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# Data Architect

- **Company:** Experis
- **Location:** Telford, UK
- **Salary:** £171,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Integration, DevOps, Graph Database, Cloud Services, Data Analytics, Data Management, Cloud Migration
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.experis.co.uk/job/data-architect-6018295/apply

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

* 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.


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