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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