Hybrid Data Architect – Enterprise Data & AI Enablement

Open GI; Worcester; Hybrid; GBP 48,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Bonus opportunity

Life assurance

Cycle to work

Perkbox discounts

25 days holiday

Flexible hours

Social clubs

Wellbeing program

Job summary

Open GI in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Architect to define and evolve the organisationwide data architecture, enabling the evolving product strategy, analytics and company-wide transformation.

You will design data models, govern data and mentor data/engineering teams while guiding migrations from heritage systems to modern cloud platforms, with Databricks Unity Catalog and Azure experience valued. The role is hybrid with Worcester office attendance.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of enterprise data architecture patterns and integration approaches (batch, streaming, event-driven, medallion, big data).
• Demonstrable experience in running long-term data migration projects between bespoke systems desirable.
• Experience with cloud data platforms - Azure (desirable) & Databricks (essential).
• Advanced data modelling expertise, using industry reference models where appropriate.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience operating in the insurance industry is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise data architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps.
• Design and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Guide use of data platforms (data lakes, data visualisation, integration buses).
• Enable high-quality data for client-facing products (reporting, AI/ML) and operations.
• Co-author data governance practices with the Data Governance Lead: metadata, data quality, lineage, privacy, compliance within Databricks Unity Catalog.
• Review solution designs for architectural alignment and risk reduction, eliminating duplication and maximising reusability at cost-efficient scale.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and reduce technical debt.
• Mentor and provide direction to data and engineering teams.
• Establish effective guardrails to ensure smooth migration of customer data between heritage and modern cloud platforms at scale.

Skills

Data architecture patterns

Data migration projects

Cloud platforms

Advanced data modelling

Stakeholder engagement

Insurance industry knowledge

Job description

Open GI in the United Kingdom is seeking a Data Architect to define and evolve the organisationwide data architecture, enabling the evolving product strategy, analytics and company-wide transformation.

You will design data models, govern data and mentor data/engineering teams while guiding migrations from heritage systems to modern cloud platforms, with Databricks Unity Catalog and Azure experience valued. The role is hybrid with Worcester office attendance.