We are looking for a skilled and strategic Associate Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and high-performing data solutions across our cloud environment. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in data engineering, strong business acumen, and a proven track record of delivering enterprise data solutions. Key Responsibilities • Deep knowledge of key non-functional requirements such as availability, scalability, operability, and maintainability • Administer and maintain the Snowflake Data Warehouse. • Experience of creating and maintaining data pipelines in an ELT application. • Designing and optimizing data lakes, warehouses, and pipelines • Experience implementing data governance, security standards, and compliance practices • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve data pipeline issues, ensuring data quality & integrity Essential Skills • Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and data modelling • Deep hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, and dbt • Strong understanding of data orchestration tools like Airflow • Cloud-first mindset (AWS preferred, Azure also welcome) • Proficient in Python for data engineering tasks • Experience in data modelling and end-to-end data pipelines • Knowledge of AWS core services (EC2, ECS, RDS, S3). Location : Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire