Lead Data Architect

• Proven experience in Data Architecture within large, complex organisations
• Strong expertise across Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and modern data platforms
• Excellent understanding of data engineering, analytics, governance and data management principles
• Experience designing enterprise-scale cloud and SaaS data solutions
• Ability to engage, influence and challenge senior stakeholders
• Background within Financial Services, FinTech or similarly regulated environments

Edinburgh, Scotland - £90k - £120k per annum + Bonus Full Time Posted by: Harvey Nash Plc Posted: Monday, 3 August 2026 Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location Shape the future of data for a leading Financial Services organisation

Data is becoming one of the most valuable assets in financial services, and this is an opportunity to define how a global organisation uses it for years to come.

We’re partnering with a leading Financial Services organisation investing heavily in its technology and data capabilities, with Edinburgh at the centre of that journey. As part of a major digital transformation programme, they’re looking for a Lead Data Architect to take ownership of their enterprise data strategy and help build a modern, cloud-native data platform that will support business-critical operations, analytics and decision-making across the globe.

This isn’t a role where you’ll simply maintain what’s already there. You’ll be shaping the future state, influencing senior stakeholders, defining architecture standards and helping create a data platform capable of supporting a complex international business operating at significant scale. What you’ll be doing

• Defining the long-term vision and roadmap for enterprise data architecture
• Leading the design of a modern cloud-based data platform built on Microsoft technologies
• Driving best practice across data governance, engineering, analytics, visualisation and master data management
• Partnering with senior business and technology leaders to align data strategy with business objectives
• Influencing key architecture decisions across multiple programmes and product teams

• Helping establish data as a trusted, strategic asset across the organisation, Why consider this role?

• Opportunity to lead enterprise-wide Data Architecture rather than a single programme
• Significant investment in modern data technologies and platforms
• High-profile role with visibility across senior leadership teams
• Join a growing technology hub in Edinburgh with ambitious expansion plans
• Flexible hybrid working environment
• Strong culture of learning, development and career progression
• Chance to play a key role in a global transformation programme

If you’re a Data Architect who enjoys setting strategy, influencing technology direction and building modern data capabilities at scale, this is an opportunity to make a genuine impact within a globally recognised Financial Services organisation.