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# Lead Data & Technology Architect - Enterprise Data Platform

- **Company:** RSA / More Than
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £61,311.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Meta-Data Management, Enterprise Data Management
- **Published:** September 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5368915530

## About the Role

You will be a strategic thought partner across delivery squads, acting as a design authority in multi-disciplinary forums and influencing architecture decisions across core strategic programmes from data office.

In the role, we are looking for a candidate who has Proven hands-on experience in cloud based modern data architecture paradigm (Azure or AWS), preferably within large, complex data environments. We are looking for an individual with an architectural understanding of data products, metadata management, data modelling (conceptual/logical), governance, data cataloguing, classification, and lineage.

The role will require excellent communication and influencing skills - able to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels. The role will also need a track record of design ownership, including decisions, documentation, stakeholder alignment. In the position you will have the authority to lead the patterns and solutions of data solutions on EDP, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives and governance standards. It will also involved driving collaboration across data, engineering, and business teams, ensuring the seamless integration and usability of data solutions.



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