Data Architect
Data Architect – Azure, Databricks & Snowflake
Remote First (UK) | Monthly London Meetups | £100,000–£110,000
A fast-growing international fintech organisation is seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of a modern cloud-native data platform. This is a senior-level opportunity to shape enterprise-wide data strategy and architecture across a highly scalable Azure and Snowflake ecosystem, supporting advanced analytics, AI/ML, business intelligence, and data-driven product innovation.
You will take ownership of the organisation’s modern data architecture roadmap, designing secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms that enable analytics and engineering teams to deliver at pace. This role combines strategic architecture leadership with hands-on technical expertise across Azure, Databricks, and Snowflake technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture strategy and roadmap
- Design scalable, secure, cloud-native data platforms using Azure and Snowflake
- Architect modern lakehouse and enterprise analytics solutions
- Lead the design of conceptual, logical, and physical data models
- Support batch, streaming, and real-time data processing capabilities
- Drive best practice across governance, metadata, lineage, and data quality
- Optimise platform performance, scalability, reliability, and cost
- Collaborate closely with engineering, analytics, architecture, and data science teams
- Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance across delivery teams
- Promote automation, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code practices
- Evaluate emerging technologies and contribute to long-term platform innovation
Required Experience
- Strong experience designing enterprise data platforms within Microsoft Azure environments
- Deep expertise with Azure Databricks, Spark (PySpark/Scala), Delta Lake, and Lakehouse architecture
- Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake architecture and optimisation
- Experience with Azure Data Factory, ADLS Gen2, Synapse Analytics, and/or Microsoft Fabric
- Excellent understanding of modern data modelling approaches including Kimball, Inmon, and Data Vault
- Strong SQL, Python, Spark, and Snowflake SQL skills
- Experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM, or Bicep
- Knowledge of governance and cataloguing tools such as Microsoft Purview
- Proven ability to operate in senior technical leadership or architecture roles
Desirable certifications include:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
- Azure Solutions Architect Expert
- Databricks Certified Associate/Professional
- SnowPro Core Certification
If you are passionate about modern data architecture and want to play a key role in building scalable cloud data platforms within a technology-driven organisation, we’d love to hear from you.
Salary: £100,000–£110,000
Remote / London