Data Architect

Fruition Group; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 93,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A large, established organisation is seeking a Data Architect to influence data design and governance. The role, based in Liverpool with hybrid flexibility, requires strong experience in data architecture, data strategy, and familiarity with modern cloud platforms like AWS and Snowflake. The successful candidate will work closely with data teams and stakeholders, contributing to the strategic direction of data initiatives. A competitive salary of up to £110k, alongside excellent benefits, is offered.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Discretionary bonus

25 days holiday

Private medical cover

Life assurance and income protection

Share save scheme

Flexible benefits and L&D opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience designing data architectures within complex or enterprise environments.
• Experience contributing to data strategy as well as hands-on architectural design.
• Understanding of modern data architecture patterns and approaches.
• Solid grasp of data engineering practices, including integration, transformation, and pipelines.
• Good awareness of data governance principles, data quality, and ownership.
• Experience working with modern data tooling and cloud platforms, namely AWS and Snowflake.

Responsibilities

• Operate within a broader Data and Analytics team.
• Set the direction for the organisation's data landscape.
• Help ensure architectural decisions translate into practical solutions.
• Contribute to long-term data direction and define architectural standards.

Skills

Designing data architectures within complex environments

Contributing to data strategy

Understanding of modern data architecture patterns

Data engineering practices

Data governance principles

Modern data tooling and cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake)

Salesforce data environments

IT architecture exposure

Influencing stakeholders

Working in regulated environments

Job description

Data Architect

Liverpool (Hybrid - 2 days per week in office)

Basic salary up to £110k

An exciting opportunity for a Data Architect to join a large, established organisation and become part of a growing, centralised data function. This role offers a genuine mix of data strategy and hands‑on data architecture, giving you the chance to influence how data is designed, governed, and leveraged across the wider business.

As a Data Architect, you'll operate within a broader Data and Analytics team, working alongside data engineers, governance specialists, and technology architects. You'll help set the direction for the organisation's data landscape while remaining close to delivery, ensuring architectural decisions translate into practical, scalable solutions that teams can build against.

This is a role for a Data Architect comfortable operating at both a strategic and technical level. You'll contribute to long-term data direction, define architectural standards, and support delivery teams with clear, well‑considered data designs. A strong grounding in data engineering concepts, data governance, and modern cloud‑based data platforms is essential, though the focus is on capability and approach rather than specific tools.

Data Architect - Key Requirements:

• Strong experience designing data architectures within complex or enterprise environments
• Experience contributing to data strategy as well as hands‑on architectural design
• Understanding of modern data architecture patterns and approaches
• Solid grasp of data engineering practices, including integration, transformation, and pipelines
• Good awareness of data governance principles, data quality, and ownership
• Experience working with modern data tooling and cloud platforms, namely AWS and Snowflake
• Experience with Salesforce data environments
• Exposure to IT architecture and solutions design is desirable, though not essential if technical knowledge is strong
• Confident working with and influencing stakeholders across engineering and architecture teams
• Previous experience working in a highly regulated environment would be preferred

Data Architect - Salary & Benefits:

• Basic salary up to £110k
• Excellent pension scheme
• Discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday (+/-)
• Private medical cover
• Life assurance and income protection
• Share save scheme
• Additional flexible benefits, L&D opportunities, and perks

If you're a Data Architect looking for a role where you can shape data direction, stay close to delivery, and work as part of a collaborative data team, this is a strong opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age.