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# Lead Data Architect

- **Company:** Bank of England
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £80,000.0 - £90,360.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Architecture, Data Governance, Design of User Interfaces, Logical Data Models, Metadata, Reference Data, Data Streaming, Technical Data Management Systems, Azure Data Factory, Togaf, Microsoft Fabric, ISO 20022 Standard, Data Analytics, Databricks
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/lead-data-architect/57275978

## About the Role

This is a senior, hands-on role combining technical data architecture with stakeholder leadership and people management. You will influence key architectural decisions, support the use of technologies such as Azure Databricks, Unity Catalog and Microsoft Purview, and lead a small team of three architects.

Essential experience

 * Strong experience as a Data Architect within a large, complex enterprise environment.
 * Hands-on experience producing conceptual and logical data models, data flows and interface designs.
 * Deep knowledge of data governance, data quality, security, metadata, cataloguing and master and reference data management.
 * Experience defining enterprise data architecture principles, standards, patterns and target-state roadmaps.
 * Strong stakeholder communication skills, with experience leading designs through governance and supporting delivery through to implementation.

Desirable experience

 * Experience with Azure data technologies such as Databricks, Microsoft Purview or Microsoft Fabric.
 * Knowledge of data product thinking, federated data models or domain-based ownership.
 * Experience with TOGAF, Sparx Enterprise Architect or data standards such as ISO 20022, FIBO or SDMX.

## Description

Working within the Bank of England's Technology Strategy and Architecture division, you will help shape how data is structured, governed and used across the organisation. You will lead data architecture from initial strategy and requirements through to implementation, working with business stakeholders, solution architects, engineers and wider data teams., You will work on complex, meaningful data challenges and help modernise the Bank's enterprise data and analytics capabilities. The role offers the opportunity to remain close to hands-on architecture while also setting strategic direction, influencing senior stakeholders and developing a team.


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