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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Architect - **Company:** The MDU - **Location:** London, UK - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Application Integration Architecture, Computing Platforms, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Migration, Data Structures, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Dynamics, Scrum Methodology, Power BI, SQL Databases, Enterprise Application Integration, Azure Data Factory, Large Language Models, Microsoft Fabric, AI Platforms, Cloud Integration - **Published:** June 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=072f0aad4975685c ## About the Role Do you have experience in Scrum?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * Proven experience as a Data Architect, Lead Data Architect or equivalent in large-scale transformation environment. * Strong experience delivering enterprise data transformation, migration and platform modernisation activity. * Strong experience in Microsoft Fabric architecture and data platform design. * Strong understanding of modern analytical platform design, including lakehouse, warehouse and semantic modelling concepts. * Strong data modelling capability across conceptual, logical and physical domains. * Demonstrable experience leading complex data migration, mapping, reconciliation and validation activity. * Strong Azure data and integration architecture experience, including APIs and enterprise integration patterns. * Practical experience working across Power BI, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, SQL, Python and source-control / CI-CD approaches. * Strong stakeholder engagement, governance and communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences. * Experience providing architecture leadership in multi-disciplinary delivery settings. Desirable * Experience with Microsoft Purview or similar metadata, lineage and governance tooling. * Experience within regulated or operationally complex environments. * Experience of working on large-scale business or platform migrations. * Agile / Scrum delivery experience. * Experience with AI Foundry, LLM or wider enterprise AI platforms. ## Description The Data Architect will provide senior data architecture leadership for the Synthesis Programme Data Workstream. The role will act as MDU's client-side data architecture lead across data migration, Microsoft Fabric, reporting foundations, governance and transition into run-state support, ensuring that architecture decisions are practical, deliverable and aligned to programme milestones. The post-holder will provide technical leadership, design assurance and delivery support across the Data Workstream, coordinating key dependencies, risks, decisions and architecture deliverables through the lifecycle of the programme. Role Responsibilities: * Lead the Data Workstream from a data architecture perspective and act as the senior data architecture authority within the Synthesis Programme. * Own and assure the target data architecture needed to support migration from legacy platforms and data structures into the target landscape, including downstream reporting and integration requirements. * Define and apply design standards and technical patterns covering Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Integration Services, APIs and enterprise data pipelines where required to support programme delivery. * Provide design assurance through programme forums, workstream meetings and architecture review processes. * Support transition from programme delivery into run-state support through documentation, knowledge transfer and operational readiness activity. Deliverables: * Target data architecture, design standards and core patterns defined and applied across the Data Workstream. * Microsoft Fabric implementation supported through appropriate architectural oversight and design assurance. * Source-to-target mapping catalogue completed and controlled. * Migration test cycles executed with reconciliation, validation and issue resolution. * Priority downstream reporting and semantic models delivered and validated against legacy outputs. * Initial governance, metadata and lineage foundations established, including Purview where in scope. * Production cutover and run-state readiness supported through documentation and knowledge transfer. ## Related Videos - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Beyond Dashboards: Fixing Text-to-SQL with Semantic RAG](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2036-beyond-dashboards-fixing-text-to-sql-with-semantic-rag) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [This App Reached 10,000 Users in One Week. 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