Strategic Data Architect

STRATEGIC DATA ARCHITECTS | 6 VACANCIES | LONDON

Looking for your next Data Architecture opportunity?

This is a rare chance to help shape the future of enterprise data within a major organisation undergoing significant transformation. You'll play a key role in defining data strategy, driving cloud adoption, improving interoperability, and building the foundations for future AI and analytics capabilities.

Location: London (5 days per week on-site)
Contract Length: 12 Months
Opportunities: 6 Positions Available
Must be Eligible for DV Clearance

What You'll Do

. Define and evolve enterprise-wide data architecture and strategy.
. Support the transition to a modern cloud-based data platform.
. Develop and embed data standards, architecture principles and governance frameworks.
. Design and assure interoperable data solutions across complex business environments.
. Collaborate with delivery teams to improve data quality, consistency and reuse.
. Contribute to data strategy, metadata management and AI-related initiatives.
. Engage with senior stakeholders to influence architectural decisions and long-term direction.

What We're Looking For

. Experience in Data Architecture, Data Modelling or Enterprise Data Strategy.
. Strong understanding of data standards, interoperability and governance.
. Experience designing data lakes, data warehouses, lakehouses, data meshes or modern data platforms.
. Familiarity with metadata management, data catalogues or related tooling.
. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
. Ability to operate effectively in complex, ambiguous environments.
. A strategic mindset combined with the ability to drive practical outcomes.

Desirable Experience

. Cloud migration and cloud-native data architecture.
. Ontologies, semantic modelling or knowledge graphs.
. AI-enabled data architectures and emerging technologies.
. Experience developing enterprise data standards and frameworks.

DV Clearance Eligibility Requirements

. UK residency history with a clear and verifiable background.
. Strong financial integrity with no significant unresolved issues.
. Ability to successfully undergo enhanced security vetting and referencing.

If you're looking to work on large-scale data transformation, cloud migration and enterprise architecture programmes within a highly secure environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for immediate review.

Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.