Lead Data Architect

Hexwired Recruitment

Farnborough, UK

11 days ago

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Role details

Contract type

Permanent contract

Employment type

Full-time (> 32 hours)

Experience level

Expert

Working hours

Regular working hours

Job source

itjobpro.co.uk

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Cloud Computing Data Architecture Data Governance Data Infrastructure Data Integration Interoperability Metadata Data Processing Event Driven Architecture Microsoft Fabric

Job description

As Lead Data Architect, you will be responsible for defining and evolving the overall data architecture roadmap, ensuring strong governance, interoperability and scalable deployment across secure customer environments. You will work closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams, guiding technical direction whilst remaining close to delivery and implementation., * Own and evolve the end-to-end Data Fabric architecture

Define architecture roadmaps, standards, governance and best practices
Lead data integration and interoperability strategies across multiple environments
Design scalable data processing, storage, metadata and governance solutions
Establish architecture patterns and technical guardrails for engineering teams
Lead architectural assurance and governance activities
Support secure deployments across cloud, hybrid and on-prem environments
Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across projects

Requirements

Strong background in Data Architecture or Data Platform Engineering
Experience owning architecture across complex enterprise programmes
Knowledge of cloud, on-prem and hybrid infrastructure environments
Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage and lifecycle management
Understanding of scalable integration patterns, APIs and event-driven architectures
Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills
Experience working within secure, regulated or mission-critical environments is highly desirable

The company are able to offer hybrid working, excellent long-term progression opportunities and the chance to work on highly innovative projects at the forefront of data and AI capability.

About the company

Hexwired Recruitment has partnered with a leading engineering and technology business delivering cutting-edge solutions across secure environments, AI enablement and next-generation data platforms. Due to continued growth, they are now looking for a Lead Data Architect to join their team in Farnborough.