Description
As an Analytics Solutions Architect at Marks & Spencer, you will lead the design of end-to-end analytics and AI solutions across Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Power Platform, and Copilot.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Leading the design and delivery of scalable, secure, and business-aligned analytics and AI solutions.
- Partnering with data and analytics engineering teams to design AI-ready data architectures.
- Defining and championing enterprise-wide standards, governance, and best practices for analytics and AI platforms.
- Driving platform strategy and optimisation across Power BI, Databricks, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and AI/BI workloads.
- Building organisational capability in analytics and AI through mentoring, training, and hands-on solution leadership.
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Experience as an Analytics Solutions Architect with a proven track record of designing and delivering enterprise-scale analytics and AI solutions in a Microsoft-centric environment.
- Advanced skills in DAX, SQL, and Python, combined with deep expertise in dimensional modelling and analytics data architecture design.
- Ability to be strategic and hands-on, translating complex business challenges into scalable, secure, and maintainable solution architectures.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and build trusted relationships.
In return, Marks & Spencer offers a range of benefits, including:
- 20% colleague discount across all M&S products and many third-party brands.
- Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days.
- Discretionary bonus schemes.
- A generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
- Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support and amazing perks and discounts via the M&S Choices portal.