OSB Group
Data Architect
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Data Architect
About the Role
At OSB Group, our Technology and Data functions are central to delivering our strategy and supporting our purpose – helping more people securely achieve their ambitions.
As we continue to mature our enterprise data capability, we’re recruiting a Data Architect to help shape how data is organised, governed, and consumed across the Group. This is a senior, strategic role responsible for defining and implementing an enterprise-wide data architecture that:
- Supports OSB’s business goals
- Aligns to our data strategy
- Enables colleagues to confidently use trusted, well-structured data
Reporting into the Group Head of Data Architecture, you’ll work closely with business stakeholders, data specialists, and engineering teams to design the models, standards, and architectural components that underpin OSB’s data ecosystem. You’ll ensure data assets are secure, compliant, easy to consume, and fit for the future while driving continuous improvement and supporting innovation in analytics, AI, and advanced data use cases.
Location: Remote with Wolverhampton, London or Chatham office-based locations. Regular travel to London may be required if not your home location.
Responsibilities
As a Data Architect, you will shape and maintain OSB’s enterprise-wide data architecture, ensuring:
- Data is well-structured, secure, compliant, and accessible across the business.
- The following key activities:
Core Duties:
- Define and maintain OSB’s enterprise data architecture, creating models, standards, and blueprints aligned with:
- Business strategy
- Regulatory expectations (e.g., GDPR, Basel)
- Data governance principles
- Partner with business and data stakeholders to translate domain needs into architectural requirements, ensuring data is:
- Structured and integrated
- Easy to consume by analysts, data scientists, and engineers
- Establish and oversee:
- Data lifecycle, security, privacy, and compliance practices
- Adherence to OSB’s risk and governance frameworks
- Design and evolve:
- Conceptual, logical, and physical data models
- Support for cloud-native data processing, Azure/PySpark/Databricks ecosystems
- Modern data consumption patterns
- Drive continuous improvement:
- Adopt emerging AI and data technologies
- Enhance architecture components
- Safely decommission legacy data and systems
- Maintain clear documentation and:
- Contribute to data governance forums
- Support experimentation, exploration, and innovation within the Data Office
- Translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences, using analytical, critical-thinking, and problem-solving skills in an enterprise-wide collaborative environment.
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Benefits
- Base salary: £85,000 - £95,000 (dependent on experience)
- Enhanced family-focused benefits
- Annual bonus opportunity
- 30 days annual leave + bank holidays
- For more details, visit: OSB Careers
About Us
At OSB Group, we recognise the immense value our staff bring to our organisation. In return, we commit to giving back:
- Our Purpose: Help empower customers, colleagues, and communities to prosper, through a transformation into ‘the bank of the future.’
- A dynamic, supportive workplace via:
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working arrangements
- Employee well-being initiatives
Requirements
We seek talented individuals with the following experience and expertise:
- Proven experience as a Data Architect, including:
- Knowledge of Microsoft Azure/Databricks/Data Fabric ecosystems, managing data consumption processes
- Deep knowledge of:
- Enterprise data architecture frameworks
- Aligning architecture to business strategy, regulatory expectations, and governance principles
- Advanced understanding of:
- Enterprise data modellers
- Data lifecycle management
- Master data management
- Modern data consumption patterns
- Strong expertise in:
- Data governance frameworks
- Cloud-native processing practices
- Best-practice cloud data architecture
- Awareness of emerging:
- Data technologies
- Architectural trends
- Cost-management considerations for enterprise ecosystems
- Advanced skills:
- Analytical and problem-solving
- Strategic driving change and selecting the right architectural approach
- Excellent communication abilities to:
- Explain technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders
- Collaborate effectively in a Data & Analytics organisation
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Ambitious role with hybrid working opportunities: 3 days typically office-based (to foster collaboration). We are happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
We’re committed to inclusivity and believe diverse perspectives add value. Here’s how we ensure it:
- Disability Confident employer – supporting candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions. Please indicate this on your application.
- Signatories to Women in Finance Charter.
- Commit to treating all candidates and employees equally across diversity dimensions.
- Regular reviews at Board-level by Diversity Champions.
“What matters is not 100% perfect meeting of every criteria—we want to celebrate the value you bring,” even if you haven’t checked every box.
Ready to take the next step? Apply now. For internal candidates: Visit the internal careers page.
Still considering? Discover what working here is like from our team or explore our process: OSB Careers
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