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Job Description

Senior Data Architect

Location: Remote (UK-based)

Employment Type: Permanent

Sector: Consulting / Public Sector

Eligibility: Applicants must have the existing right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Data Architect (20+ years’ experience) to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale data platforms within consulting and public sector environments. This role requires strong architectural leadership, stakeholder engagement, and deep expertise in modern data platforms that support advanced analytics and AI-enabled solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of enterprise data platforms supporting large transformation programmes.

• Define modern architectures including lakehouse platforms, distributed analytics, and event-driven systems.

• Provide oversight of data engineering environments, including ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, and DataOps practices.

• Ensure platforms are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with governance standards.

• Lead architecture workshops and governance forums, aligning business strategy with technology delivery.

• Implement data governance, master data management (MDM), and regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g. GDPR).

• Mentor architects and engineering teams and contribute to architectural best practices.

AI & Advanced Data Platforms

Candidates must have experience delivering AI or machine learning capabilities, including architecture for model training, deployment, monitoring, and integration into enterprise data platforms.

Requirements

• 20+ years’ experience in data architecture or enterprise data platforms.

• Experience delivering consulting engagements, ideally within the UK public sector.

• Proven experience designing large-scale cloud-based data and analytics platforms.

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to translate architecture into business value.

Technical Skills

• Cloud platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP

• Data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouse architectures

• Streaming and event-driven architectures

• Data modelling, SQL, and modern data engineering tools

• API-led and event-based integration patterns

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