Principal Data Architect

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services and consulting firm is seeking a Principal Data Architect in London to spearhead enterprise-wide data architecture. This role involves driving data governance, building scalable data ecosystems, and aligning data strategy with business goals. Candidates should have over 5 years of experience and expertise in Big Data ecosystems and modern data platforms. This position offers an attractive salary and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Outstanding employee benefits

Qualifications

• 5+ years in senior data architecture roles.
• Expertise in distributed systems and enterprise leadership.
• Strong Unix/Linux skills and database connectivity.

Responsibilities

• Drive data governance and stewardship transformation.
• Build scalable data ecosystems using APIs.
• Align data strategy with business goals.

Skills

Data governance

APIs and open standards

Data architecture vision

Big Data ecosystems

Unix/Linux

Data integration methodologies

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Kafka

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Principal Data Architect

• Salary: Up to £100,000 (Based on candidate experience)
• Employee Package: Outstanding employee benefits
• Hybrid Model: Once a week (London)
• Job Type: Permanent

Job Summary

Our client, a leading IT services and consulting firm, is seeking an experienced Principal Data Architect to spearhead the development of enterprise-wide data architecture initiatives. This pivotal role will drive the strategic implementation of scalable data solutions that support organizational transformation, foster innovation, and enable advanced analytics capabilities across multiple business units. Understanding of public sector compliance, regulations, and cross-departmental data sharing challenges

Key Responsibilities

• Drive data governance and stewardship transformation across the organization
• Build scalable data ecosystems using APIs and open standards
• Work with teams and leadership to align data strategy with business goals
• Set up data governance, quality controls, and compliance frameworks
• Make data AI-ready and optimize for analytics and machine learning
• Embed security, privacy, and ethics into all data architecture decisions
• Lead the overall data architecture vision across different business areas

Qualifications and Requirements

• 5+ years in senior data architecture roles with expertise in distributed systems, high availability, and enterprise leadership experience
• Proficiency in modern data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Kafka), container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift), and multi-cloud deployments across AWS, Azure, GCP
• Advanced knowledge of Big Data ecosystems (Hadoop/Hive/Spark), data lakehouse architectures, mesh topologies, and real-time streaming platforms
• Strong Unix/Linux skills, database connectivity (JDBC/ODBC), authentication systems (LDAP, Active Directory, OAuth2), and data integration methodologies
• Experience implementing privacy-by-design principles, data governance frameworks, and interoperability standards with proven stakeholder engagement abilities
• Desirable: Data certifications, Python/Java development, infrastructure automation (Ansible), AI/ML pipeline optimization, and Dell Data Lakehouse/DDAE experience

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