Enterprise Data Architect

DAC Beachcroft LLP; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Professional funding

ESG activities

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft LLP is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect in Birmingham to define and lead the organisation's target-state data architecture. You will shape a scalable data ecosystem spanning case management, finance, CRM and analytics, ensuring data accessibility, regulatory compliance, and readiness for AI-driven innovation.

You will partner with Data Engineering, Governance, and Analytics teams, delivering architecture roadmaps, security standards, and platform governance to

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise data architectures in complex or regulated environments.
• Strong knowledge of data platform patterns including Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, and Data Mesh concepts.
• Experience with Azure-based data platforms and cloud architecture principles.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks and technologies.
• Ability to architect solutions for both operational reporting and advanced analytics with AI/ML workloads.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture across conceptual, logical, and physical models.
• Design integration strategies connecting core systems such as case management, finance, CRM, and analytics.
• Drive adoption of API-led and event-driven architectures over point-to-point solutions.
• Evaluate technologies for data platform including data warehouses, lakehouses, and API frameworks.
• Design data foundations to support AI/ML initiatives with high-quality data.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Analytics teams to apply architecture standards.
• Define enterprise data security and access architecture with governance and security teams.
• Produce architecture roadmaps, standards and documentation.
• Support transformation programmes, platform migrations, and vendor selection.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Azure-based data platforms

Data governance

MDM frameworks

API-led architectures

Event-driven integration

AI/ML data foundations

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Azure

Data Lakehouse

MDM

Job description

Enterprise Data Architect

Department: CSG - Operations Hub (Data / Intelligence / Support)

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Birmingham

Description

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to define and lead the organisation's target-state data architecture, ensuring our data landscape supports business growth, operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and future AI-driven innovation.

This is a strategic role at the heart of our data transformation journey. You will be responsible for designing the frameworks, standards, and technology architecture that connect core business systems across case management, finance, CRM, analytics, and AI platforms. Working closely with senior technology and business leaders, you will help shape a scalable and sustainable data ecosystem that reduces integration complexity, improves data accessibility, and enables advanced analytics and predictive capabilities.

What you will do?

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Design integration strategies and architecture patterns that connect case management, finance, CRM, document management, and analytics systems.
• Drive adoption of modern integration approaches, favouring API-led and event-driven architectures over point-to-point solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend technologies for the organisation's data platform, including data warehouses, lakehouses, master data management solutions, and API frameworks
• Design the data foundations required to support AI and machine learning initiatives, ensuring high-quality, trusted, and accessible data.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Analytics teams to ensure architecture standards are consistently applied.
• Define enterprise data security and access architecture in collaboration with data governance and information security teams.
• Produce and maintain architecture roadmaps, standards, and documentation.
• Support the CTO, Enterprise Architecture function, and Head of Data & Analytics on major transformation programmes, platform migrations, and strategic technology decisions, including vendor selection.

Who you are

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise data architectures in complex or regulated environments.
• Strong understanding of modern data platform patterns, including:
  • Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses
  • Data Mesh concepts
  • API-led architectures
  • Event-driven integration patterns
• Experience architecting solutions that support both operational reporting and advanced analytics, including AI and machine learning workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and cloud architecture principles.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks and technologies.
• Experience integrating multiple business-critical systems within a hybrid technology environment.
• Ability to balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural strategy and technical sustainability.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience producing architecture standards, roadmaps and governance documentation.

Desirable Skills & Experience

• Knowledge of case management systems, CRM platforms such as Dynamics 365, and finance or billing solutions.
• Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation programmes.Understanding of data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent.
• Experience within insurance, legal services, claims management or financial services is desirable but not mandatory.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to shape the future direction of data and technology within a growing, data-driven organisation.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Be part of an exciting journey reshaping how data and AI are used in claims management.
• Play a key role in our major transformation initiatives and the creation of our modern cloud data platform.
• Work with cutting-edge Azure and AI technologies
• Define a strategic enterprise data architecture that delivers long-term business value.
• Influence strategic data decisions across the business.
• Support the adoption of advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning capabilities.
• Join a collaborative and forward-thinking Data & Analytics function.

Success Measures

• Delivery and adoption of the target-state enterprise data architecture.
• Reduction in integration complexity and technical debt.
• Improved accessibility, consistency, and quality of enterprise data.
• Successful implementation of scalable and secure data platform standards.
• Alignment of technology investments with architectural principles and business objectives.
• Enablement of advanced analytics and AI initiatives through robust data foundations.
• Positive stakeholder engagement and effective governance of architectural decisions.

What’s in it for you?

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance - https://www.dacbeachcroft.com/en/Work-with-us/Whats-in-it-for-you
• A well-rounded remuneration package (which includes private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership, amongst many other benefits)
• Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
• In person and remote social events
• Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities

We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, which aligns closely to our cultural principles (Determined, Clear, Creative and Supportive). If you are excited about this role and being part of our culture, but your past experience does not align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles!