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Title: Data Platform Architect
Reports to: Head of Architecture
Entity: Digital and Synthetic
Group: Digital and Synthetic Capability: Architecture
Work Arrangement: Hybrid
Company Overview
Metrea is a defense company dedicated to translating commercial innovation into solutions for the hardest problems in national security. With deep mission expertise, Metrea focuses on delivering effects-as-a-service across Aerospace, Electromagnetic & Cyber, Digital & Synthetic domains via its capability groups. Metrea also consists of six support groups (Operations, People, Finance, Legal, Strategy and Solutions) that guide the development of specific capabilities that Metrea's files (product, projects, programs etc) leverage to achieve their targets.
Group Overview
The Digital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S) is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveraging cutting-edge technologies and advanced platforms, we empower operational readiness and elevate situational awareness across diverse domains—including air, maritime, and space.
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect to lead a cross-functional data & cloud engineering team in the design and implementation of our next-generation cloud-native data platform.
This role will be responsible for architecting a comprehensive data ecosystem that supports diverse data ingestion and consumption patterns, advanced data structures, and appropriate storage solutions while owning and adhering to our data ontology.
Role and Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
Technical Leadership
Platform Strategy
Stakeholder Collaboration
Skills and Experience
Additional Eligibility Qualifications
Our Culture
Metrea’s single core value, “rooted in humility,” is supported by four key attributes: entrepreneurial, systematic, discerning, and over-deliver. These attributes, combined, form our Teammate Firmware, our culture. We explore these attributes during the hiring process when we grow our teams and continually support the growth of our culture. We are a hyper-collaborative, dynamically hierarchical organization united by a passion for what we do, how we do it, who we do it with, and who we do it for.
Benefits
D&S - UK
Private Medical Insurance
Subsided gym membership / plans through Wellhub
Electric Car scheme
Cycle to work scheme
£1500 Training Allowance
30 days annual PTO plus b/h
Eye Tests
D&S Sweden
Friskvård of 5K annually
Personal development budget (2K for books, courses, subscriptions etc)
Parental leave
5% occupational pension (swe. tjänstepension),
30 days of leave
Discretionary Bonus
Right to Work
The employee will have the legal right to work in the United Kingdom and will be able to produce right to work documentation.
Work Authorization / Security Clearance
Ability to achieve and maintain a Security Clearance.
Equal Opportunities Statement
Metrea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or other characteristics protected by law.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Hours and work shifts may change in accordance with department and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available, as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees may be required to work over 40 hours per week with approval from the department manager.
Work Location
UK / Sweden
Work Environment
This job operates in an office setting