Lead Funds Data Architect

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• 12+ years of experience in data analysis, data architecture, or data warehousing roles.
• 5+ years of direct experience within the financial services industry, with deep expertise in the Funds business such as asset management, mutual funds, or hedge funds.
• Proven experience with Fund accounting, Fund Administration, ETFs, IBOR, ABOR, and financial reporting.
• Expertise in data modeling tools and techniques such as ER/Studio and Erwin.
• Strong SQL and database proficiency, including SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, and Databricks.
• Experience with data integration, including ETL/ELT and APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud data platforms such as AWS, Azure, and GCP, and big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka.
• Exceptional understanding of the Funds business lifecycle, financial instruments, market data, and investment operations.
• In-depth knowledge of regulatory reporting requirements such as SEC, FCA, and UCITS.
• Demonstrated experience in Data Governance, Data Lineage, and Data Modeling across conceptual, logical, and physical models.
• Comprehensive understanding of Master Data Management, Reference Data, Transactional Data, and Metadata.
• Outstanding analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder engagement abilities.
• Proactive and adaptable in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Define and articulate our data strategy and architectural vision for the Funds business, aligning with enterprise data initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Apply deep knowledge of Fund accounting, Fund Administration, ETF operations, IBOR, and ABOR to design efficient and accurate data models and data flows.
• Architect robust, scalable, and secure data solutions, including logical and physical data models, data warehousing, data lakes, and data integration patterns.
• Champion and implement best practices for data governance, ensuring high data quality, integrity, and adherence to internal policies and external regulations.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive data lineage documentation and metadata management strategies for critical Funds data assets.
• Lead data modeling efforts by developing conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support current and future business needs.
• Conduct detailed data analysis, gather business requirements from stakeholders in Fund accounting, operations, and reporting, and translate them into technical specifications.
• Collaborate with development and engineering teams during implementation, providing architectural oversight and resolving data-related technical challenges.
• Design data structures and access patterns that enable efficient and accurate internal and external reporting, including regulatory filings and client statements.
• Evaluate and recommend new data technologies, tools, and methodologies that improve our data capabilities and efficiency within the Funds business.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• Big Data
• Cloud
• Databricks
• ETL
• GCP
• Hadoop
• Support
• Kafka
• Oracle
• SQL
• Snowflake
• Spark

More:

We are Citi, and we are hiring a Lead Funds Data Architect for our Belfast, Northern Ireland technology and architecture team. In this role, you will help bridge business needs and technical solutions within the Funds domain, supporting fund accounting, fund administration, ETFs, IBOR, ABOR, and regulatory and client reporting. We offer a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model of up to 2 days working from home per week, a competitive base salary, annual review, and a strong benefits package that includes generous holiday allowance starting at 27 days plus bank holidays, discretionary performance bonus, private medical insurance, employee assistance support, pension, paid parental leave, employee discounts, and access to learning and development resources. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel comfortable being their whole self at work and thrive.

last updated 34 week of 2026