Data Architect

We’re supporting a major UK financial services organisation with the appointment of a Senior Data Architect to play a pivotal role in transforming how data is leveraged across the business.

This is an opportunity for a technically strong architect who can hit the ground running from day one, providing architectural leadership across enterprise data platforms, analytics initiatives, machine learning capabilities and emerging AI solutions.

You’ll be responsible for defining and governing data architecture standards, designing scalable data solutions, and ensuring trusted, high-quality data is available to support business decision-making, regulatory obligations and innovation programmes.

We’re seeking an architect with a strong technical background who is comfortable influencing senior stakeholders while remaining hands-on in architecture design and decision making.

You’ll ideally bring:

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3+ years’ experience operating in a Senior Data Architect capacity *

Strong expertise in data architecture, data modelling and information management *

Experience designing modern data platforms supporting analytics, reporting and machine learning workloads *

Knowledge of data governance, lineage, metadata management and data quality frameworks *

Experience defining technical standards, patterns and architectural principles *

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills *

The ability to provide architectural leadership from day one

Industry Experience

Financial services experience is highly desirable, although candidates from other regulated industries such as insurance, pensions, utilities or healthcare will also be considered.

2-Year Fixed Term Contract £80,000 - £100,000+ DOE Hybrid Working | Edinburgh, Stirling, Bath or London (2-3 days per week)

Shape the Future of Data, Analytics & AI in Financial Services, Competitive package with flexibility for exceptional candidates