Data Architect: Databricks Lakehouse (Hybrid)

Loop Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Cloud-first architecture

Job summary

Loop Recruitment is partnering with a leading insurer to hire a Data Architect who will own enterprise data architecture and drive a modern Lakehouse platform on Databricks. You will shape standards, data modelling, governance and secure data sharing across the organisation.

The role requires designing end-to-end architecture, collaborating with Engineering, Data and Solution Architecture teams, and mentoring delivery squads on best practices for data architecture.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Data Architect within enterprise environments.
• Strong experience designing modern cloud data platforms using Databricks and Azure.
• Excellent data modelling skills (conceptual, logical and physical).
• Strong SQL, relational database and JSON knowledge.
• Experience designing enterprise integration patterns and REST APIs.
• Knowledge of metadata, lineage, governance and data quality frameworks.
• Experience with architecture and modelling tools such as Erwin, Sparx EA or similar.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence both business and technical teams.
• Experience within Insurance or the Lloyd's Market would be highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Designing conceptual, logical and physical data models across enterprise systems.
• Owning the end-to-end architecture of a Databricks Lakehouse platform.
• Defining enterprise data architecture principles, standards and reusable patterns.
• Designing modern data integration, storage and data sharing solutions.
• Shaping future-state architecture and simplifying legacy data estates.
• Defining governance, metadata, lineage, security and data quality standards.
• Working closely with engineering and delivery teams to ensure architecture is implemented effectively.
• Collaborating with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Supporting solution governance, architecture reviews and technical decision making.
• Mentoring engineers and delivery teams on data architecture best practice.

Skills

Databricks

Azure

Data modelling

SQL

JSON

REST APIs

Erwin

Sparx EA

Stakeholder management

Insurance domain

Tools

Databricks

Azure

Erwin

Sparx EA

Job description

Loop Recruitment is partnering with a leading insurer to hire a Data Architect who will own enterprise data architecture and drive a modern Lakehouse platform on Databricks. You will shape standards, data modelling, governance and secure data sharing across the organisation.

The role requires designing end-to-end architecture, collaborating with Engineering, Data and Solution Architecture teams, and mentoring delivery squads on best practices for data architecture.