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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data architect - **Company:** Insight - **Location:** London, UK - **Salary:** £72,114.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Cloud Database, Information Systems, Command-Query Responsibility Segregation (Software Development), Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Migration, Data Systems, Relational Databases, Disaster Recovery, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Data Streaming, System Availability, Data Strategy, Event Driven Architecture, Information Technology, Cassandra, Domain Driven Design, Data Pipelines - **Published:** September 5, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5870922494 ## About the Role Proven track record in enterprise data architecture and modelling (relational and NoSQL/distributed systems). - Strong experience with financial services, capital markets, or investment banking environments. - Expertise with Domain Driven Design, CQRS, and data governance. - Hands-on experience with RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL), NoSQL (Cassandra, YugabyteDB), and data modelling tools (ER/Studio, Hackolade). - Familiarity with cloud/hybrid architectures is advantageous. - Soft Skills: - Excellent English communication and presentation skills. - Strong stakeholder engagement and documentation capabilities. - Ability to independently handle ambiguous business problems and deliver scalable data solutions. - Collaborative mindset, analytical thinking, and robust problem-solving abilities., Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field. - Experience in large-scale enterprise transformation programs and data governance frameworks. - Financial industry or architecture certifications are a plus. ## Description Serve as the bridge between business, solution architecture, and engineering teams to design, define, and govern the data architecture for a modernized financial services platform. - Business Understanding: Analyze and translate card, payment, billing, and broader financial business processes into comprehensive data requirements. - Data Architecture Design: Architect target-state enterprise data structures from scratch, including data models (domain, conceptual, logical, physical), data flows, data ownership, and integration patterns. - Technology Selection: Evaluate and decide on appropriate data technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, distributed/cloud databases) and design for use cases such as real-time and event-driven systems. - Collaboration: Work closely with solution architects, developers, and business stakeholders to define and challenge architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with business needs and technical best practices. - Architecture Governance: Own the data architecture through its lifecycle, including establishing data standards, modelling conventions, governance principles, and documentation; participate in architecture reviews and support enterprise-wide data strategy. - Documentation & Communication: Produce clear, comprehensive architecture documentation and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences; articulate complex technical concepts effectively. - System Assessment & Modernization: Assess current-state systems, recommend modernization/optimization opportunities, and support data migration, integration, and transformation planning. - Performance & Resiliency: Design scalable, high-performance, resilient, and disaster recovery-ready data solutions, considering partitioning, replication, and high availability. ## Related Videos - [Maximising Cassandra's Potential: Tips on Schema, Queries, Parallel Access, and Reactive Programming](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1167-maximising-cassandra-s-potential-tips-on-schema-queries-parallel-access-and-reactive-programming) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Database Magic behind 40 Million operations/s](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/748-database-magic-behind-40-million-operations-s) ## Related Articles - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [Graph and AI Trends 2026: Why Is AI Running but Not Yet Delivering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/680-graph-and-ai-trends-2026-why-is-ai-running-but-not-yet-delivering) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know)