Principal Data Architect - Energy, Renewables, Azure

Principal Data Architect - Energy, Renewables, Azure £Market Rate London / Hybrid 6 months initially My client is an instantly recognisable consultancy who require a Principal Data Architect to lead the design, build, and operation of a multi-party, secure data-sharing platform for wind asset owners. You'll architect and run a cloud-native data platform (Azure) that enables cross-fleet analytics, benchmarking, and predictive maintenance at scale for an end client within the Renewable Energy domain. Key Responsibilities: Own end-to-end architecture (data model, ingestion, APIs, anonymisation, access controls) Design a scalable Azure PaaS data platform (ADF, Functions, ADLS, Synapse, App Service) Define data contracts and standards across multiple turbine OEMs Build robust ingestion pipelines (batch + API) Implement automated validation & QA frameworks Manage time-series SCADA data standardisation and mapping Implement privacy-by-design architecture Own RBAC, audit trails, anonymisation, and access policies Translate legal and governance rules into technical controls Own CI/CD, monitoring, incident response, SLAs Ensure platform runs on a predictable monthly data cycle Manage cost optimisation and scaling Lead onboarding of external partners (asset owners) Communicate across technical and commercial stakeholders Build trust in a shared-data environment Nice to have: Wind / Energy / industrial IoT / SCADA data experience Experience with data marketplaces or data sharing platforms Background in predictive maintenance / asset analyticsHays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)