Lead Data Architect - News Engineering

London Stock Exchange Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is seeking a Lead Data Architect for News Engineering to define and evolve data architecture that powers our real-time news platform. You will lead end-to-end decisions on ingestion, enrichment, storage, indexing and distribution, developing standards, schemas, and contracts for news content and metadata.

Collaborate with engineering to improve discovery through standardized data models and industry best practices.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Data Architect or Technical Architect for real-time data systems.
• Strong data modeling skills and contract definition experience.
• A track record designing low-latency, high-throughput architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data architecture decisions for real-time News ingestion, enrichment, storage, indexing and distribution.
• Develop data standards, schemas, and contracts for content and metadata.
• Collaborate with engineering to improve signal discoverability and standardization.
• Ensure observability and data lineage across the platform.

Skills

Data Architect

Data modeling

Low-latency design

Streaming architectures

Cloud-native platforms

Leadership & communication

Tools

Elasticsearch

Job description

Lead Data Architect — News Engineering @ LSEG

Help us shape the future of real‑time news data and join a team powering the heartbeat of global information. LSEG’s News Engineering group is looking for a Lead News Data Architect to define and evolve the data architecture that powers our real‑time News platform, delivering richly structured and searchable news to customers worldwide in sub‑second time. This role is ideal for hands‑on architects who want to be individual contributors and technical leaders. You’ll work at the intersection of data modeling, metadata standards, and search technologies, with the opportunity to influence platform‑wide decisions and long‑term strategy. As a news architect in the News team at LSEG, you will lead end‑to‑end data architecture decisions for real‑time news ingestion, enrichment, storage, indexing, and distribution. Develop data standards, schemas, and contracts for news content, metadata, and derived signals to ensure consistency and quality across the platform. Partner closely with engineering teams improving signal discoverability through normalizing metadata and implementing industry standards. Ensure data architectures support observability and lineage while providing customers with a simple, straight‑forward experience for working with News from LSEG. We encourage pragmatic experimentation with new tools, libraries, and approaches when they improve reliability, performance, or developer experience.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience as a Data Architect or Technical Architect working with large‑scale, real‑time data systems.
• Deep expertise in data modeling and contract definition.
• Experience designing architectures for low‑latency, high‑throughput systems.
• Experience with streaming and event‑driven architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native data platforms and distributed systems.
• Ability to work independently, lead through influence, and communicate ideas clearly.

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of news data standards such as NewsML‑G2 or similar structured content formats.
• Experience defining or implementing canonical data models.
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, or data quality frameworks.
• Understanding search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch or similar) and how data modeling impacts query performance.
• Experience working closely with senior product and engineering leaders.

Why Join Us?

Impact: Your work defines how critical news data is structured, discovered, and delivered to customers.

Growth: Expand your influence across data architecture, platform strategy, and real‑time analytics.

Culture: We value clarity over complexity, ownership over hand‑offs, and pragmatic architecture that delivers real results.

Flexibility: Hybrid work options and a balanced work‑life environment.

Career Stage: Manager London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information: Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement.

If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Equal Opportunities and Diversity

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Sustainability and Community

We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

Benefits

• healthcare
• retirement planning
• paid volunteering days
• wellbeing initiatives

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