Strategic Cloud Data Architect & Governance Leader

FSP; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FSP is seeking a Data Architect to join its Data and AI practice in a role focused on defining, designing and governing data architectures across complex client environments. You will translate business challenges into scalable data solutions and lead cloud-native platform design with strong governance and collaboration across teams.

You will work with engineers and principal consultants to shape data strategy, leverage platforms like Databricks and AWS, and drive best practices in data

Qualifications

• Extensive experience defining and delivering data architectures in large-scale programmes.
• Proven expertise designing cloud-native data platforms (Databricks, AWS, MS Fabric).
• Strong data modelling and governance knowledge plus metadata management.

Responsibilities

• Define, own and evolve enterprise-grade data architectures for clients.
• Lead design of cloud-based data platforms, semantic layers, and data models.
• Establish governance standards and guiding principles for engineers.
• Partner with clients to shape data strategy and communicate architecture decisions.
• Create reusable components and reference architectures for delivery teams.
• Stay current with data platform tech and cloud-native capabilities.
• Share insights and drive innovation across the engineering team.

Skills

Data architecture

Cloud platforms

Data modelling

Governance

DevOps

Medallion architecture

Data catalog

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Databricks

MS Fabric

AWS

Azure Purview

Collibra

Job description

FSP is seeking a Data Architect to join its Data and AI practice in a role focused on defining, designing and governing data architectures across complex client environments. You will translate business challenges into scalable data solutions and lead cloud-native platform design with strong governance and collaboration across teams.

You will work with engineers and principal consultants to shape data strategy, leverage platforms like Databricks and AWS, and drive best practices in data