Lead Solution Architect - Data Analytics

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• We require significant experience in IT architecture with a strong focus on data and analytics solutions.
• We require proven experience designing and evolving enterprise-scale data platforms.
• We require deep expertise in cloud-based data and analytics services on Microsoft Azure, including Azure Databricks and Azure ML.
• We require experience shaping proofs of concept and evolving designs into production solutions.
• We require strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with senior stakeholders.
• We require experience leading and developing architecture teams.
• We prefer experience working with architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF and Zachman.
• We prefer broad knowledge of enterprise data technologies, including lakehouse and medallion architectures, legacy data platforms, and data engineering approaches such as ETL, ELT, and CDC.
• We prefer experience working within large, complex, or highly regulated organisations.

Responsibilities:

• We define and govern solution and enterprise architectures for data analytics platforms.
• We translate business strategies and requirements into target architectures, solution designs, and technology roadmaps.
• We produce architectural artefacts including blueprints, technical options, design patterns, and high-level designs.
• We shape architectural decisions across complex initiatives and represent architecture at governance forums.
• We lead and develop a team of architects, supporting capability development and delivery.
• We engage with senior stakeholders across Technology and the wider Bank.
• We promote best practice across the data lifecycle, including data governance, quality, security, and responsible use.

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Azure
• Cloud
• Databricks
• ETL
• Support
• Security
• TOGAF

More:

We are the Bank of England, working in partnership with Inspire People, and we are seeking a Lead Solution Architect - Data Analytics to join our Technology Strategy & Architecture function for Data, Analytics and AI. Based in Leeds on a 21-month fixed-term contract, this role offers a salary of up to £81,360, an 8% cash benefits allowance, an annual bonus of up to 25%, and a non-contributory pension. We offer a flexible and inclusive working culture with adaptable working patterns, flexible start and finish times, working-from-abroad subject to approval, private medical insurance, income protection, dental cover, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy more, and a strong focus on wellbeing and development. In this role, you will help shape enterprise-scale data architecture for nationally critical services that support the UKs financial stability, working on high-security, highly regulated platforms with lasting impact.

last updated 34 week of 2026