Senior Solutions Architect

HCLTech; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HCLTech is seeking an experienced MDM Architect to define and govern data-domain architecture across our programmes in the UK.

You will evaluate COTS MDM products, design bespoke solutions where necessary, and lead cross-team integrations while ensuring alignment with security and governance standards.

The role requires strong communication with delivery teams and rapid mobilisation in a regulated enterprise context such as financial services.

Qualifications

• MDM strategy and architecture experience in regulated enterprise environments.
• Experience with cloud data platforms (GCP) and data governance.
• Familiarity with dbt, Python and SQL at architecture level.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and delivery-team collaboration.
• Comfort working in fast-paced programmes with quick mobilisation.

Responsibilities

• Define and support MDM architecture and strategy across the programme.
• Assess and recommend COTS MDM products where suitable; design bespoke solutions when needed.
• Lead MDM integration and implementation design across feature teams.
• Design real-time data product patterns aligned with the data architecture.
• Provide architectural oversight across the data product lifecycle.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to ensure practical, standards-aligned designs.
• Ensure solutions comply with security, governance, and architecture standards.

Skills

MDM strategy

Data architecture

GCP

dbt

Python

SQL

Stakeholder comms

Tools

GCP

dbt

Python

SQL

Job description

• Define and support MDM architecture and strategy across the programme.
• Assess and recommend commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) MDM products where appropriate, and design bespoke MDM solutions where not.
• Lead MDM integration and implementation design across feature teams.
• Design real-time data product patterns and ensure alignment with wider data architecture.
• Provide architectural oversight and design assurance across the data product lifecycle — from ODP selection through build, testing, governance and go-live.
• Work closely with engineering leads to ensure designs are practical, deliverable and consistent with enterprise standards.
• Ensure solutions comply with applicable security, governance and architecture standards.

Required Skills & Experience:

• Deep expertise in data architecture, including MDM strategy, solution selection, integration and implementation.
• Strong understanding of GCP or comparable cloud data platforms.
• Practical familiarity with dbt, Python and SQL-based data engineering (architecture-level, not necessarily daily hands-on coding).
• Track record operating in large, regulated enterprise environments (financial services experience is a strong plus, not mandatory).
• Strong stakeholder and communication skills — able to work directly with delivery teams, not just produce documents.
• Ready to mobilise quickly; profiles requiring extended notice periods are unlikely to be considered