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# Data Architect

- **Company:** CGI Group Inc.
- **Location:** Leeds, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Architectural Patterns, Big Data, Cloud Computing Security, Cloud Database, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Database Design, Identity and Access Management, Data Mesh, Data Streaming, Technical Data Management Systems, Data Ingestion, Data Management, Data Lakehouse, Databricks
- **Published:** October 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=724f85144e171ba0

## About the Role

To excel in this role, you'll bring extensive architectural leadership, strategic vision and deep domain expertise in designing and governing enterprise-level data solutions in cloud-based data solutions, ideally within regulated or complex environments such as healthcare. You'll be confident in translating business strategy into technical data roadmaps and providing architectural guidance and oversight to engineering teams.

You must have:

 * Architectural expertise in designing and governing large-scale data platforms with at least one of Databricks, Palantir, or a similar unified analytics platform.

You should have:

 * Proven experience as a Data Architect or Principal Data Engineer defining the architecture for large, complex, and high-volume or highly sensitive data datasets.
 * Deep expertise in data modelling, database design, and advanced architectural patterns (e.g. Data Mesh, Data Lakehouse).
 * Strong knowledge of the AWS cloud data service ecosystem, including S3, Redshift, Glue, Lake Formation, and IAM, and how they integrate into a cohesive solution.
 * Extensive experience in defining and implementing enterprise data governance, security, and compliance frameworks.
 * Excellent communication, documentation, and consulting skills, capable of presenting complex architectural designs and trade-offs to technical teams and executive stakeholders.
 * Experience in the healthcare sector or knowledge of NHS data standards (advantageous).

## Description

You'll take ownership of complex data challenges, partner with architects and data engineers to shape technical direction. Working within CGI's supportive environment, you'll be encouraged to explore new technologies, share knowledge, and contribute to a culture of excellence and innovation.

 * Architectural Vision & Modelling: Define and govern the conceptual, logical and physical data models ensuring consistency and best practice.
 * Platform Strategy & Design: Design highly scalable and secure cloud-native data platforms on AWS, identifying the most appropriate services, within the client's constraints.
 * Data Governance & Compliance: Define and enforce data governance policies, security frameworks, and compliance standards across the data lifecycle.
 * Strategic Consultation & Alignment: Partner with business leaders and technical teams to translate high-level strategic goals and business requirements into a clear, implementable roadmap.
 * Data Flow: Define the standards and architecture for data ingestion, transformation and consumption, ensuring reliable high-quality data movement across systems.
 * Technology Roadmap & Innovation: Research, evaluate and recommend emerging technologies and patterns, such as Data Mesh and Data Lakehouse.