Data Solutions Architect — Cloud-Native, API-Led, Hybrid

Skipton Building Society; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual discretionary bonus

25 days annual leave

Pension contribution up to 10%

Mortgage discounts

Flexible working

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing app

Volunteer opportunities

Cycle-to-work

Discounts on home tech

Job summary

Skipton Building Society is seeking a lead architect to design scalable technology solutions that align with enterprise strategy and data governance. You will partner with product, delivery and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into practical designs, guiding decisions for sustainable outcomes and governance across delivery lifecycles.

The role embraces modern, cloud-native architectures and API-led integration, with a hybrid work model enabling collaboration and flexibility

Qualifications

• Strong solution-architecture experience across enterprise applications, platforms and data ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of how data supports business capabilities and outcomes.
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions with data governance.
• Knowledge of data modelling, integration patterns and data flows.
• Familiarity with cloud-based data platforms and analytics.
• Collaborative work with business, engineering, architecture and analytics in agile delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to explain complex concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end technology solutions aligned to architecture strategy and target-state capabilities.
• Partner with product owners and engineering teams to turn complex requirements into designs.
• Guide technical decisions balancing short-term delivery with long-term sustainability.
• Provide architectural governance across the delivery lifecycle.
• Identify risks and opportunities to improve simplicity and reuse.
• Champion modern architecture approaches, including API-led integration and cloud-native design.

Skills

Solution architecture

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Job description

Skipton Building Society is seeking a lead architect to design scalable technology solutions that align with enterprise strategy and data governance. You will partner with product, delivery and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into practical designs, guiding decisions for sustainable outcomes and governance across delivery lifecycles.

The role embraces modern, cloud-native architectures and API-led integration, with a hybrid work model enabling collaboration and flexibility