Lead Data Architect

Salary: £85,000 - 95,000 per year

Requirements:

• Strong background in Data Architecture or Data Platform Engineering
• Experience owning architecture across complex enterprise programmes
• Knowledge of cloud, on-prem and hybrid infrastructure environments
• Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage and lifecycle management
• Understanding of scalable integration patterns, APIs and event-driven architectures
• Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical leadership skills
• Experience working within secure, regulated or mission-critical environments is highly desirable

Responsibilities:

• Own and evolve the end-to-end Data Fabric architecture
• Define architecture roadmaps, standards, governance and best practices
• Lead data integration and interoperability strategies across multiple environments
• Design scalable data processing, storage, metadata and governance solutions
• Establish architecture patterns and technical guardrails for engineering teams
• Lead architectural assurance and governance activities
• Support secure deployments across cloud, hybrid and on-prem environments
• Mentor engineers and provide technical leadership across projects

Technologies:

• AI
• Architect
• Cloud
• Fabric
• Support
• C#
• Embedded
• FPGA
• Golang
• JavaScript
• Linux
• Machine Learning
• Python

More:

We are a leading engineering and technology business delivering cutting-edge solutions across secure environments, AI enablement and next-generation data platforms. Due to continued growth, we are looking for a Lead Data Architect to join our team in Farnborough. This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of a large-scale Data Fabric architecture and help shape secure, scalable and resilient data platforms within highly complex environments. We offer hybrid working, excellent long-term progression opportunities and the chance to work on highly innovative projects at the forefront of data and AI capability.

last updated 37 week of 2026