Strategic Enterprise Data Architect — Cloud & AI Governance

Cabot Financial; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cabot Credit Management is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead the development of enterprise-wide data architecture, enabling growth, innovation and informed decision-making. You will shape data structures, governance and security across the organisation while collaborating with Data, IT, Cloud and Security teams to define a long-term vision.

You will drive data platform strategies, cloud adoption, and data governance, while ensuring cost effectiveness and alignment with

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise data architecture and governance.
• Experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms and information architectures.
• Ability to translate long-term architectural vision into practical delivery plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Cabot's enterprise data architecture, standards and roadmap.
• Provide leadership across data platforms, cloud, analytics, AI and governance.
• Act as design authority for major data initiatives and governance across programs.
• Lead and coordinate Cabot's Data Forum and data architecture priorities.
• Collaborate with Data, IT, Cloud and Information Security to align objectives and data strategy.
• Drive modernisation of the data estate including cloud adoption and legacy rationalisation.
• Establish best practices in data governance, metadata management and data quality.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architect

Data Platform Architecture

Cloud technologies

Azure Databricks

Data governance

Data security

Data quality

Metadata management

Data modelling

FinOps

GenAI architectures

Data mesh

Education

TOGAF certification

Microsoft Azure certification

Databricks certification

DAMA-DMBOK certification

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Databricks

Job description

Cabot Credit Management is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to lead the development of enterprise-wide data architecture, enabling growth, innovation and informed decision-making. You will shape data structures, governance and security across the organisation while collaborating with Data, IT, Cloud and Security teams to define a long-term vision.

You will drive data platform strategies, cloud adoption, and data governance, while ensuring cost effectiveness and alignment with