Senior Data Architect

LV=; Bournemouth; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK financial services company seeks a Senior Data Architect to shape its data landscape on Microsoft Fabric. The role involves designing a governed, cloud-native data platform, ensuring data quality, and collaborating across business domains. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with Azure services and data architecture. This fixed-term role is based in Bournemouth, requiring in-office presence once a month. The company offers an extensive benefits package including competitive salary, holiday allowance, and flexible benefits.

Benefits

30 days' holiday

Competitive pension scheme

Annual bonus scheme

Private medical insurance

Cycle-to-work scheme

Life assurance policy

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in architecting and designing end-to-end data solutions on cloud platforms preferred.
• Strong understanding of Azure Cloud Services.
• Experience and knowledge of data modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise/domain-level data models as a Fabric Data Platform SME.
• Collaborate with business domains to map business concepts to data models.
• Provide data architecture assurance at programme level.

Skills

Data architecture expertise

Azure Cloud Services

Power BI

Data governance

Tools

Azure Data Lake

Azure SQL

Azure Storage

Job description

About The Role

We have a new opportunity for a technical Senior Data Architect to join our Data team. You will play a critical role in shaping and influencing the modernisation of LV=’s data landscape on Microsoft Fabric.

An opportunity to design and build a governed, cloud-native data platform within a well-known UK financial services brand, shaping the future of data across Finance, Actuarial, Digital and Operations.

The role is offered on a fixed-term basis of 12 months and will be based out of our Bournemouth office with presence required once a month.

Key Responsibilities

• Design enterprise/domain-level data models and information architecture as a Fabric Data Platform SME.
• Collaborate with business domains to map business concepts to data models and solutions.
• Provide data architecture assurance at programme or project level.
• Ensure data is consistent, reusable, high-quality, and governed.
• Architect master/reference data strategies and oversee metadata management in collaboration with the Data Governance Lead.
• Support data solution design for change projects, contributing to project planning, impact assessments, and estimates.
• Create logical and physical data models, APIs, and integration patterns.
• Ensure adherence to data standards, design principles, and best practices.
• Maintain technical debt register if identified and drive resolution to agreed standards.
• Provide governance oversight across the projects involving data.
• Collaborate with DG Lead supporting projects on data governance, lineage, and stewardship within Fabric.
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data architecture principles, data standards, and governance frameworks, maintaining alignment with all regulatory, privacy, and compliance requirements.
• Drive architectural reviews and present solutions to Data Design Authority and other Governance Boards for approval.
• Ensure adherence with Information Security design patterns and principles.

About You

• Extensive experience in architecting and designing end‑to‑end data solutions on cloud platforms, Azure / Fabric is preferred.
• Strong understanding of Azure Cloud Services. Strong experience with Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL and Azure Storage.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Fabric, Fabric Data lakes, Fabric data warehouse and other Fabric services.
• Knowledge of Power BI and Purview technologies and architecture or familiar with implementing and deploying similar.
• Understanding and appreciation of information and data governance.
• Significant experience working as a data architect in small‑medium organisations designing & delivering complex data architectures and models.
• Clear understanding of information and data, data integration, business intelligence, analytics, and big data software and systems and of relevant industry trends.
• Experience and knowledge of data modeling tools and their use in the creation of usable, deployable data models.

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in the insurance/financial services sector.

Rewards and Benefits

This role is a Band C in the LV= Structure.

At LV= Savings and Retirement, you’ll go above and beyond to do the right thing for our customers. We’ll reward your hard work with an attractive, competitive salary and benefits package, which includes:

• 30 days' holiday, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days
• Competitive pension scheme – LV= Life and Pensions will double‑match the amount you pay, up to 14% (subject to National Minimum Wage requirements)
• An annual bonus scheme based on personal performance
• Single‑cover private medical insurance (with the option for you to upgrade to family cover)
• Flexible benefits, including a cycle‑to‑work scheme, personal accident insurance, critical illness cover and dental insurance
• Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family
• A group life assurance policy with 4x your basic pay to go to your dependents (you’ll have the option to increase to 8x cover)
• Group Income Protection (if you become a member of the Pension scheme and reach 5 years of service)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for support when you need it
• A virtual GP service
• Shared parental leave

Up to 20% discount on our life products for you and your immediate family

Please note all salary sacrifice benefits are subject to National Minimum Wage requirements i.e. you are unable to select any benefits that would reduce your base pay below the minimum wage threshold.

Please note that we are unable to offer Skilled Worker Visa Sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship for your application to be considered.

About Us

We’re proud of our inclusive culture at LV= and, as an equal‑opportunity employer, we continually work to remove unconscious bias from our recruitment process. We value our colleagues for what they bring to our team regardless of any protected status or characteristics they may have. Talk to us about flexible working as part of your application; if it’s right for you, our members and customers, and our business, then we’ll do everything we can to make it happen.