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Databricks Architect/Consultant 3-Month Contract - Discovery Engagement - £750 per day Outside IR35
A leading international organisation within the building materials and distribution sector is undertaking a strategic modernisation of its data platform and is introducing Databricks as a core capability within its future data architecture.

To support this initiative, we are seeking an experienced Databricks Architect/Consultant to deliver a 3-month discovery and architecture engagement working closely with internal Data Engineering teams.

The purpose of this engagement is to assess the current data landscape and design the target-state Databricks architecture, alongside a clear and pragmatic migration roadmap.

The existing data environment includes Azure Synapse, Informatica, and FOCUS, and the consultant will play a key role in determining how these capabilities evolve as the organisation transitions to a modern lakehouse architecture.

This role is discovery and architecture focused, setting the foundation for a subsequent delivery programme.

Key Responsibilities Discovery & Assessment
Conduct a structured assessment of the current data platform landscape including Azure Synapse, Informatica, and FOCUS
Review existing data pipelines, transformation processes, orchestration, storage, and reporting layers
Evaluate the fit of Databricks components within the existing architecture
Identify technical debt, performance limitations, and opportunities for optimisation
Engage with business and technical stakeholders to understand analytical and operational data requirements
Document the current-state architecture and key platform dependencies Target Architecture Design
Define the target-state data platform architecture using Databricks
Design a scalable lakehouse architecture aligned with enterprise data and analytics needs
Define patterns for:

Data ingestion and integration
Data transformation and processing
Data modelling and data serving layers
Environment management (Dev/Test/Prod)
CI/CD and platform operations
Design the security and data governance model, including Unity Catalogue
Establish architectural principles and engineering standards for adoption of Databricks Migration Strategy & Roadmap
Define the migration approach for workloads currently operating within Synapse and Informatica
Assess which workloads should be migrated, re-engineered, or retained
Develop a phased migration roadmap prioritised by business value and complexity
Provide high-level estimates and sequencing guidance
Identify key risks, dependencies, and mitigation strategies Collaboration & Knowledge Transfer
Work closely with internal data engineering and architecture teams
Provide architectural guidance and best practice recommendations
Support internal teams in understanding the Databricks platform and lakehouse principles Required Experience
Proven experience architecting Databricks-based data platforms (Azure Databricks preferred)
Experience delivering data platform discovery and architecture engagements
Strong knowledge of lakehouse architecture, Delta Lake, and Spark-based processing
Experience working within Azure data platform environments
Experience with or migrating from Azure Synapse and/or Informatica
Experience designing security and governance models within Databricks (including Unity Catalogue)
Strong stakeholder engagement and documentation capability Contract Details
Duration: 3 months
Rate: £750 per day
Engagement Type: Contract outside IR35
Location: Hybrid Midlands/North West
Start Date: Immediate

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