Overview
Principal Data Architect (Contract) – lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale cloud data platforms for a large, complex organisation. This is a hands-on architecture role with ownership across data strategy, platform design, governance and delivery.
Responsibilities
* Own and define enterprise data architecture across large-scale initiatives
* Design logical and physical data models and platform architectures
* Lead cloud data platform implementations and migrations
* Define data governance, security, lineage, RBAC and compliance controls
* Oversee data pipelines, ETL/ELT, CDC, streaming and integrations
* Optimise performance and cost across platforms such as Snowflake and Azure
* Support analytics, reporting, ML and AI use cases
* Act as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
Essential Skills & Experience
* Strong background in Data Architecture and Cloud Data Platforms
* Hands-on experience with Snowflake, Azure, Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric
* Data integration, ETL/ELT, APIs, streaming technologies
* Data modelling (relational, dimensional, NoSQL)
* Data governance, security, GDPR and compliance frameworks
* Experience delivering complex data migrations or modernisation programmes
This role suits a senior/principal-level architect who enjoys ownership, delivery and influencing at scale.
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