Data Architect
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Job description
This Data Architect position is a pivotal strategic role responsible for defining, governing and evolving the enterprise data architecture across International SOS's platforms and products. This role ensures that data assets are well-modelled, governed and positioned to deliver actionable insight - driving International SOS's mission through scalable, trusted and high-quality data. You will shape modern data platforms, models and standards that enable analytics, operational excellence and AI readiness across the organisation., * Enforce data architectural guidelines and consistency across development teams and services
- Support established Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks, including tooling, policy enforcement and stewardship models
- Ensure robust metadata management, lineage tracking and data cataloguing using business glossaries and modern catalog tools
- Review and approve data architecture for major features, platforms and technical initiatives
- Collaborate with technical leads and DevOps on system scalability, performance and reliability
- Develop and maintain enterprise-wide data architecture roadmap translating strategic data ambitions into actionable deliverables
- Drive the adoption of data architecture principles and standards across engineering and product teams through review boards and governance forums
- Conduct architecture assessments and identify opportunities to rationalise, consolidate, or modernise the data estate
- Coach and mentor engineers and data practitioners on data design, modelling best practices and architectural trade-offs
- Produce and maintain high-quality architecture documentation including data architecture decisions records (ADRs), data flow diagrams and domain maps
- Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to enable effective model deployment, feature engineering, and ML data readiness
- Promote a culture of data literacy and data-driven decision-making across the organisation
Requirements
Do you have experience in TOGAF?, * Solid experience in data architecture, data engineering or a closely related role
- Proven technical expertise in data modelling methodologies (Kimball/Lnmon), Data Vault 2.0
- Experience of designing enterprise-grade cloud platforms (AWS preferred) (Redshift, S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena) Databricks and snowflake are an advantage
- Expertise in data warehousing and lakehouse technologies (e.g., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg)
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, CDC, event streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis) and API-based integrations.
- Experience operating enterprise data governance programmes, including data stewardship, policy frameworks and data quality management
- Knowledge of MDM principles and familiarity with GDPR / CCPA
- Familiarity with analytics platforms such as Power BI or Amazon QuickSight and exposure to Gen AI Platforms
- Experience or enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF
- Able to communicate complex architectural concepts clearly and influence diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Benefits & conditions
Competitive Starting Salary
- Opportunities for development and career progression
- A day's leave for your birthday with the option to purchase additional annual leave
- Private health care, dental cover, pension scheme, life insurance, paid volunteering day
- Subsidised staff cafeteria and free tea, coffee and fruit
- Discount schemes (Cycle2work, season ticket loans, gym discounts)
- Access to Employee Assistance & Employee Support Programme
- Access to Chiswick Business Park Enjoy Work events
By joining International SOS, you will contribute to a global network dedicated to protecting people and organisations. We offer a dynamic and respectful workplace where expertise, innovation, and collaboration drive our success. International SOS has been awarded as a Top Employer in the UK by the Top Employer's Institute (TEI) for 2025.
