Senior Data & Infrastructure Consultant (Digital Advisory)

What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?

At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.

A little more about your role

Join our growing Digital team and help shape modern, data driven platforms across the built environment. As a Senior Data & Digital Platform Engineer, you'll blend hands on data engineering with platform level thinking, from architecture and governance to high level design and cross programme alignment.

You'll work closely with our Lead Data Architect to design and deliver secure, scalable Azure data platforms. One day you may turn an outline architecture into a practical implementation plan; the next you'll be building ingestion and modelling layers, defining data standards, or helping multiple programmes align to a shared blueprint.

If you enjoy translating strong architecture into reliable, production ready solutions and you're motivated by shaping how data is designed, governed and used across sectors this role is for you. You'll work on impactful projects in transport, energy, water, local government, healthcare and more, with the development opportunities, support and professional growth you'd expect from a collaborative and inclusive WSP team.

Platform Architecture & High Level Design

• Contribute to platform and data architecture - covering system context, integration patterns, data domain modelling, security, and operational non functionalals.
• Produce high level designs (HLDs) and option assessments that balance cost, capability, time to value and risk.
• Translate HLDs into implementable designs and lead technical decision making through delivery.

Governance & Data Strategy

• Define and enforce data standards, metadata, lineage and quality controls that scale across programmes.
• Establish governance processes (design reviews, approvals, change control) and embed them with delivery teams.
• Partner with product/PMO to align data strategy with business outcomes (analytics, regulatory, and operational needs).
• Identify reusable patterns and drive consistency across parallel projects.
• Facilitate architecture forums, write playbooks/patterns, and coach teams so that architecture intent survives delivery.
• Influence roadmaps-highlighting dependencies, risks and opportunities across the portfolio.
• Build and maintain robust ETL/ELT on Azure (e.g., ADF, Databricks/PySpark or equivalent), applying CI/CD and IaC principles.
• Model data for analytics (star schemas/Dimensional modelling) and operational data stores; optimise Azure SQL/Synapse performance.
• Enable and govern Power BI models and paginated reporting: semantic models, DAX optimisation, refresh and workspace governance.

What we will be looking for you to demonstrate

• Senior level experience designing and delivering Azure data platforms (e.g., Data Lake/Synapse/ADF/Databricks/Azure SQL, networking, identity, monitoring).
• Strong SQL and data modelling; proven track record building production grade pipelines and data products.
• Demonstrable contribution to HLDs, architecture patterns, governance frameworks and cross team standards.
• Solid grasp of security, privacy, cost management and observability for data platforms.
• Excellent communication-able to work directly with clients, PMs, and multi disciplinary teams, turning needs into clear designs and backlog items.

Don't quite meet all the criteria? Apply, and we can see how your experience aligns to this role and other opportunities within the team.

Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.

Join our close knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.

With us, you can. Apply today.

• Job Identification 80156
• Posting Date 02/06/2026, 04:24 PM

We are one of the world's leading engineering and professional services firms. Our 72,800 passionate people are united by the common purpose of creating positive, long-lasting impacts on the communities we serve through a culture of innovation, integrity, and inclusion. With over 9,000 professionals across the UK and Ireland, we are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU?

Work-life balance

At WSP, we understand that work is just one aspect of your life. It's important to make time for you, your family, friends, interests and your community.

Our hybrid working policy offers the flexibility to work from home two days a week, while also providing opportunities to collaborate in our modern offices across the UK.

Inclusivity & Belonging

We welcome applicants with varied backgrounds and experiences. We enable rewarding careers by encouraging people to bring their whole and authentic selves to work so that our work represents the fullest spectrum of society. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP. We have our employee resource groups bring together employees and allies with different backgrounds to promote our culture of inclusivity.

We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.

Our Virtual GP service gives you access to an NHS or Irish Medical Council GP at a time and place that suits you - giving you peace of mind and quick access to medical advice when you need it most. We also provide reasonable workplace adjustments for those in need. Additionally, you can benefit from the Gymflex scheme, which offers up to 40% off annual gym memberships through our WSP flexible benefits program, as well as a comprehensive menopause support package.

Flex your time

To enhance work-life balance, WSP offers the "WSP My Hour," allowing you to take one hour each day for personal activities, with the flexibility to make up the time earlier or later that day.

We also provide part-time and flexible working arrangements, the option to purchase additional leave, and the ability to use your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.

We understand the importance of development and training to you. That's why we foster a supportive environment that invests in your growth, whether through training, mentoring, or Chartership.

Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. As a Disability Confident leader, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria, please let us know if you require any workplace adjustments in support of your application.