Strategic Data Architect for AI-Ready Cloud & APIs

DAC Beachcroft; Greater London; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Income protection insurance

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

DAC Beachcroft is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect in London to define and lead the organisation's target-state data architecture. You will design frameworks and architecture that connect case management, finance, CRM, analytics, and AI platforms, guiding data governance and security.

This strategic role supports major transformation and cloud adoption. You will collaborate with senior leaders and data teams to build scalable data ecosystems, enabling AI, machine learning, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise data architectures in complex or regulated environments.
• Experience with modern data platform patterns including Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, Data Lakehouses, Data Mesh, API-led architectures and event-driven integration.
• Ability to design architectures that support operational reporting and AI/ML workloads.
• Strong knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and cloud architecture principles.
• Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks and technologies.
• Experience integrating multiple business-critical systems within a hybrid technology environment.
• Ability to balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural strategy and technical sustainability.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Experience producing architecture standards, roadmaps and governance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture across conceptual, logical, and physical models.
• Design integration strategies connecting core systems such as case management, finance, CRM, and analytics.
• Drive adoption of API-led and event-driven architectures over point-to-point solutions.
• Evaluate technologies for data platforms including data warehouses, lakehouses, and MDM solutions.
• Design data foundations to support AI and ML initiatives with high-quality, trusted data.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Analytics teams to apply standards.
• Define enterprise data security and access architecture with governance and security teams.
• Produce architecture roadmaps, standards, and documentation.
• Support the CTO and Transformation programmes including vendor selection.

Skills

Enterprise data architecture

Azure cloud

Data governance

Stakeholder management

API-led integration

Education

TOGAF certification

Azure Solutions Architect certification

Tools

Azure Data Platform

MDM

Data Warehouse

Job description

DAC Beachcroft is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect in London to define and lead the organisation's target-state data architecture. You will design frameworks and architecture that connect case management, finance, CRM, analytics, and AI platforms, guiding data governance and security.

This strategic role supports major transformation and cloud adoption. You will collaborate with senior leaders and data teams to build scalable data ecosystems, enabling AI, machine learning, and