Senior Data Architect: FinServ Data & Cloud

Reply; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Reply specialises in designing and implementing solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. We seek a seasoned Data Architect to join our team and partner with leading financial services clients to design data architectures and roadmaps aligned to business strategy.

You will translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring the architecture meets regulatory compliance while leveraging cloud platforms and data governance best practices.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of data architecture principles for scalable, secure systems.
• Experience designing data warehouses, data lakes and ETL for financial services.
• Proficient in logical and physical modelling, normalization/denormalization.
• Strong cloud experience with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Snowflake.
• Familiar with data governance, quality and security per financial regulations.
• Ability to translate business needs into technical data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data architectures aligned to business strategy.
• Collaborate with clients to assess data needs and develop roadmaps.
• Translate requirements into scalable, compliant data solutions.
• Develop dashboards and analytics to provide actionable insights.
• Ensure governance and security standards are met.

Skills

Financial Services knowledge

Data architecture principles

Data warehousing, data lakes, ETL

Data modelling (logical/physical)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google)

Analytics dashboards & reports

Data governance, data quality, data‑s​

Tools

AWS

Azure

Google Cloud

Snowflake

Job description

Reply specialises in designing and implementing solutions based on new communication channels and digital media. We seek a seasoned Data Architect to join our team and partner with leading financial services clients to design data architectures and roadmaps aligned to business strategy.

You will translate business requirements into technical solutions, ensuring the architecture meets regulatory compliance while leveraging cloud platforms and data governance best practices.