Senior Data Architect — Hybrid Cloud Data Platform Leader

Musgrave Group; Cork; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Collaborative environment

Innovation focus

Community impact

Work Smart hybrid

Equal opportunities

Job summary

Musgrave Group, a long‑standing family business in Ireland, seeks a Senior Data Architect to define and own the data architecture for a cloud‑based, enterprise‑scale platform. You will translate data requirements into architectural direction and guardrails, guiding delivery teams and governance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of IT, Data & Analytics, you will lead design patterns, data models and pipelines, ensuring scalable, secure and cost‑efficient solutions aligned with

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience defining and delivering data architecture in complex enterprise environments.
• Strong background in data platforms, data modelling and distributed data systems.
• Proven ability to design scalable, cloud-based data architectures, preferably in Azure.
• Experience architecting solutions across ingestion, transformation, storage and consumption layers.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, security and regulatory considerations.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the data architecture strategy, standards and design principles across the data platform.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns for ingestion, transformation, modelling, storage and access.
• Ensure all data solutions align to architectural standards, governance frameworks and data strategy.
• Lead the design of scalable data models and data pipelines for operational and analytical use cases.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into high‑level solution designs and blueprints.
• Provide technical leadership to data engineering and platform teams.
• Evaluate modern data technologies and integration patterns to drive adoption.
• Ensure architecture supports performance, scalability, security and cost efficiency.
• Drive standardisation and reduce fragmentation across the data landscape.

Skills

Data architecture

Azure

Databricks

Data governance

Data modelling

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Solution design

Cost optimization

Security compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/Computer Science

Tools

Azure Data Services

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Musgrave Group, a long‑standing family business in Ireland, seeks a Senior Data Architect to define and own the data architecture for a cloud‑based, enterprise‑scale platform. You will translate data requirements into architectural direction and guardrails, guiding delivery teams and governance across the organisation.

Reporting to the Head of IT, Data & Analytics, you will lead design patterns, data models and pipelines, ensuring scalable, secure and cost‑efficient solutions aligned with