Data architect

Job Title: Data Architect
Location: West Yorkshire / hybrid
Rate: £TBC
Duration: 6 months + extensions

Responsibilities

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading national business to find an experienced Data Architect who can advise and document the standards needed to implement “Data as a Product” (DAAP). The role will define the technical data architecture and engineering standards for data products built on GCP, BigQuery, and Looker data lake, and guide internal stakeholders and third‑party delivery partners.

• Define and document the characteristics of a data mart as a product:
  • Discoverable
  • Valuable
  • Self‑explanatory
  • Addressable
  • Interoperable
  • Accessible/performant
  • Secure
  • Trustworthy
• Establish standards for:

• BiqQuery Layout – naming conventions, key consistency, suffix standards, data set layering, etc.
• Looker Semantic Layer – user view definitions, dimension grouping, aggregation definitions, hidden join management.
• Metadata and Documentation – field description standards for Looker and BigQuery.
• Schema Design – flattened views, deterministic types, order consistency, semantic description, enum constraints.
• Partitioning and clustering.
• Policy tags.
• Star schema design.

Implement these standards as code and define monitoring mechanisms to ensure adherence across the data engineering supply chain.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading data architecture initiatives in an enterprise environment.
• Expertise with GCP, BigQuery, and Looker.
• Strong understanding of data product principles and governance.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and third‑party partners.

We offer a hybrid role in West Yorkshire with a 6‑month contract and potential extensions.

This position is open to all qualified applicants. We are an equal opportunity employer.