Data Architect

A professional services organisation is seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of its enterprise data landscape. This is a hands-on role within a data and architecture function, responsible for shaping integration patterns, master data management, and the data warehouse, ensuring data is trusted, well-governed, and fit for analytics and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities
Define and maintain conceptual and logical data models across operational systems, MDM, and the data warehouse
Lead the design and implementation of an enterprise Master Data Management capability
Design and govern data integrations between core systems (e.g. Finance, HR, CRM, case/matter management systems)
Own and evolve the organisation's data architecture blueprint across ingestion, transformation, modelling, and consumption layers
Provide architectural oversight for data warehousing and BI semantic models
Work closely with data engineers, integration developers, BI teams, and third-party system integrators
Establish data standards, quality rules, ownership, and stewardship models
Contribute to and embed decisions agreed via a Data Governance forum
Ensure compliance with data protection, information security, and regulatory requirements

Required Experience
5+ years' experience in data architecture, integration architecture, or senior data engineering roles
Strong knowledge of data warehousing, dimensional modelling, and slowly changing dimensions

Experience with iPaaS and integration platforms (MDM experience highly desirable)
Exposure to cloud-based data platforms (e.g. Azure analytics services)
Experience working across enterprise data domains such as Finance, HR, and CRM
Understanding of data governance, metadata management, and GDPR principles
Comfortable working in agile environments and across multidisciplinary teams

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