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Lead Data Architect- Up to £900 pd via Umbrella

Wiltshire/ Hybrid working

Initially for 6 months with long term potential

Leading Financial Services company is looking to bring in a Lead Data Architect to take ownership of enterprise data architecture across multiple platforms and strategic programmes.

You will bridge the gap between business strategy and technical execution, designing robust, scalable, and secure data architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture Leadership: Define and maintain the overall data architecture and strategy, ensuring seamless alignment with business goals and the broader Data & Insights (D&I) vision.
Design & Modeling: Lead the conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling for key data initiatives.
Standards & Governance: Establish, maintain, and enforce Data Platform standards, policies, and guidelines to ensure data consistency, quality, and security.
Roadmap Enablement: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to accelerate the decommissioning roadmap, modernizing our data landscape.
Solution Delivery: Create architectural blueprints, artifacts, and guardrails that enable practical, secure, and efficient development.
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