Data Architect

Contract: 24 Months

Location: Open to someone in London, Leeds or Edinburgh

Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to join a leading consultancy on a 24-month contract. You will drive the design, governance, and delivery of enterprise-wide data architecture, ensuring data assets are resilient, scalable, and aligned with business and regulatory requirements.

You will work with cross-functional teams to define future-state data capabilities, integrate systems, and support data governance initiatives that enable strategic organisational outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain enterprise-level conceptual, logical, and physical data models
• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture standards, principles, patterns, and best practices
• Collaborate with product teams and solution architects to design integrated, end-to-end data flows
• Maintain enterprise data dictionaries, taxonomies, and metadata repositories
• Perform oversight and quality assurance on data architecture artefacts and reverse-engineered data structures
• Provide data architecture input into enterprise and solution architecture to ensure consistent outcomes across programmes

Skills and Experience:

• Practical experience in data modelling within large or complex environments
• Experience using data modelling tools such as Erwin, Solidatus, Safyr, ABACUS, Archi, or similar
• Good understanding of relational and dimensional modelling techniques
• Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) or modern data architectures
• Working knowledge of SQL and familiarity with database technologies
• Understanding of data governance, metadata management, and data quality concepts
• Experience working within Agile delivery environments

Package:

• 24-month contract
• Hybrid working arrangement