Data Architect

Posted 08 October 2025
Salary Competitive
Job type Contract
Discipline Data & AI
Reference75143
Remote working Hybrid/Flexible

Job description

Role Title: Data Architect
Location: London - Hybrid (minimum 2 days in office)
Day Rate: Market rate (Inside IR35)
Contract Duration: Minimum 6 months

Role Overview

We are seeking a talented Data Architect to join our data-driven transformation journey. This is an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies such as Data Vault, Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, and AWS/Azure, designing and delivering innovative data solutions that empower analytics and drive business value.

As a Data Architect, you will collaborate closely with Product Owners, engineers, and analytics teams to design, build, and maintain robust data models and architecture. This role is ideal for a professional passionate about creating order within complex data structures and delivering impactful, scalable data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and develop enterprise data architecture and advanced data models that support business requirements.

  • Triaging new requirements, assessing impact, and providing estimates for updates to data models.

  • Develop and enhance physical data models while ensuring alignment with business and technical standards.

  • Act as custodian of data models, defining and enforcing modelling principles within delivery teams.

  • Ensure solutions meet business needs while aligning with the overall end-state architecture.

  • Document, communicate, and centrally manage data models to promote consistency and reuse.

  • Collaborate with the broader architecture community to share expertise and promote innovation.

  • Stay up to date with emerging technologies, including machine learning, AI/ML, and modern algorithmic techniques at scale, applying best practices to data design.

  • Translate business requirements into actionable, scalable, and effective data solutions.

Essential Skills & Experience

  • Strong experience in data architecture, modelling, and data warehousing.

  • Expertise with various modelling methodologies, including 3NF, Dimensional, and Data Vault.

  • Proven ability to work with large, complex datasets and deliver actionable insights.

  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure) and experience with cloud data solutions/migrations.

  • Strong communication and influencing skills to engage with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

  • Critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

  • Collaborative mindset with strong interpersonal skills.

Desirable Skills

  • Exposure to AI/ML and Generative AI technologies.

  • Experience with data visualisation tools such as Power BI or MicroStrategy.