Data Architect

• Design and govern enterprise-level data architectures across complex environments.
• Define solutions covering data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, data virtualisation, and modern data pipelines.
• Provide architectural leadership across cloud, on-premise, and hybrid platforms.
• Design data management frameworks covering metadata, lineage, quality, governance, ownership, and classification.
• Support the adoption of AI-enabled data and analytics capabilities.
• Ensure architecture aligns with business requirements, governance standards, and best practices.
• Guide delivery teams through complex design and implementation decisions.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, suppliers, and technical teams.
• Support solution governance, architecture reviews, and technical assurance activities.

• Proven experience as a Data Architect within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong expertise in data architecture, modelling, governance, and data management.

• Experience designing:

• Data Lakes
• Data Warehouses
• Lakehouse Architectures
• Data Virtualisation Solutions
• ETL/ELT Frameworks

Strong understanding of:

• Relational Databases
• NoSQL Databases
• Graph Databases
• Cloud Data Platforms

Experience delivering cloud migration and transformation programmes.

Knowledge of analytics, reporting, API integration, and data consumption patterns.

Experience working within Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern engineering environments.

Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Experience leading technical teams and governing architecture delivery.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with modern cloud-native data platforms and lakehouse deployments.
• Understanding of AI and data-driven solutions.
• Experience contributing to bids, technical proposals, or solution strategy.
• Experience managing architecture governance throughout programme lifecycles.