Solution Architect, Data

Because we strive to put people first. Culture, our way Technology at Primark What’s a career at Primark all about? The positive impact you’re making, the experiences you’re having and the people you’re with. You’re our inspiration. Embrace what sets you apart, own your career and develop in ways you never expected. Leave your mark. And do it your way. Our technology team is actively shaping the next wave of advancements. Engaged with innovative initiatives, your expertise will propel our business into the future. Collaborating with a creative team of tech enthusiasts, you’ll contribute your unique skills to fuel our technological advancements. What You’ll Do as a Solution Architect Data We want you to feel challenged and inspired. Here, you’ll develop your skills across a range of responsibilities: Lead the design of end-to-end technical solutions aligned with business needs, enterprise architecture, and domain strategy, ensuring both functional and non-functional requirements are met. Provide architectural governance and oversight, ensuring compliance with standards, design principles, and presenting solutions at architecture forums. Define and document solution architecture (including blueprints, key decisions, and technology choices) while ensuring knowledge is accessible and reusable. Drive solution shaping by evaluating options, defining non-functional requirements (performance, security, scalability), and guiding trade-off decisions with stakeholders. Provide technical leadership across the full lifecycle—from planning and vendor evaluation through to design validation and delivery—ensuring efficient and cost-effective implementation. Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (product, engineering, vendors, domain architects) to ensure alignment, manage risks, and support successful delivery and operational readiness What You’ll Get People are at the heart of what we do here, so it’s essential we provide you with the right environment to perform at your very best. Let’s talk lifestyle: Healthcare, Potential Bonus,27 days of leave, plus bank holidays and if you want, you can buy 5 more. Because Primark is all about tailoring to you, we offer Tax Saver Tickets, fitness centre, and a subsidised cafeteria. This role is a hybrid opportunity, offering 1-2 days Working from home. What You’ll Bring Here at Primark, we want everyone to feel valued – so please bring your authentic self to work, of course with some other key experience and abilities for this role in particular: Strong expertise in solution architecture principles and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), with the ability to design scalable, enterprise-grade data solutions and guide architectural decisions. Hands-on experience designing Databricks Lakehouse architectures, including governance using Unity Catalog, and applying medallion architecture and end-to-end data engineering patterns. Solid data modelling capabilities and experience with data products, data contracts, governance, and ensuring data quality and discoverability. Strong engineering mindset with experience in CI/CD, automation, infrastructure as code, and focus on performance tuning, cost optimisation (including Databricks DBUs), and operational resilience. Deep understanding of data security, compliance, and risk, along with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Proven experience (8+ years in technology, 5+ years in architecture) delivering enterprise-scale solutions, contributing to architectural governance, and providing technical leadership across teams and stakeholders. Does this sound like you? Great, because we can’t wait to see what you’ll bring. You’ll be supported within a team of equally capable people, celebrating who you are and aiding you reach your potential. At Primark, we’re excited about our future - and we’re excited to develop yours. About Primark At Primark, people matter. They’re the beating heart of our business and the reason we’ve grown from our first store in Dublin in 1969 to a £9bn+ turnover business and over 80,000 colleagues and over 440 stores in 17 countries today. Our values run through everything we do. In essence, we're Caring and always strive to put people first. We're also Dynamic, bravely pushing the boundaries to stay ahead. And finally, we succeed Together. If you need any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request, during your recruitment journey, such as extended time or breaks between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, mobility access, or assistive technology please contact your talent acquisition specialist. All offers of employment are subject to background checks, including right to work, reference education and for some roles criminal, and financial checks. If you have any concerns, please reach out to our talent acquisition team to discuss. #LI-Hybrid