Platform Architect

We are a Global Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across EMEA, APAC, US and Canada. We have an excellent job opportunity for you. Role Title: Platform ArchitectLocation: London (3 days onsite)Pay Rate: £540 per day all inc. (PAYE through Umbrella)Duration: Until 1/2/2027 Role Purpose We are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on Azure Databricks Platform Engineer/Architect to enhance and optimise an enterprise Data Platform. This role combines architecture, engineering, operational support and platform optimisation. The successful candidate must be capable of designing, configuring, developing, troubleshooting and improving Azure Databricks solutions, rather than operating solely at a strategic or governance level. The role focuses on three primary outcomes: Enabling and optimising Databricks Serverless capabilities. Strengthening FinOps practices, cost controls and platform governance. Enhancing the Databricks Discovery Zone to support migration and consolidation of workloads currently delivered through POSIT/RStudio. Key Responsibilities Databricks Serverless Enablement and Optimisation Assess existing workloads and determine the most appropriate compute model, including Serverless, Jobs Compute, Interactive Compute or Classic Clusters, based on workload characteristics, SLA requirements, performance, utilisation and cost. Configure and implement Serverless capabilities for notebooks, jobs, SQL workloads, analytical processing and data ..... full job details .....