Data Architect

Hackajob Ltd; Leeds; Remote; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare

Pension

Home working flexibility

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Solirius Reply seeks a senior Data Architect to design end-to-end data architectures across enterprise environments. You will translate complex business and analytical needs into scalable data platforms, ensuring security, governance, and cost-efficiency while guiding agile delivery teams.

The role emphasizes collaboration with business, product, and IT stakeholders to drive data-led decision making and develop new data services and artefacts.

Qualifications

• Extensive stakeholder engagement with C-suite.
• Client-facing/consultancy experience required.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable data architectures.
• End-to-end data platforms in enterprise settings.
• Expertise in data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Data governance, quality, MDM, regulatory compliance.
• Data warehousing, data lakes, and lakehouse architectures.
• Proficient in SQL; programming languages (Python/Scala/Java).
• ETL/ELT design and data pipelines; streaming/data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architectures that meet business and security needs.
• Translate requirements into scalable, secure data platforms.
• Ensure alignment with data strategy and governance standards.
• Lead architecture reviews and design workshops with stakeholders.
• Support Agile teams with MVP data architecture guidance.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Senior-level communication

Client-facing experience

Data architectures design

Data governance

Cloud data platforms

Data modelling (conceptual, logical, 3

Data integration

Data security/compliance

Data warehousing/lakehouse

SQL

Python/Scala/Java

Tools

SQL

Python

Scala

Java

Job description

Salary: £90,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and senior-level communication, including C-suite.
• Proven experience in client-facing and/or consultancy environments.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex business and analytical requirements into scalable and resilient data architectures.
• Strong track record in designing and delivering end-to-end data platforms in enterprise settings.
• Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling.
• Deep understanding of data platforms, data integration, and analytics architectures.
• Ability to design solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements, including performance, scalability, security, and compliance.
• Broad experience with data governance, data quality, master data management, and regulatory requirements.
• Advanced knowledge of cloud data platforms: Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Strong experience with data warehousing, data lakes, and lakehouse architectures.
• Hands-on experience with SQL and at least one programming language such as Python, Scala, or Java.
• ETL/ELT design and data pipeline orchestration.
• Streaming and event-driven data architectures.
• Agile and DevOps delivery methodologies applied to data platforms (DataOps).
• Expertise in data architecture and modelling (conceptual, logical, and physical).
• Familiarity with modern integration technologies and patterns (e.g., API-driven, event streaming, service mesh).

Responsibilities:

• 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 direction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across business, product, and IT to gain buy-in and drive data-driven decisions.
• Define data models, data flows, metadata standards, and integration patterns.
• Contribute to data engineering, automation, and infrastructure-as-code practices for delivery at scale.
• Ensure data security, privacy, compliance, and risk management are embedded in the solution.
• Produce clear data architecture documentation using standards such as conceptual, logical and physical models, C4, Archimate, and cloud-native diagrams, including high-level designs and relevant data artefacts.
• Take an active role in practice development, including developing new data services, creating and updating data architecture artefacts, liaising with other practices, and contributing to the development of junior practice members.
• Identify and shape new business opportunities by working closely with stakeholders to understand strategic objectives and deliver value-driven, data-led outcomes.
• Lead and mentor technical teams, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, and foster collaborative, cross-functional working environments.
• Apply best practices and emerging data technologies to solve complex business problems in creative and pragmatic ways.

Technologies:

• API
• AWS
• ArchiMate
• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• ETL
• Embedded
• GCP
• Support
• Java
• Python
• SQL
• Scala
• Security
• Architect

More:

We are Solirius Reply, delivering technical consultancy and application delivery to help our clients solve real-world problems and respond to an ever-changing technical landscape. We work closely with clients by embedding our consultants into their businesses, providing a bespoke service and building a deep understanding of their needs. Our team of over 250 consultants supports a wide range of public and private sector clients, including the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, FCDOS, UEFA, International Olympic Committee, and Mercedes Benz, with plans to grow further. We operate as a flat organisation and trust our people to work independently while supporting their careers across a variety of projects. We offer competitive salary, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, home working flexibility, 10 days of development training per year, discretionary bonus, pension, private healthcare, discounted gym membership, enhanced parental leave, paid fertility leave, cycle to work and electric vehicle schemes, an employee assistance programme, annual away days, and monthly company socials. We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a respectful, inclusive, and merit-based workplace.