Data Architect (Ref: 188202)

Forsyth Barnes; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in products manufacturing is seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect in the UK to lead a digital transformation initiative. This role focuses on creating a strategic data and enterprise architecture roadmap, integrating ERP and cloud-based platforms. Key responsibilities include defining the architecture roadmap, leading data initiatives, and ensuring data governance. Applicants should have experience in enterprise architecture and strong stakeholder engagement skills. Benefits include 5 weeks of vacation and contributions to pension or life insurance.

Benefits

5 weeks of vacation

Meal allowance

Contribution to pension or life insurance

Contribution to sport, culture, or leisure (MULTISPORT card)

Employee discount on pet food products

MAKRO card

Anniversary and work milestone rewards

Growth opportunities in a pet-friendly office

Qualifications

• Proven experience in enterprise application architecture across multi-country ERP transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of Master Data Governance and Data Management principles.
• Expertise in ETL processes, data migration, and metadata management.
• Ability to design and implement data quality frameworks.
• Understanding of ERP systems such as Infor (preferred), SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Technical planning skills related to complex data documentation and integration.
• Experience in managing enterprise-level data structures, particularly in financial and supply chain domains.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment with legacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver an enterprise-level architecture roadmap.
• Lead data architecture design initiatives across ERP, BI, and Master Data domains.
• Collaborate with the Data and Reporting Lead for data platforms and governance.
• Design strategies for metadata management and integration with Infor ERP.
• Define and establish data quality frameworks.
• Evaluate and support the integration of Infor's native Data Lake.
• Ensure transition from legacy data warehousing to modern cloud-based platforms.
• Support the establishment of a global master data model.

Skills

Enterprise application architecture

Master Data Governance

Data Management

ETL processes

Data migration

Metadata management

Data quality frameworks

ERP systems (Infor preferred)

Technical planning

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

About Us

Our client stands as a prominent player within the products manufacturing sector, dedicated to innovation, quality, and sustainability. This organization is committed to delivering superior nourishment options worldwide, consistently striving to not just meet, but surpass industry benchmarks. Their mission is to ensure their customers has access to top-tier products.

Job Description

As part of a major digital transformation programme spanning multiple countries, we are seeking an experienced Enterprise Architect to lead the development of a strategic data and enterprise architecture roadmap. This role will focus on the integration of a central ERP system (Infor) and a cloud-based BI/data platform across seven countries, each with existing legacy ERP systems. You will help shape the data governance and architecture foundation that enables long-term efficiency, scalability, and reporting capabilities across the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver an enterprise-level architecture roadmap aligned with the overall data and ERP transformation programme.

• Lead data architecture design initiatives across ERP, BI, and Master Data domains.

• Collaborate closely with the Data and Reporting Lead to shape the target state for data platforms, integrations, and governance frameworks.

• Design strategies for metadata management, master data governance, data migration, and integration with Infor ERP and other applications.

• Define and establish data quality frameworks, including technical planning for data structure documentation and auditability.

• Evaluate and support the selection and integration of Infor’s native Data Lake and other SQL-based BI components.

• Ensure seamless transition from legacy data warehousing (Microsoft SQL) to modern cloud-based BI platforms.

• Work with the internal development team on establishing a global master data model and supporting system improvements and rollouts.

• Translate complex data architecture concepts into clear deliverables, ensuring understanding across both technical and business stakeholders.

• Collaborate with programme leads, BI, integration, and enterprise teams using tools such as Azure DevOps for planning and tracking.

Requirements

• Proven experience in enterprise application architecture, ideally across multi-country ERP transformation projects.

• Strong understanding of Master Data Governance and Data Management principles.

• Expertise in ETL processes, data migration, and metadata management.

• Ability to design and implement data quality frameworks.

• Understanding of ERP systems such as Infor (preferred), SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.

• Technical planning skills, especially related to complex data documentation and integration.

• Experience in managing enterprise-level data structures, particularly in financial and supply chain domains.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Comfortable operating in an ambiguous environment with legacy systems and evolving architecture.

Benefits

• 5 weeks of vacation

• Meal allowance

• Contribution to pension or life insurance

• Contribution to sport, culture, or leisure (MULTISPORT card)

• Employee discount on our pet food products

• MAKRO card

• Anniversary and work milestone rewards

• An opportunity to grow with a company that truly cares about pets, in a pet-friendly office

Other

• Experience with Infor ERP is a nice to have, but not mandatory.

• Integration teams will manage physical data transfers—this role focuses on data content, quality, and strategy.

• A follow-up engagement for project implementation may be considered after the initial design phase.

• Availability for interviews w/c 29th July; project kickoff mid-August.