Data Architect

Data Architect (Insurance & Pensions)

6 Month Contract | Outside IR35 | £600 per day | Fully Remote (Occasional Office Visits)

A specialist boutique consultancy is seeking an experienced Data Architect to support the delivery of a major data transformation programme for a leading organisation within the Pensions & Insurance sector.

This role will see you acting as the architectural lead across a strategic modernisation initiative, helping shape the future state data platform whilst working closely with senior client stakeholders, delivery teams and technical leadership.

The Role

You will be responsible for defining the data architecture roadmap, producing conceptual and low-level designs, and ensuring solutions align with both business objectives and target-state technology architecture. The programme is centred around a modern cloud data platform leveraging AWS and Databricks.

This is a highly stakeholder-facing position requiring someone who can operate confidently with both technical teams and senior business leaders within a regulated insurance environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own data architecture across a large-scale transformation programme.
• Produce conceptual, logical and low-level data architecture designs (LLDs).
• Provide architectural leadership for a modern cloud-based data platform built on AWS and Databricks.
• Work closely with programme leadership, business stakeholders and engineering teams to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Establish architecture principles, standards and governance processes.
• Ensure architectural alignment across multiple workstreams and delivery teams.
• Support solution design workshops and architecture review boards.
• Drive best practice around data management, modelling and platform design.

Required Experience

• Proven Data Architecture experience within the Insurance or Pensions industry.
• Strong understanding of modern data platform architectures.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale data transformation programmes.
• Hands-on knowledge of AWS and Databricks environments.
• Ability to create conceptual, logical and low-level architecture designs.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience working with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Understanding of data governance, data modelling and architecture frameworks.

Nice to Have

• Experience gained within Life & Pensions organisations.
• Exposure to cloud migration or data platform modernisation programmes.
• TOGAF or similar architecture framework experience.
• Consulting or client-facing delivery background.