Data Architect

IntaPeople; Caerphilly; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Data Architect for a Welsh not-for-profit client. This hybrid position entails designing data pipelines and improving data capabilities while leading and mentoring a growing team. Key skills include Azure data services and data modeling. The role offers a salary of £62,000 – £68,000 along with extensive benefits and the chance to work on impactful projects in a flexible environment.

Benefits

28 days annual leave

Competitive pension scheme (8% contribution)

Free Rail travel throughout Wales

Flexible working environment

Salary sacrifice schemes

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Data Architect or similar role.
• Experience with Azure services and scalable cloud architectures.
• Ability to lead and mentor team members.

Responsibilities

• Establish data strategies and internal data modelling.
• Work with business leaders to ensure compliance in data governance.
• Lead the introduction of data management capabilities.
• Design and optimize physical data models for performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business objectives.

Skills

Data Architect experience

Azure Data Factory

Databricks

Apache Spark

Big Data

Python programming

Scala programming

SQL programming

Data modeling

Data warehousing

Tools

Git

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Azure Data Lake

Azure Synapse

Event Hubs

Cosmos DB

Job description

Data Architect Hybrid RCT (South Wales)

IntaPeople are proud and excited to be appointed to recruit an experienced Data Architect for a Welsh-based not-for-profit sector client on an exclusive growth project.

This is a very exciting opportunity to join their fast-growing Data function in this newly created position. You will be joining the data team as one of the first members in this area of the business which will work with external partners to build out the organisations data capability offering. As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and secure data pipelines and platform that enable them to make data-driven decisions at an enterprise level.

Working closely with the Head of Data Engineering you will help grow out this data function with the recruitment of further data engineering resources whilst working closely with solutions architects and Software Engineers. You will also get the opportunity to progress into a leadership role if this suited the individuals desires and capabilities.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience as a Data Architect (or similar/related role)
• Experience with Azure Data Factory, Databricks, or Apache Spark, following modern ETL/ELT principles.
• Experience with Big Data
• Experience with Enterprise level Data sets
• Experience of using programming languages such as Python, Scala and SQL
• Ability to lead and mentor other team members
• Demonstrable knowledge of data modelling and data warehousing within platforms such as Azure.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Azure services, including Azure Data Lake (Gen2), Synapse, Event Hubs, and Cosmos DB, within scalable cloud‑based architectures.
• Experience in using Git, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions for version control, CI/CD, and collaborative data delivery.
• Robust understanding of data governance, data quality, and metadata management.

Key Responsibilities (at a glance)

• Establish Data strategies and data modelling internally within the data estate
• Work closely with other business leaders to maintain governance and compliance within their data estate.
• Research into emerging technologies and upcoming trends
• Lead on the introduction of foundational data management capabilities to improve trust, accessibility, and efficiency in an organisation that has limited data management capability, lacks data management practices, including governance, metadata standards, and quality controls.
• Design, implement, and optimise physical data models that align with pipeline architecture, by using the approach that ensures efficient query performance, scalable storage, and robust integration and delivers adaptable and resource‑efficient data processing, meeting the organisation’s evolving analytical and operational demands.
• Work closely with data analysts, engineers and solution architects through regular communication and collaborative planning to ensure data solutions are closely aligned with business objectives and effectively meet user needs.
• Transform raw data into meaningful insights by developing and maintaining tailored ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes enabling customised processes, empowering stakeholders to make informed decisions based on high‑quality, processed information.
• Managing the aspirations of a variety of stakeholders to enable successful project delivery can be challenging, especially when their priorities may differ or even conflict and require reconciliation to meet business and project needs.

What you ll get in return (at a glance)

• A salary of circa £62,000 – £68,000 (depending on experience)
• 28 days annual leave + public bank holidays
• A flexible working environment
• Competitive Legal and General pension Scheme (8% contribution)
• 4 x Death in service
• The opportunity to work on modern and industry‑changing projects
• Progression and development opportunities
• Free Rail travel throughout Wales
• Salary sacrifice scheme such as cycle to work, electric vehicle
• To be based in their brand new, modern offices 2 days per week
• A chance to truly contribute to large scale digitisation projects within Wales

For more information click APPLY now or for a confidential chat call Nathan Handley on (phone number removed).

This role is commutable from Swansea, Bridgend, Cardiff and Newport.