Senior Data Architect

About the role

We are supporting a major UK financial services organisation to transform how data, analytics and AI are leveraged across the business. As a Senior Data Architect you will provide immediate architectural leadership for enterprise data platforms, analytics initiatives and emerging AI solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise, domain and solution‑level data architecture.
• Design logical and physical data models for operational, analytical and AI use cases.
• Establish architecture standards, patterns, principles and governance frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural assurance across delivery teams.
• Collaborate with technology, data, analytics, security and business stakeholders.
• Drive best practice in data governance, lineage, metadata management and data quality.
• Support strategic data initiatives, investment planning and architectural roadmaps.
• Ensure solutions meet regulatory, security, resilience and performance requirements.
• Mentor teams and promote strong architectural practices.

Required profile

• 3+ years experience in a senior data architect role.
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders while remaining hands‑on.
• Strong background in data architecture, data modelling and information management.
• Experience designing modern data platforms for analytics, reporting and machine‑learning workloads.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, metadata management and data‑quality frameworks.
• Experience defining technical standards, patterns and architectural principles.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Required skills

• Data architecture
• Data modelling
• Information management
• Modern data platforms
• Analytics
• Machine learning
• Data governance
• Data lineage
• Metadata management
• Data‑quality frameworks