Senior BI Data Architect (8 month FTC)

BI Data Architect: 8 month FTC

Remote, UK

£100,000 pro rata

This is a high impact BI Data Architect role focused on shaping the foundations of a modern analytics platform during a critical migration phase. You will play a key role in setting standards, improving governance, and enabling scalable, self service BI, with the autonomy to influence design decisions rather than simply execute requirements.

The Company

They are a technology led organisation operating at scale, with data at the heart of how teams make decisions. The business is investing in its BI and analytics capability, moving towards a more governed, modular and future proof data environment. Collaboration is central to how they work, with data teams partnering closely with stakeholders across the organisation.

The Role

• Support a major data platform migration, helping to build strong architectural foundations.
• Design and implement dimensional models and a robust semantic layer to enable trusted, self service analytics.
• Introduce and embed dbt as part of the transformation and modelling layer.
• Establish effective data governance using Unity Catalog, including data quality and access controls.
• Build and maintain CI/CD processes to support reliable, repeatable deployments.
• Work hands on with Databricks, focusing on architecture, optimisation and BI engineering rather than cloud infrastructure.
• Act as a trusted partner to the business, translating requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Take ownership of problems end to end, bringing ideas and challenging assumptions where needed.

Your Skills and Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a BI Data Architect or BI Engineer in modern analytics environments.
• Proven capability in dimensional modelling and designing semantic layers for BI tools.
• Hands on experience with Databricks and lakehouse style architectures.
• Working knowledge of Unity Catalog or similar data governance frameworks.
• Experience implementing or working with dbt in a production environment.
• Confidence setting up CI/CD for analytics engineering workflows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work autonomously and learn quickly.

What They Offer

• An 8 month fixed term contract with flexibility around working location.
• The opportunity to shape a BI platform and leave a lasting architectural impact.
• A collaborative environment that values initiative, curiosity and clear communication.
• Exposure to a broad range of stakeholders and business critical use cases.

How to Apply

Apply now to learn more about this BI Data Architect opportunity and how it could be the next step in your data career.