Job Description
Lead Data Architect
Manchester (Hybrid)
Up to £75,000 DOE + Benefits
An established digital consultancy is hiring a Lead Data Architect to design secure, scalable, user-centred data solutions for clients across the public and private sector.
You’ll work in multi-disciplinary agile teams to deliver cloud- architectures that unlock real business insight – and contribute to the governance, modelling and strategy that keeps data meaningful and accessible.
What you’ll be doing:
* Define and implement data architectures aligned with enterprise strategy
* Build and maintain key artefacts: ER models, data dictionaries, pipeline/lineage models
* Own architecture decisions and guide clients through change approval processes
* Champion governance and modelling standards (Kimball, warehousing best practices)
* Analyse source data, evaluate APIs, reverse-engineer data models
* Work closely with engineers to deliver cloud-based data solutions
* Visualise insights via tools like Power BI or Tableau
* Support integration testing and third-party specifications
What you’ll bring:
* Strong background in data architecture and cloud platforms (e.g. Snowflake, Databricks)
* Cloud experience with AWS, Azure or GCP
* Excellent SQL and data modelling skills (data lakes, warehousing, OLTP/OLAP)
* Experience with access control, data migration and data governance
* Proficient in reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau) and evaluation tools (Postman)
* Consultancy experience highly desirable
What’s on offer:
* £75,000–£85,000 base (DOE)
* 25 days holiday + public holidays
* 6% pension (employee contributes 2%)
* Private health/dental options
* Life assurance, critical illness cover
* Electric vehicle scheme & cycle-to-work
* Season ticket loan & Perkbox discounts
* Flexible benefits package & wellbeing support
* Relocation support up to £8k if needed
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Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. The team actively encourages applications from underrepresented communities and offers adjustments throughout the hiring process to ensure accessibility and .
Candidates must be UK-based and flexible to travel when required.
Ready to build better with data? Apply now or contact Anna-Jane Murphy at Anson McCade to learn more!
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