Data Solution Architect

Data Solution Architect - Group & Enterprise Services

An organisation is seeking an experienced Data Solution Architect to help shape its data strategy and lead the design of scalable, secure and cost-effective data solutions. The role sits within a central data and analytics function and focuses on maturing enterprise data architecture, promoting modern data practices, and supporting a Data Mesh-aligned operating model.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage across technical and business teams, tailoring communication for different stakeholders.
• Lead end-to-end data solution design, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, governance and cost considerations.
• Provide expertise in cloud data platforms, data governance, security and modern data architecture.
• Work with domain experts to understand business data and develop usable, reusable data products.
• Support full delivery lifecycle including design, modelling, security reviews, testing and transition to BAU.
• Contribute to the design and build of data solutions on cloud platforms, particularly BigQuery and native transformation tooling.
• Collaborate with vendors on assessments, RFPs and solution implementation.

Essential Skills

• Strong experience with cloud-native data architectures, ideally on GCP.
• Deep knowledge of BigQuery, modern data processing patterns, warehouses and Lakehouse design.
• Experience with data governance, lineage, metadata and data quality tooling.
• Practical delivery of Data Products aligned to Data Mesh principles.
• Strong architectural modelling and documentation skills.
• Experience designing for performance, scalability, resilience and cost optimisation.
• Ability to influence architectural direction and work with diverse stakeholders.
• Understanding of architectural governance processes.

Desirable

• Familiarity with EA frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman.
• Experience in financial services or insurance.
• Knowledge of SDLC, DevOps, and data engineering delivery models.
• Exposure to multi-cloud environments.

Please send me a copy of your CV if you meet the requirements