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# Data Architect | 6 Month Contract | London | Active SC Clearance Required

- **Company:** Optima Partners
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Salary:** £63,654.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Mapping, Data Migration, Metadata, Apache Spark, Data Strategy, SC Clearance, Microsoft Fabric, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** August 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5854825207

## About the Role

* Strong background in enterprise data architecture, information architecture, and data domain modelling
 * Experience across conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling
 * Ability to define canonical, domain, shared, reference, and analytical data models
 * Good understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, traceability, and auditability
 * Experience shaping data strategy and translating it into practical roadmaps aligned to business outcomes
 * Knowledge of data migration strategy, including source-to-target mapping, reconciliation, and phased cutover approaches

Additional experience:

 * Experience defining enterprise data architecture principles, standards, models, and architecture repositories
 * Understanding of data ownership, stewardship, and federated operating models
 * Experience designing data architectures for regulatory, security, and compliance requirements
 * Awareness of modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Spark-based ecosystems
 * Ability to communicate complex data concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
 * Comfortable working independently in complex, regulated environments

## Description

We are currently looking for an experienced Data Architect to support a 6-month contract engagement based in London. This role is suited to someone with strong enterprise data architecture experience, deep data modelling capability, and a solid understanding of regulated, governed environments.


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