Hybrid Data Architect – 24 month Fixed Term Contract

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About the role

  • Lead the design, governance, and delivery of our enterprise data architecture.
  • Shape how data flows through our organisation, ensuring it’s structured, secure, and accessible to power our analytics and operational needs.
  • Collaborate with architects, engineers, analysts, IT teams, and business stakeholders to create scalable data platforms and embed best practices in data modelling, governance, and lifecycle management.
  • Design and implement enterprise-wide data architecture aligned with business goals and data strategy.
  • Lead the architecture of scalable data pipelines and platforms, including Data Marts, Data Lakes, and Lakehouse architectures on AWS.
  • Build and mature our data catalogue to improve data governance, management, and accessibility.
  • Define data models, canonical data structures, and integration patterns to support reporting, analytics, and operational use cases.
  • Establish and enforce architectural standards and data governance frameworks.
  • Partner with engineering teams to build secure, high-performance data platforms.
  • Provide architectural guidance on data validation, transformation, and cleansing to support data quality.
  • Mentor and lead team members across Data, Analytics, and IT functions.
  • Ensure compliance with data protection policies and regulatory requirements.
  • Evaluate and recommend new data tools, frameworks, and technologies.
  • Maintain comprehensive architecture documentation, including data flow diagrams and data models.

Requirements

  • Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
  • 5+ years’ experience in data architecture or data engineering.
  • Strong expertise with AWS data services (S3, Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lake Formation).
  • Deep understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modelling, and data integration patterns.
  • Proficient in data modelling, SQL, and scripting.
  • Experience designing and implementing data lakes and Lakehouse architectures.
  • Familiarity with data governance, data quality, metadata management, and data protection standards (e.g., GDPR).
  • Knowledge of IAM, encryption, and data security best practices.
  • Experience with DevOps/CI-CD pipelines and infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation) is a plus.
  • AWS certifications (Data Analytics Specialty or Solutions Architect) desirable.
  • Exposure to data cataloguing tools and experience in regulated industries advantageous.
  • Strong problem-solving, system thinking, and communication skills.
  • Proven ability to translate business goals into scalable data solutions.
  • Leadership experience in cross-functional teams.
  • Passion for innovation, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing.

Benefits

  • Hybrid role, with the expectations of a minimum two days a week in the office in Hatfield
  • Annual leave from 26 days rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
  • A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
  • A generous 'double match pension scheme' that doubles the contributions you make (company contribution capped at 12%)
  • We offer a range of family benefits including enhanced Maternity, Adoption, Paternity, Shared Parental Leave, Fertility Support Leave and up to 5 full or 10 half days of paid Carers Leave.
  • Menopause policy and Reasonable Adjustment policy to help everyone perform at their best.
  • Access to our Wellbeing Centre with support for looking after your physical and mental health.
  • Discounts at a Range of Retail Outlets and on Dental and Medical Insurance through our Tap4Perks scheme.
  • Up to 4 Affinity days a year to volunteer in the community.
  • Life Assurance.
  • Disability Confident Employer

Job title

Data Architect – 24 month Fixed Term Contract

Job type

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

£60,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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