Data Architect

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large-scale consumer-focused digital organisation, taking ownership of the architectural direction of a modern data platform that sits at the heart of business decision-making, digital growth and AI innovation., You will take ownership of data platform architecture, standards and solution design across a growing engineering function. Working closely with platform engineers, analytics engineers, product managers, governance teams and senior stakeholders, you will help ensure data is scalable, trusted and ready to support AI-driven initiatives. Key responsibilities include:

• Designing and evolving the organisation’s cloud-based data platform architecture
• Assessing and recommending new technologies, tools and data solutions across the business
• Defining architectural standards, best practices and reusable patterns across engineering teams
• Supporting data governance, security, metadata and data quality initiatives
• Providing hands-on guidance around Terraform, dbt, CI/CD, DataOps and platform engineering practices
• Partnering with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Driving improvements around data lineage, observability, modelling standards and platform governance
• Supporting AI readiness programmes, semantic layer initiatives and self-service data capabilities

You will bring strong capability in:

• Data Platform Architecture or Data Solutions Architecture experience within modern cloud environments
• Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Commercial experience using dbt within modern ELT ecosystems
• Strong understanding of DataOps, CI/CD and engineering best practices
• Experience working with governance, security, privacy or risk functions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, coach and educate technical team

You will receive a salary of up to £100,000 depending on experience, alongside a comprehensive benefits package and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping a modern, AI-ready data platform.

Our client is a highly recognised international digital business with a strong consumer presence and a global audience. Operating across multiple regions, the organisation has invested heavily in its data capabilities and is continuing to transform how data powers decision-making, customer experiences and emerging AI initiatives.