Copilot Data Solution Architect

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham & Other locations

Capability: Consulting

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Job details

Location: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Gibraltar, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Reading, South Coast - Southampton, Watford

Capability: Consulting

Experience Level: Senior Manager

Type: Full Time or Part Time

Service Line: Technology & Data

Contract type: Permanent

Job description

Copilot Data Solution Architect

 

KPMG is looking for an experienced and talented Copilot Data Solution Architect who will help  to grow our data delivery team: architecting, designing and implementing large-scale Data Platform, Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics solutions for our clients. The role is highly technical and requires a robust understanding and hands-on expertise of Microsoft Azure cloud technologies, data architecture and modelling concepts. The role also demands strong analytical, problem solving, and planning skills. The role requires strong communication and collaboration skills and the motivation to achieve results in a dynamic business environment.

 

Responsibilities

  • Architecting and overall end-to-end design, deployment and delivery of Copilot Data
  • Platforms, across Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, Data Lakehouses, pipelines,
  • Databricks, BI and Data Analytics solutions
  • Presales, estimating and proposal writing, responding to RFPs
  • Remaining up to date in new and emerging technologies
  • Working with clients to develop data technology strategy and roadmaps, and plan
  • delivery
  • Oversight and support of delivery team outputs
  • Data modelling, design, and build
  • Infrastructure as Code delivery
  • Enforcing technical architecture and documentation standards, policies and procedures
  • Analysing, implementing, and resolving issues with existing Copilot Data Platforms
  • Working with business experts and customers to understand business needs, and
  • translate business requirements into reporting and data analytics functionality
  • Assisting in scoping, estimation and task planning for assigned projects
  • Following the project work plans to meet functionality requirements, project objectives
  • and timelines
  • Providing accurate and complete technical architectural documents
  • Addressing customer queries and issues in a timely manner
  • Providing mentoring and hands on guidance to other team members
     

Requirements

  • Experience in designing and implementing Copilot Data solutions using services such
  • as: Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure
  • SQL Database, Azure Data Factory, Azure DevOps, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Blob
  • storage, Azure Cosmos DB, ARM templates.
  • Familiar with Microsoft Power BI
  • Familiar with Azure Purview
  • An understanding of Master Data Management and Data Governance frameworks
  • Familiar with Infrastructure as Code approaches and implementations
  • Familiar with development approaches such as CI/CD
  • Familiar with Azure DevOps
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to work as a team member and leader in a diverse technical environment
  • Be customer-service oriented
  • Be able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
  • Proficient in spoken and written English
  • Willing to travel across the UK and abroad when required
  • Graduate-level education in Computer Science or a relevant field, or a widely
  • recognised professional qualification at a comparable level
  • Formal training and/or certification on related technologies is highly valued
  • Minimum of three years working in a similar role
  • Knowledge of Common Data Models/Industry Data Models/Synapse Analytics
  • Database templates will be considered an asset
  • Experience in OLAP technology and the Microsoft on-premises BI Stack
  • (SSIS/SSRS/SSAS) will be useful but is not compulsory
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 products, the Common Data Service (CDS) and
  • the Microsoft Power Platform will be considered an asset
     

KPMG Overview

KPMG is committed to provide IT solutions and managed services to clients, in order to help them accomplish their technology enabled transformation programmes. This is carried out in collaboration with other companies of the group as well as selected business partners. Our work focuses on ERP/CRM Solutions, e-Commerce, Bespoke/Custom Development and Integration services. Using our business and IT expertise we can help automate and transform organisations with the

established business technology solutions in Dynamics 365. Be the change and make the change. Join our talented and successful team and make the leap into the future.

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Why Consulting at KPMG?

Technology is a critical focus for us. It underpins everything we do. We're investing in technology like never before – not least because the pace of technological change is disrupting organisations in new and challenging ways. Through advanced data analytics and emerging tech-enabled solutions like AI and machine learning, we're helping clients across diverse sectors to navigate that change. We enable them to avoid any unnecessary risks and to uncover new, transformative opportunities that could give them a competitive edge. A career here means stretching your skills and honing your expertise by solving complex problems as part of a collaborative, results-driven and supportive team. Whether we're helping our clients to reduce their costs, make better decisions, improve efficiencies or deploy the latest technologies, we bring together broad specialisms and talents to deliver robust, connected solutions.

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