Strong expertise in Databricks and Spark within a Medallion ArchitectureInsider IR35 9-12 months remote contact with occassional trips to LondonDay rate £600-£675 Remote contractData ArchitectInside IR35 contract opportunity with an energy and utilities company. Start date of May Contract Duration 9, possibly 12 months Day rate of £600-£675.00 on an Inside IR35 contract In this temporary, fully remote role with occasional trips to London, you''ll have the opportunity to lead the Databricks platform strategy and architecture, owning key decisions across the Lakehouse from ingestion to serving. You''ll be part of a team dedicated to translating business needs into architectural direction and delivery plans.Lead the Databricks platform strategy and architectureDesign scalable, high-performance Lakehouse and streaming data pipelinesCollaborate closely with senior stakeholders to drive best-practice adoption Preferred Requirements Strong expertise in Databricks and SparkProven experience designing enterprise-scale data/platform architecturesCloud knowledge (ideally Azure), including ADLS Gen2, Event Hubs, Key Vault, and IaC tools such as TerraformDeep understanding of modern data architecture, DataOps, medallion design, streaming/batch patterns, and CI/CD for data pipelinesLeadership experience mentoring engineers and driving best-practice adoption Preferred Qualifications Expertise in Data Architect, Databricks, Medallion Architecture, PySpark, Azure, and ADLS Gen2Previous experi