Data Architect (Azure)

Who we are

Mercury is not just a company; we’re a transformative force in the world of SaaS for recruitment and staffing firms. Since our founding in 2014, we’ve been at the forefront, demonstrating a commitment to excellence and innovation that has allowed us to create a ground breaking SaaS platform, based on the Microsoft D365, Power Platform, Open AI and more.

With a global presence in strategic locations, including Coleshill, London, Boston, Chicago, and Sydney. We are now a dynamic team of 150 employees, and we’re not stopping there – we’re on track to double in size over the next 24 months.

Mercury is all about our customers, with over 100 worldwide and 8,000+ users experiencing the transformative power of our solutions. We’ve seen remarkable growth in headcount, surging by over 125% in the last two years. As a dedicated SaaS innovator, we are here to simplify and enhance the operations of recruitment and staffing firms.

Why Mercury

At Mercury, we pride ourselves on fostering a vibrant company culture that strikes the perfect balance between professionalism and a modern, enjoyable work atmosphere. Our commitment to employee well-being and growth sets us apart. Here’s what you can expect when you join our team:

• Healthy Work-Life Balance: Hard work is essential, but we understand that it doesn’t mean endless hours. Unsociable work schedules are not the norm here. We believe in productivity and not burnout.
• Agile and Empowered: Our commitment to Agile and Scrum methodologies empowers our developers. From top management down, everyone understands the importance of efficient processes and collaboration.
• Flexible Environment: We embrace flexible working arrangements. Whether it’s remote work or flexible hours, we trust our employees to find the balance that suits them best.
• Open Communication: Transparency is key. We encourage open dialogue, active listening, and constructive feedback. Your voice matters.
• Gratitude and Autonomy: We appreciate hard work and celebrate achievements. You’ll have the autonomy to make an impact and contribute meaningfully to our success.
• Accessible Leadership: Our leadership team is approachable and supportive. You’ll find guidance and mentorship readily available.
• Equality and Inclusion: We champion diversity and equality. Everyone deserves respect, fairness, and equal opportunities.
• Investment in Growth: We provide training and career growth opportunities. Don’t just take our word for it—our team members’ testimonials speak volumes. To encourage you to learn new skills related to your job function and depending on what role you come in and do, we will have a plan targeted to help you advance.

What you’ll do

As a Data Architect will be required to analyse an array of product offerings and business requirements within Mercury, to create and own the overall Data Architecture spanning the Mercury product suite. You will work with the product development teams (e.g. Core, Web, Integration, Data Practice and product owners) to evaluate and identify solutions that meet the needs of the business and customers, utilising industry standard best practices, patterns and creative design techniques to overcome complex business and technical challenges (e.g. maximum performance with complex data sets).

• Provide Data Architecture leadership and vision, mentoring product development teams that contribute to the various touch points for Mercury data.
• Create, maintain and develop a governance model on the Data Architecture through training, design reviews, code reviews, and progress reviews.
• Work with internal and external resources to develop robust Extract/Transform/Load (ETL) processes for disparate data sources.
• Collaborate harmoniously with Technical Architecture team members to ensure alignment of architectural standards across technical specialisms.
• Lead in the evaluation of emerging data-related technology and tools, with particular focus on Microsoft.
• Determine how the enterprise’s data will be stored and utilised to best provide actionable data and insights to Customers and Internal end users.

Who you are

• Proven experience as a Data Architect, preferably within the context of SaaS solutions, with specific expertise in Microsoft technologies including Power Platform, Dataverse, Cosmos DB, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Fabric, Power BI, Data Lakes, and Synapse.
• 7+ years of experience working on solutions that collect, process, store and analyse large volumes of business-critical data
• Effective communication skills for collaborating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• 4+ years of BI development experience using Microsoft technology stack
• 4+ years of experience with implementation and support of Microsoft cloud-based services and products including (but not limited to):
  • Azure Fabric
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure Data Lake Store
  • Azure Data Lake Analytics
  • Azure Storage
  • Azure AI Search
  • Azure Cosmos DB
  • Azure SQL, Azure DW, Synapse and Azure Analytics Services
• Experience working with Agile development teams and an advocate of agile principles. Able to find a supportive balance that does not stifle team creativity.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor more junior team members.
• Calm and empathetic approach to working with others.

Desirable

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, or relevant field
• DP-100, DP-203, DA-100, AZ305
• Machine Learning and statistical modelling experience
• Comprehensive knowledge of the Visual Studio development/SQL Management Studio environments

What we offer

• Competitive salary
• Great learning and development plan
• Microsoft certifications paid for and supported by Mercury
• Permanent Health Insurance (PHI)
• Health Cash Plan
• Critical Illness Cover
• Electric Car Vehicle Scheme
• 4% Employer Pension Contribution
• 25 days holiday per year
• 1 full extra day “free holiday” on your Birthday
• Free parking
• Buy/sell holiday scheme
• Increased holiday entitlement based on length of service

Location

At Mercury, we believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration. That’s why we encourage our team members to join us at our Coleshill office 2 days per week. However, we’re all about flexibility, so we support remote work the remaining days if that’s your preference.

The people

We have cyclists, video gamer heroes, skiers/boarders, runners, musicians, sport junkies, golfers, gym goers, foodies, travellers, artists, animal lovers, photographers, marvel enthusiasts, climbers and loads more!