Strategic Data Architect

STRATEGIC DATA ARCHITECTS LONDON DV Clearable 5 Days On-Site

Looking for your next Data Architecture opportunity?

This is a rare chance to help shape the future of enterprise data within a major organisation undergoing significant transformation. You'll play a key role in defining data strategy, driving cloud adoption, improving interoperability, and building the foundations for future AI and analytics capabilities.

What You'll Do

Define and evolve enterprise-wide data architecture and strategy.
Support the transition to a modern cloud-based data platform.
Develop and embed data standards, architecture principles and governance frameworks.
Design and assure interoperable data solutions across complex business environments.
Collaborate with delivery teams to improve data quality, consistency and reuse.
Contribute to data strategy, metadata management and AI-related initiatives.
Engage with senior stakeholders to influence architectural decisions and long-term direction.

What We're Looking For

Experience in Data Architecture, Data Modelling or Enterprise Data Strategy.
Strong understanding of data standards, interoperability and governance.
Experience designing data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, data meshes or modern data platforms.
Familiarity with metadata management, data catalogues or related tooling.
Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
Ability to operate effectively in complex, ambiguous environments.
A strategic mindset combined with the ability to drive practical outcomes.

Desirable Experience

Cloud migration and cloud-native data architecture.
Ontologies, semantic modelling or knowledge graphs.
AI-enabled data architectures and emerging technologies.
Experience developing enterprise data standards and frameworks.

DV Clearance Eligibility Requirements

UK residency history with a clear and verifiable background.
Strong financial integrity with no significant unresolved issues.
Ability to successfully undergo enhanced security vetting and referencing.

If you're looking to work on large-scale data transformation, cloud migration and enterprise architecture programmes within a highly secure environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for immediate review.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Vertage Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.