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Senior Data Architect
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Senior Data Architect
Leeds/Remote
Up to £90,000
The Company
They are a well-established UK organisation with a significant national presence and a large, diverse data estate. Having already modernised their infrastructure and implemented a cloud-based Azure Data Lakehouse platform, they are now focused on improving data accessibility, governance, and analytical capability.
Data is a strategic priority across the business, with strong executive sponsorship and ongoing investment in technology, people, and processes. This creates an excellent opportunity for a Senior Data Architect to make a lasting impact.
The Role
You will lead the data modelling and architecture strategy across a modern Azure Data Lakehouse environment, ensuring scalable and governed data solutions that support both current reporting and future analytical use cases.
Key Responsibilities Include:
- Designing and governing enterprise-wide data models across Medallion Architecture layers.
- Creating curated semantic and analytical data models using dimensional modelling and Kimball methodologies.
- Defining data modelling standards, governance frameworks, and data feed specifications.
- Collaborating with Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality data solutions.
- Influencing wider business systems to embed data architecture principles across the organisation.
- Producing architecture documentation, diagrams, and data models while remaining hands-on in delivery.
- Acting as the technical authority for data architecture and data modelling best practice.
- Supporting the evolution from operational reporting to predictive and prescriptive analytics.
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Your Skills & Experience
You will bring strong commercial experience in:
- Data Architecture and Data Modelling within large-scale enterprise environments.
- Dimensional modelling, star schemas, facts and dimensions, and Kimball methodologies.
- Designing and implementing Medallion Architecture frameworks.
- Building curated semantic layers within modern cloud data platforms.
- End-to-end data modelling from source systems through to analytics and reporting layers.
- Defining and implementing data governance, standards, and best practices.
- Azure Data Lakehouse and cloud-based data architecture environments.
- Stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical audiences.
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Desirable experience includes:
- Banking, Financial Services, Legal Services, Professional Services, or similar complex regulated environments.
- Supporting organisations in the transition toward customer-centric or client-centric data models.
What They Offer
- Salary of £87,000 to £90,000.
- Comprehensive benefits package.
- Remote-first working with occasional travel.
- High visibility with senior technology leadership.
- The opportunity to become the organisation's leading authority on data modelling and architecture.
- Significant autonomy, influence, and long-term career development opportunities.
- The chance to contribute to a major Azure Data Lakehouse transformation programme.
How to Apply
If you are an experienced Senior Data Architect with strong data modelling expertise and a passion for building modern cloud-based data solutions, apply today to learn more about this opportunity.
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