Senior GCP Data Architect: Enterprise Platforms & AI Enablement

Wave Search Limited; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Wave Search Limited is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead enterprise-scale data architecture on a major Financial Services transformation programme. The role combines architecture, leadership and consulting to shape scalable, secure data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The candidate will work with senior stakeholders, define target-state architectures, and ensure governance, data models and pipelines meet business objectives and risk controls.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Data Architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Deep expertise in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native data technologies.
• Strong technical understanding of Python, SQL and dbt.
• Strong experience across modern data platforms, ETL/ELT and enterprise data modelling.
• Knowledge of MDM, data governance, metadata, lineage and integration architecture.
• Experience taking enterprise data products from architecture and design through to production.
• Strong consulting, communication and senior stakeholder management skills.
• Proven experience providing technical leadership across large-scale transformation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of enterprise-scale GCP data platforms and solutions.
• Define target-state data architectures aligned to business and technology strategy.
• Lead data modelling across conceptual, logical and physical layers.
• Architect modern ETL/ELT frameworks, data pipelines and data products.
• Provide leadership across MDM, data governance, metadata management and lineage.
• Establish architecture standards, technical governance and engineering best practices.
• Provide oversight across CI/CD, DevOps and DataOps environments.
• Work with Data Science and AI teams to establish robust data foundations for AI and machine learning.
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers and technical specialists.
• Engage with senior client stakeholders to shape solutions, manage delivery risk and drive successful programme outcomes.

Skills

Data Architecture

GCP

Python

SQL

dbt

Data Modelling

MDM

Data Governance

Metadata Management

Lineage

CI/CD

DevOps

DataOps

AI/ML

Tools

dbt

Job description

Wave Search Limited is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead enterprise-scale data architecture on a major Financial Services transformation programme. The role combines architecture, leadership and consulting to shape scalable, secure data solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

The candidate will work with senior stakeholders, define target-state architectures, and ensure governance, data models and pipelines meet business objectives and risk controls.