Enterprise Data Architect

Salary: £37,000 - 44,000 per year

Requirements:

• We are seeking proven experience designing and delivering enterprise data architectures in complex or regulated environments.
• We expect a strong understanding of modern data platform patterns, including data warehouses, data lakes, data lakehouses, data mesh concepts, API-led architectures, and event-driven integration patterns.
• We are looking for experience architecting solutions for operational reporting, advanced analytics, and AI and machine learning workloads.
• We require strong knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and cloud architecture principles.
• We value familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks and technologies.
• We expect experience integrating multiple business-critical systems in a hybrid technology environment.
• We are looking for the ability to balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural strategy and technical sustainability.
• We require strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• We expect experience producing architecture standards, roadmaps, and governance documentation.
• We value knowledge of case management systems, CRM platforms such as Dynamics 365, and finance or billing solutions.
• We value experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation programmes and understanding data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• We welcome relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience in insurance, legal services, claims management, or financial services is desirable but not mandatory.

Responsibilities:

• Define and maintain our enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Design integration strategies and architecture patterns connecting case management, finance, CRM, document management, and analytics systems.
• Drive adoption of modern integration approaches, favouring API-led and event-driven architectures over point-to-point solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies for our data platform, including data warehouses, lakehouses, master data management solutions, and API frameworks.
• Design the data foundations needed to support AI and machine learning initiatives, ensuring data is high-quality, trusted, and accessible.
• Partner with our Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Analytics teams to ensure architecture standards are consistently applied.
• Define our enterprise data security and access architecture in collaboration with data governance and information security teams.
• Produce and maintain architecture roadmaps, standards, and documentation.
• Support our CTO, Enterprise Architecture function, and Head of Data & Analytics on transformation programmes, platform migrations, strategic technology decisions, and vendor selection.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• CRM
• CTO
• Support
• Machine Learning
• Security
• TOGAF
• Office 365

More:

We are a growing, data-driven organisation seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to lead our target-state data architecture and support our data transformation, business growth, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and AI-driven innovation. You will help shape a scalable data ecosystem, reduce integration complexity, improve data accessibility, and enable advanced analytics. This strategic role is part of our collaborative, forward-thinking Data & Analytics function and offers the opportunity to influence transformation initiatives, our modern cloud data platform, and the use of Azure, AI, and machine learning technologies. Success will be measured by adoption of the target architecture, reduced integration complexity and technical debt, improved data accessibility and quality, secure and scalable platform standards, alignment of technology investments with business objectives, and support for analytics and AI initiatives. We offer flexibility and work-life balance, a well-rounded remuneration package that includes private medical and income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, professional development funding, growth and progression opportunities, social events, and opportunities to participate in ESG activities. We are committed to a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace guided by our principles of being Determined, Clear, Creative, and Supportive. The position is permanent and hybrid, within our CSG - Operations Hub (Data / Intelligence / Support) department.

last updated 39 week of 2026