Enterprise Data Architect

Randstad Digital; Crawley; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad Technologies Ltd in Burgess Hill is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect for a permanent, full-time role in financial services. You will design enterprise data models, define standards, and drive modernization across on-prem and cloud ecosystems.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, lead data architecture initiatives, and ensure high-availability and scalable data solutions using Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and YugabyteDB, with GCP data architectures.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Data Architect in Financial Services or Capital Markets.
• Deep technical expertise with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong knowledge of data modeling and governance.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and document enterprise data structures (Domain, Conceptual, Logical, Physical).
• Build scalable database solutions across Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, YugabyteDB.
• Define data standards, integration patterns, and governance for complex financial systems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to align data strategy with business goals.
• Drive modernization with on-prem, cloud (GCP), and hybrid data architectures.

Skills

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Cassandra

YugabyteDB

Tools

ERStudio

Hackolade

Job description

Hiring: Enterprise Data Architect (Financial Services)

??Location: Burgess Hill (Hybrid - 3 days/week on’site)

?? Type: Permanent / Full-Time

Are you an experienced Data Architect with a strong background in Capital Markets or Banking? We are looking for a strategic technical leader to drive a large-scale financial services transformation, bridging the gap between legacy relational systems and modern distributed data ecosystems.

What You Will Do:

• Architect, design, and document enterprise data structures (Domain, Conceptual, Logical, and Physical models).
• Build scalable, high-performance database solutions across both RDBMS (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL platforms (Cassandra, YugabyteDB).
• Define data standards, integration patterns, and governance principles for complex financial systems.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineering leads, and cross-functional teams to align data strategy with business goals.
• Drive modernization efforts, utilizing on-prem, cloud (GCP), and hybrid data architectures.

What You Bring:

• Proven track record as a Data Architect in Financial Services, Investment Banking, or Trading platforms.
• Deep technical expertise in Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and YugabyteDB.
• Hands-on experience with modeling tools like ERStudio and Hackolade.
• Strong knowledge of GCP Data Architecture, distributed data design, partitioning, and high-availability patterns.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.