Senior Data Architect

Job Description – Data Architect

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to collaborate with stakeholders and design innovative, scalable, and high-performance data solutions. The role involves shaping enterprise-wide data architectures, developing strategies and governance frameworks, and ensuring solutions align with business objectives and technology strategies. You will play a key role in communicating data findings, building integrations, and delivering real-world value through modern data capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements, conduct discoveries, and design data-driven solutions that are scalable, performant, and resilient.
• Clearly and concisely communicate data architecture, strategies, and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Apply data architecture principles to solve complex challenges, including the design and implementation of enterprise-wide data architectures aligned with business and IT strategies.
• Define and implement data strategies, governance frameworks, and operating models (spanning technology, people, and processes).
• Design and maintain data models (conceptual, logical, and physical) across databases, data lakes, and warehouses.
• Enable data integration with diverse systems and platforms via APIs and middleware, covering structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data sources.
• Contribute to the productionisation of new data capabilities through discovery, prototyping, requirements definition, and implementation.
• Deliver measurable customer value by ensuring solutions are tailored to business context and operational needs.

Qualifications & Skills

Technical Expertise

• Proven hands-on experience with data platforms such as Azure, AWS, and Informatica.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling techniques (e.g., Kimball, Star Schema, Data Vault).
• Proficiency with cloud-native and DataOps solutions (Azure/AWS stack, event streaming with Azure Event Hubs, Kafka).
• Experience in Big Data solutions (Hadoop, Cassandra).
• Understanding of compliance frameworks (e.g., GDPR, ISO 22701) and industry methodologies (e.g., TOGAF, DAMA).
• Skilled in architecture and design tools (Visio, Draw.io, Archi, SparxEA).

General Skills

• Eligible for Security Clearance.
• 5+ years of experience in data-focused roles, including 2+ years in data architecture (public and/or private sector).
• Strong leadership and mentoring abilities; able to support pre-sales and practice growth.
• Proactive, self-starter with excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Actively engaged with data standards, open-source communities, or industry forums.