Senior Data Architect
Core
Design modernisation and migration paths for large enterprise data estates and lead the agentic conversion of legacy schemas, code, and pipelines to make data AI-ready.
Role type
Senior IC data architect (strategy & hands-on)
Builds
AI-ready data platforms, modernised data estates, and data product architectures
Domain
Enterprise data modernisation, AI infrastructure, Cloud Data Platforms
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Enterprise data architecture, Cloud platform architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Legacy data modernisation, Agentic/LLM-assisted data engineering, Data product architecture (Data Mesh/Lakehouse), DataOps/DevOps, Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Pulumi), Data governance & lineage
Preferred skills
Financial Services/Government/Health/Energy sector experience, Mentoring technical teams
Technologies
AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Terraform, Pulumi
Responsibilities
Design end-to-end modernisation and migration paths for large enterprise data estates; Lead the agentic conversion of legacy code, schemas, and data pipelines; Architect data platforms that are AI-ready by design; Define and govern architectural patterns across cloud platforms; Design and deliver Data Product architectures aligned to data mesh and data lakehouse principles; Collaborate with C-suite and senior technology leaders to translate strategy into architectural decisions; Provide technical leadership and architecture governance across delivery teams; Support pre-sales, solutioning, and proposal development for major data modernisation opportunities; Ensure all architectures comply with data privacy, security, and regulatory frameworks.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic scope