Chief Data & AI Architect — Strategy to Scale

MicroFast Technologies LTD; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

MicroFast Technologies LTD seeks a Principal Data & AI Architect to own the data strategy, governance and architecture for Stream 3 (Data, Integration & AI). You will shape the roadmap, oversee data quality and governance, and define modern data platforms to unlock AI value for clients.

You will lead the end-to-end data architecture, collaborate with senior architects, and drive practical, high-ROI outcomes from data initiatives within a top IT services environment.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of hands-on data architecture, governance and data science leadership.
• Proven ability to design modern cloud data platforms and data governance programs.
• Expert knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK and data lifecycle patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own Stream 3 (Data & AI): lead end-to-end data & AI architecture execution.
• Design Enterprise Data Strategy, Data Governance & Data Quality frameworks.
• Lead AI-readiness workshops and develop the AI/ML Roadmap and MLOps architecture.
• Define target-state Data Architecture (data mesh/lakehouse) and integration patterns (API-led, event-driven).
• Collaborate with Principal Business Architect to align data strategy with the Target Operating Model.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architect to modernize legacy apps/ERP through patterns.

Skills

18+ years data architecture

Data governance leadership

AI/ML roadmap planning

Enterprise data strategy

Education

Cloud data certifications (AWS, Azure)

TOGAF (nice-to-have)

Tools

DAMA-DMBOK

Data Mesh

Lakehouse

API-led integration

MDM

Job description

MicroFast Technologies LTD seeks a Principal Data & AI Architect to own the data strategy, governance and architecture for Stream 3 (Data, Integration & AI). You will shape the roadmap, oversee data quality and governance, and define modern data platforms to unlock AI value for clients.

You will lead the end-to-end data architecture, collaborate with senior architects, and drive practical, high-ROI outcomes from data initiatives within a top IT services environment.