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# Lead Data Architect

- **Company:** Sanderson Recruitment Plc
- **Location:** Bristol, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £91,000.0 - £150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon S3, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Cyber Security, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), DevOps, Distributed Systems, Data Streaming, Data Processing, Apache Spark, Data Strategy, Amazon Relational Database Service, Apache Flink, Real Time Data, Data Management, Functional Programming, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb140cb66c4aeba41b5c261bf90ad936c5/eaa

## About the Role

* 6+ years' experience in data architecture on complex, secure programmes
 * Strong hands-on AWS experience (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, Redshift); Azure or GCP a bonus
 * Proven experience using Apache Flink for real-time, high-throughput data processing
 * Experience leading, mentoring and developing technical teams
 * Confident engaging with senior technical and non-technical stakeholders
 * Knowledge of recognised data modelling patterns and standards
 * Experience working in sensitive or regulated data environments
 * Exposure to cyber security teams and secure-by-design principles
 * Desirable experience with Scala, Spark and wider big data ecosystems
 * Strong understanding of cloud operating models, DevOps and modern delivery practices

## Description

We're hiring an experienced Lead Data Architect to shape and deliver secure, large-scale data solutions for high-profile, mission-critical programmes. You'll play a key role in defining data strategy, designing resilient cloud architectures, and leading teams working on complex, sensitive data platforms.
What you'll be doing

 * Engaging with senior stakeholders to understand requirements and provide strategic data architecture guidance
 * Designing and delivering secure, scalable data platforms aligned to performance and regulatory requirements
 * Architecting cloud-native batch and real-time data solutions using AWS and other public cloud platforms
 * Providing technical leadership across cross-functional teams and setting best practice standards
 * Designing data models, ETL pipelines, warehousing solutions and distributed systems
 * Building and supporting real-time streaming platforms using Apache Flink and related technologies
 * Ensuring compliance with industry standards and government regulations
 * Tracking delivery against agreed designs and managing design deviations
 * Supporting pre-sales and bids with technical input and solution design
 * Advising on data standard breaches and recommending remediation approaches
 * Staying current with emerging data, cloud and security technologies


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