Data Architect

About us

Solirius Reply, part of the Reply Group, is a technology consultancy and digital transformation partner that helps organisations solve complex challenges through strategy, design, engineering, and delivery.

We work closely with our clients to deliver secure, accessible, user-focused services that evolve with their needs. By combining deep technical expertise with people-centred design, we create solutions that deliver meaningful, lasting impact.

Our consultants partner directly with client teams, embedding into organisations to understand their goals, challenges, and users. This collaborative approach enables us to deliver tailored solutions that drive measurable outcomes across public and private sectors.

Past and present clients include the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes-Benz. Our services span the full digital delivery lifecycle, including architecture, engineering, delivery management, user-centred design, business analysis, data, Dev Ops, and AI.

We operate as a collaborative and inclusive organisation that empowers our people to take ownership, innovate, and develop their expertise. As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and social mobility, while creating opportunities for our teams to work on meaningful projects that deliver lasting impact

You are a motivated and adaptable professional with a strong analytical mindset and a passion for using technology to solve real-world problems. You enjoy working in collaborative, agile teams and take pride in delivering high-quality solutions that make a tangible impact. With strong communication skills and a consultative approach, you’re comfortable engaging with clients, understanding their needs, and translating them into effective outcomes.

We are looking for experienced Data Architects to work on our projects with our public sector clients, helping to deliver Solirius’ services to the highest standard.

The role will involve working with multiple business and technical stakeholders, helping them to design data solutions and architectures which will then be implemented by the delivery teams.

As a Data Architect, you will be expected to operate with a high degree of autonomy, using your experience and judgement to resolve complex data and architectural challenges in alignment with client needs. You will proactively manage escalations and take ownership of delivering effective, scalable, and secure data solutions.

Successful candidates will also be expected to take an active role in practice development: developing new data services to help with Solirius’ business development – creating and updating data architecture artefacts, liaising with other Solirius practices to maintain practice profile and contributing to the development of more junior practice members.

In addition to technical leadership, you will play a key role in identifying and shaping new business opportunities, working closely with stakeholders across client organisations to understand strategic objectives and deliver value-driven, data-led outcomes.

You must be a strong and confident communicator, capable of influencing both technical and non-technical audiences. You will lead and mentor technical teams, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, and foster collaborative, cross-functional working environments.
Your role will require innovative thinking, applying best practices and emerging data technologies to solve complex business problems in creative and pragmatic ways.

• Design end-to-end data architectures that meet business, technical, and security requirements.
• Translate business and analytical requirements into scalable, secure, and cost-effective data platforms.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise data architecture, data strategy, and governance standards.
• Lead data architecture reviews and technical design workshops with stakeholders and delivery teams.
• Support Agile delivery teams, defining MVP data architecture and providing ongoing technical…