Data Architect, 6 months FTC, Hybrid 2 days Liverpool/Glasgow

Hydrogen Group

England

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

A leading data solutions company is seeking a Data Architect for a 6-month FTC with potential for full-time employment. This hybrid role involves defining data structure, modelling, and connectivity across the organization to ensure scalability and strategic alignment. Responsibilities include setting data principles, leading architectural decisions, and collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate should have deep experience in data architecture and modern cloud-based services, alongside strong stakeholder collaboration skills. This role is located in Liverpool/Glasgow.

Qualifications

Deep experience in data architecture and data modelling across enterprise environments.
Strong knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud‑based data services.
Understanding of data integration and transformation patterns.
Knowledge of modern data concepts such as Data Products and Data as a Product.
Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate with IT architects.

Responsibilities

Set principles and patterns for how data is structured, modelled and connected.
Develop and maintain the roadmap for the future‑state Enterprise Data Platform.
Evaluate and recommend modern data architectures such as data mesh, data fabric and data lakehouse.
Provide data-centric architectural leadership within programmes, projects and delivery squads.
Define and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models.
Review data aspects of engineering designs for alignment with data standards.
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Governance and IT architecture teams.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Cloud-based data services

Data integration

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

Snowflake

Power BI

MuleSoft

DBT

Airflow

Fivetran

SQL Server

Oracle

NoSQL

AWS

Azure

Python

Alteryx

Business Objects

Job description

Data Architect – 6 month FTC (potential full‑time), Hybrid (2 days) – Liverpool / Glasgow

Job Summary – In this role you will define data structure, modelling and connectivity across the organisation ensuring consistency, scalability and strategic alignment. You will provide data‑focused architectural direction that enables high‑quality engineering delivery, supports governance and promotes the effective use of data across the business.

What you’ll be responsible for

Set principles and patterns for how data is structured, modelled and connected.
Develop and maintain the roadmap for the future‑state Enterprise Data Platform.
Evaluate and recommend modern data architectures such as data mesh, data fabric and data lakehouse.
Provide_detected data‑centric architectural leadership within programmes, projects and delivery squads.
Define and maintain conceptual, logical and physical data models.
Review data aspects of engineering designs and ensure.At alignment with dataStandards.
Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Governance and IT architecture teams on data‑related decisions.
Act as a senior advisor on data architecture across the organisation.

About you

Deep experience in data architecture and data modelling across enterprise environments. Strong knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud‑based data services. Understanding of data integration and transformation patterns. Knowledge of modern data concepts such as Data Products and Data as a Product. Ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate with IT architects. Familiarity with data engineering tooling such as Snowflake, DBT, Airflow and Fivetran.

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