions, leading the architecture strategy, and ensuring secure design. Candidates should have over five years of experience in public cloud migrations, knowledge of data processing techniques in Python and SQL, and the capability to steer business data strategy effectively. A hybrid working arrangement is possible, providing flexibility.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid holidays

Health and wellbeing benefits

Access to discounts

Recognition schemes

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience of migrating systems/data platforms from On Premise datacentre to Public Cloud.
• Strong understanding of cloud services for data storage, ETL, and pipelines.
• Expertise in programming languages like Python and SQL for data processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop a full understanding of business legacy systems and migration paths to Azure.
• Ensure future systems are designed with security to meet regulatory standards.
• Lead workshops with the technical team to agree on architecture and designs.

Skills

Migrating systems/data platforms to Public Cloud

Understanding of cloud services for data storage

Expertise in Python

Expertise in SQL

DevOps culture implementation

Job description

Your future, as a Solutions Architect at mydentist

Your future, as a Solutions Architect at mydentist

You’ll be joining our IT department within our office called Support Centre, which is in Greater Manchester (M26 1GG).

• The role is a FTC for 12 months initially
• Full time hours
• Hybr@id working arrangements - 1-2 days a week onsite
• Joining our supportive and growing data team
• You will benefit from free onsite parking and Kearsley train station is just a short walk away
• With an onsite mini market shop and casual seating space ins@ide and outs@ide (for the sunnier days)

Your future, with us

Working at mydentist means you’ll be part of the UK’s leading dental network. Here, you’ll be trusted to do your best work, balancing your career around your life. We’re ambitious, focusing on the big picture and transforming how we deliver dentistry. Supported by a talented and driven team everyone is free to be themselves, where respect is a given and we’re always there for one another.

Your future, your benefits

• Competitive salary
• Pa@id hol@idays
• Health and wellbeing benefits; including a virtual GP service and Employee Assistance Programme helpline which includes free counselling sessions
• Access to fantastic discounts at cinemas, major retail brands, restaurants and coffee chains - simple and easy to access making it possible to save hundreds of pounds a year
• Recognition schemes including Support Centre Heroes and service awards

Your future, your role

As a Solutions Architect, you’ll be:

• Developing a full understanding of business legacy systems and migration paths to Azure cloud native solutions.
• Ensuring all future systems are designed with security built in to meet regulatory needs and company standards
• Understanding and triaging business needs and new requirements into the data architecture strategy to ensure evolving reporting and analytics needs are captured, documented and surfaced.
• Leading the charge in building innovative solutions, leading workshops with technical team to agree architecture and designs.
• Defining and understand the relationships between all data sources and act as a gatekeeper for the impact of future or proposed plans.

You will need:

• 5+ years’ experience of migrating systems/data platforms from On Premise datacentre to Public Cloud (Azure preferred but not essential).
• Strong understanding of cloud service for data storage, data catalogue/lineage, ETL and pipelines for ingesting, transforming and landing data.
• Expertise in programming languages like Python and SQL for data processing, knowledge of implementing DevOps culture and SRE mindset for continuous optimisation.
• Ability to work from a high level, conceptual viewpoint to define the overall business data strategy and steer colleagues on producing the end product.

Enjoy being part of a team that’s passionate about supporting our practices and ultimately helping the nation smile.

Your future starts here

Build a fulfilling career with us, where you'll find the opportunity to develop your skills and shape your work life with the support of a caring and inclusive team who support one another.

Click to apply now!

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