Head of Data Architecture

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London, UK

16 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Compensation

£120,000.0

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

www.careerboard.com

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Data Analysis Encodings Data Architecture Information Engineering Data Governance Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Warehousing Microsoft Data Access Components Metadata Meta-Data Management

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Standard Sql Enterprise Data Management Event Driven Architecture Microsoft Fabric Data Lineage Enterprise Integration Data Management Stream Analytics Crud

Job description

This role will lead the design of a Microsoft Fabric-based enterprise data platform, embedding metadata-driven principles, strong governance, and data quality standards at the heart of the architecture. The role combines strategic enterprise data architecture responsibilities with hands-on involvement in designing and supporting the build of the data platform and its associated data products., * Define scalable architecture patterns across Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real-Time Analytics and Semantic Models

Develop enterprise data architecture roadmaps, target-state architectures and transition strategies
Design conceptual, logical and physical data models
Establish metadata-driven architecture principles and frameworks
Drive data lineage, cataloguing, metadata management and impact analysis
Define and embed data governance, data quality and MDM principles
Design enterprise integration patterns covering APIs, ETL/ELT and event-driven architectures
Establish data ownership, authoritative data sources and CRUD matrices
Partner closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Technology and business stakeholders
Provide architectural leadership and assurance throughout platform delivery

Requirements

Significant experience in Data Architecture/Enterprise Data Architecture/Solution Architecture
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and the Microsoft Data Platform ecosystem
Expertise across Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real-Time Analytics and Semantic Models
Strong enterprise data modelling and information architecture experience
Proven experience with metadata-driven architecture
Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, lineage and metadata management
Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) and data mastering
Strong understanding of enterprise integration architecture, APIs, ETL/ELT and event-driven patterns
Strong SQL and data modelling skills
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills