Senior Data Architect (Financial /Banking Services)

Indsafri; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri currently seeks a Senior Data Architect to design and maintain on-premises and cloud data architectures, enabling scalable, compliant data solutions for analytics, risk, and digital transformation initiatives.

The ideal candidate has a BSc in a related field and 8+ years in data architecture, with 3+ years building cloud-based data platforms, including data lakehouse/warehouse concepts. Emphasis on governance, security, and IaC practices.

Qualifications

• BSc in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 8+ years' experience as a Data Architect.
• 3+ years designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms.
• Strong data modelling and data lake/lakehouse/warehouse experience.
• Financial services industry knowledge (customer, product, transaction, risk, and regulatory data).
• Experience with Agile development methodologies; AWS Certified Data Analytics / Solutions Architect, TOGAF, DAMA, or CDMP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Translate business needs into data-driven architectural solutions and provide architectural oversight across business domains.
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Design cloud-native and hybrid data platforms using AWS, including data lakehouse, data warehouse, or data mesh architectures.
• Define architecture for data ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics.
• Collaborate with data governance teams on data standards, lineage, and metadata frameworks.
• Oversee implementation of data pipelines and APIs for real-time and batch data, following an Infrastructure as Code approach.
• Embed data privacy, encryption, access control, and disaster recovery into every design.

Skills

8+ years Data Architect experience

Cloud architecture

Data modelling

Data governance

AWS cloud

Agile methodologies

Infrastructure as Code

Education

BSc in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

Tools

AWS

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

Our client, a leading financial services organisation, is looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect to design and maintain their on-prem and cloud-based data architecture.

You'll enable secure, scalable, and compliant data solutions that support business strategy, advanced analytics, and regulatory compliance, ensuring data assets are structured, governed, and optimised to drive value across customer service, risk and compliance, and digital transformation and AI initiatives.

What You'll Do:

• Translate business needs into data-driven architectural solutions and provide architectural oversight across business domains
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models (conceptual, logical, physical)
• Design cloud-native and hybrid data platforms using AWS, including data lakehouse, data warehouse, or data mesh architectures
• Define architecture for data ingestion, processing, storage, and analytics
• Collaborate with data governance teams on data standards, lineage, and metadata frameworks
• Oversee implementation of data pipelines and APIs for real-time and batch data, following an Infrastructure as Code approach
• Embed data privacy, encryption, access control, and disaster recovery into every design

What You'll Bring:

• BSc in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• 8+ years' experience as a Data Architect
• 3+ years designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms
• Strong data modelling and data lake/lakehouse/warehouse architecture experience
• Financial services industry knowledge (customer, product, transaction, risk, and regulatory data)
• Experience with Agile development methodologiesAWS Certified Data Analytics / Solutions Architect, TOGAF, DAMA, or CDMP certifications

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