Data Architect

Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard); Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Monthly car allowance

Private medical and dental insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Minimum 25 days leave

Job summary

Carnival UK seeks a Data Architect to shape data architecture, standards and roadmaps across the enterprise, bridging data teams and architecture to deliver reliable data foundations for analytics and AI.

In this role you will drive governance, modernisation and collaboration with product, analytics and engineering to translate business questions into scalable data solutions, with hybrid working up to two days from home.

Qualifications

• Proven data architect with enterprise-scale experience.
• Proficiency across DAMA DMBOK wheel.
• Understanding of data warehouses, data lakes, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience shaping data standards and roadmaps, driving execution.
• Knowledge of data governance, privacy and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Set data architecture direction and define standards.
• Govern Enterprise Data Model aligning conceptual, logical and physical models.
• Design secure, resilient data solutions and integrations.
• Translate business questions into scalable architectures for analytics and AI.
• Embed data quality, privacy and regulatory controls into designs.
• Simplify and modernise data landscape with cloud-ready patterns.

Skills

Data architecture

Enterprise-scale

DAMA DMBOK

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

Event-driven

Collaboration

Security by design

Tools

Snowflake

ETL/ELT tools

Job description

Job Description

In our pursuit of excellence within our technology department here at Carnival UK, we're seeking individuals who bring a wealth of technical knowledge and expertise to our newly created Data Architect role.

In our pursuit of excellence within our technology department here at Carnival UK, we're seeking individuals who bring a wealth of technical knowledge and expertise to our newly created Data Architect role. At Carnival UK, we have a bold vision for how data will unlock commercial success and power the future of unforgettable holiday happiness — and we're looking for a Data Architect to turn that vision into reality. You'll lay the foundations that our AI, analytics and reporting ambitions will be built on, acting as the bridge between specialist data teams and Architecture to shape the data architecture, standards and roadmap at a genuinely early and exciting point in the journey. If you want your work to be foundational rather than incremental — and to have real influence over how an organisation harnesses its data — this is the role where you can make that mark.

This pivotal role will involve:

• Working with Enterprise Architects as a trusted Data expert to set data architecture direction for Carnival UK - defining the standards, models and principles for how data is structured, integrated and managed across the estate, and maintaining a clear, practical view of the target data landscape and the steps to reach it.
• Ensure the practical governance of our Enterprise Data Model, guiding alignment between Conceptual, Logical (enterprise canonical) and appropriate physical data models
• Ensure consistent and secure data design by aligning solution and infrastructure designs, reviewing design proposals, embedding repeatable patterns, and engineering integrations for resilience and security.
• Enable data-driven value I across brands and corporate functions by working with product, analytics and engineering colleagues to translate business questions into architectures that can answer them.
• Manage data risk and compliance by embedding controls for data quality, privacy and regulatory requirements into designs, ensuring sensitive guest and colleague data is handled in line with policy and legislation.
• Drive data simplification and modernisation, reducing legacy complexity, retiring duplication and adopting modern, cloud-ready patterns that lower the cost and risk of data ownership.

Position Requirements

• Our ideal candidates are those who possess not only the technical skills required for the role but also a passion for technology and a keen eye for detail.
• A proven data architect who has performed the role before at enterprise scale, setting architectural direction and turning a data strategy into practical foundations and a forward roadmap — driving execution, not just producing documentation.
• Proficiency across all elements of the DAMA DMBOK wheel
• The architectural judgement to define standards, principles and canonical models that shape how data is structured, integrated and managed across a complex enterprise landscape, underpinned by strong conceptual, logical and physical modelling.
• A clear view of how modern data platforms are designed and built — data warehouses and lakes from the ground up, integration and the move to event-driven architecture, ready to support analytics and AI (Snowflake an advantage).
• A strategic approach to data governance, quality and compliance, embedding trust and security by design, ideally gained in an organisation on a technology transformation or modernisation journey.

About You

• You are someone who thrives in a collaborative environment yet can work with a high degree of accuracy and accountability. Your qualifications in technology are just the start; we're looking for a team member who is eager to learn, grow, and contribute to our collective success.
• Strong collaboration skills, essential for bridging the gap between Finance (where data currently sits) and the wider architecture and project community.
• Tenacity and strength of conviction — able to come at a problem, solve it in line with the strategy, and ensure that is what gets executed rather than drifting off course.

Why Join Us?

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position, on a permanent basis, with hybrid working including up to two days from home. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your work makes a real impact. Beyond salaries and benefits, here's what we offer:

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• Monthly Car Allowance
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme

Recruitment Journey

For more information on your recruitment journey, please visit our Candidate Journey Map.

Any offer of employment for this role will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of a Basic DBS check. A criminal record will not automatically bar you from employment; any information disclosed will be considered fairly and proportionately in light of the responsibilities of the role.