IT Data Infrastructure Architect VP

Salary: £68,000 - 108,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require 7+ years of experience in IT data infrastructure within large, regulated enterprises.
• We require proven experience in data architecture and modernization initiatives.
• We require strong understanding of data security and compliance requirements in financial services.
• We require excellent communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• We require the ability to influence technical decisions in complex environments.
• We require demonstrated leadership in cross-functional teams.
• We require strong analytical and strategic thinking.
• We require passion for emerging technologies and continuous improvement.
• We require experience building and scaling data lakes, data warehouses, and associated data systems.
• We require experience with SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and cloud-based platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Redshift.
• We require experience designing and implementing semantic layers for governed reusable data views.
• We require experience with data governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Talend, or equivalent.
• We require expertise in ETL tools and processes such as Apache NiFi, Talend, or Informatica.
• We require knowledge of data privacy, data protection, and encryption frameworks and governance.
• We require familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman, and with ITIL processes.
• We value awareness of one or more cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• We value experience with automation and infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, and CI/CD pipelines such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• We value experience integrating observability and monitoring solutions such as Splunk, Prometheus, Loki, or Grafana.
• We value exposure to AI and advanced analytics, including retrieval-augmented generation, fine-tuning, prompt engineering, generative AI, and agentic AI.

Responsibilities:

• We develop and execute data infrastructure architecture strategies, roadmaps, and blueprints for enterprise IT initiatives.
• We act as Divisional Data Officer driving data architecture and governance in close collaboration with the Firmwide Data Office and other Divisional Data Officers.
• We collaborate with SME teams building and scaling data platforms, including data lakes and warehouses, across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• We implement semantic layers for consistent, governed data views, enabling self-service analytics and explainable AI.
• We oversee data quality processes and enforce standards to minimize data duplication and ensure trusted data.
• We recommend and implement cloud-native solutions for scalability, resilience, and business continuity.
• We drive modernization of infrastructure systems through cloud adoption, automation, and software-defined technologies.
• We conduct architecture reviews to ensure alignment with regulatory, security, and enterprise standards.
• We maintain reference architectures, policies, and best practices for data infrastructure.
• We ensure robust data protection, encryption, and zero-trust security principles.
• We promote architectural best practices, resolve design challenges, and influence technical decisions.
• We partner with enterprise architects, engineering teams, and SREs to align solutions with IT strategy.
• We provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and operations teams.

Technologies:

• Agentic AI
• AI
• AWS
• Redshift
• Ansible
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• Databricks
• ETL
• Fine-tuning
• GCP
• GitHub
• Grafana
• Informatica
• Support
• ITIL
• Jenkins
• MongoDB
• PostgreSQL
• Prometheus
• Puppet
• SQL
• Security
• Snowflake
• Splunk
• Talend
• TOGAF
• Terraform
• Architect
• LLM
• Machine Learning

More:

We are the Architecture & Modernization team, driving our Firms multi-year technology modernization roadmap with a focus on architecture frameworks, product delivery, and developer enablement. We work within the Technology division to leverage innovation and build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, helping our clients and colleagues redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Principal Infrastructure Production Management & Reliability Engineering position at VP level within our Infrastructure Production Management & Reliability Engineering job family, responsible for helping maintain the stability and reliability of our infrastructure systems to support business operations. We are Morgan Stanley, a global leader in financial services since 1935, operating in more than 40 countries. We offer a collaborative environment, flexible working opportunities, strong employee support, comprehensive benefits and perks, and opportunities to grow across the business. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity.

last updated 36 week of 2026