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# Data Solution Architect

- **Company:** CityFibre
- **Location:** Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
- **Salary:** £78,144
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Warehousing, Enterprise Data Management, Snowflake, Generative AI, Agentic-AI, Togaf, Data Lakes, Data Analytics, Integration Frameworks, Databricks
- **Published:** November 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5956820505

## About the Role

You'll be an experienced Data Solution Architect with a strong background in enterprise data architecture, cloud technologies and end-to-end solution design, combined with the ability to translate complex business requirements into practical, scalable solutions.

You'll also have:

 * Proven experience owning end-to-end solution architecture within large, complex enterprise environments
 * Strong experience designing modern data platforms, including data warehouses, data lakes, lakehouses and integration architectures
 * Experience with cloud technologies, ideally AWS, alongside platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks and modern analytics solutions
 * Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge requirements, influence decisions and communicate architectural trade-offs
 * Strong understanding of architecture governance, data modelling, integration patterns and solution design standards
 * Ability to provide architectural leadership across technical teams, navigate ambiguity and balance business priorities with delivery considerations

Experience within telecommunications or other complex, data-driven industries would be advantageous, alongside exposure to Generative AI, Agentic AI and architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or TM Forum.

## Description

* Lead the end-to-end solution architecture and design of enterprise data platforms, data products, analytics and AI-enabled solutions, from initial requirements through to implementation
 * Partner with business and technical stakeholders to understand requirements, challenge assumptions and ensure architectural decisions align with business objectives
 * Evaluate technology options, architectural trade-offs, risks and dependencies, balancing business value, scalability, cost and delivery considerations
 * Design modern cloud-based data architectures, including data lakes, warehouses, lakehouses, integration frameworks and enterprise analytics platforms
 * Establish and maintain architecture principles, reference architectures, governance standards and technology roadmaps across data and AI solutions
 * Provide architectural leadership to engineering and delivery teams, influencing technical decisions and ensuring solutions are delivered in line with agreed designs
 * Support the adoption of emerging technologies, including Generative AI, Agentic BI and intelligent automation, identifying opportunities to deliver measurable business value