Head of Data Architecture

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London, UK
3 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time (≤ 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Compensation
£67,238.0
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Data Analysis Encodings Data Architecture Information Engineering Data Governance Data Infrastructure Extract Transform Load (ETL) Data Warehousing Microsoft Data Access Components Metadata Meta-Data Management
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Standard Sql Enterprise Data Management Event Driven Architecture Microsoft Fabric Data Lineage Enterprise Integration Data Management Stream Analytics Crud

Job description

This role will lead the design of a Microsoft Fabric-based enterprise data platform, embedding metadata-driven principles, strong governance, and data quality standards at the heart of the architecture. The role combines strategic enterprise data architecture responsibilities with hands-on involvement in designing and supporting the build of the data platform and its associated data products., * Define scalable architecture patterns across Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real-Time Analytics and Semantic Models

  • Develop enterprise data architecture roadmaps, target-state architectures and transition strategies
  • Design conceptual, logical and physical data models
  • Establish metadata-driven architecture principles and frameworks
  • Drive data lineage, cataloguing, metadata management and impact analysis
  • Define and embed data governance, data quality and MDM principles
  • Design enterprise integration patterns covering APIs, ETL/ELT and event-driven architectures
  • Establish data ownership, authoritative data sources and CRUD matrices
  • Partner closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, Enterprise Architecture, Technology and business stakeholders
  • Provide architectural leadership and assurance throughout platform delivery

Requirements

  • Significant experience in Data Architecture / Enterprise Data Architecture / Solution Architecture
  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and the Microsoft Data Platform ecosystem
  • Expertise across Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real-Time Analytics and Semantic Models
  • Strong enterprise data modelling and information architecture experience
  • Proven experience with metadata-driven architecture
  • Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, lineage and metadata management
  • Experience with Master Data Management (MDM) and data mastering
  • Strong understanding of enterprise integration architecture, APIs, ETL/ELT and event-driven patterns
  • Strong SQL and data modelling skills
  • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills

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