Role: Senior / Principal Data Architect
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Salary: £115,000 - £118,000 + Bonus
WFH: 3 Days/Week Onsite (Shoreditch)
Overview
Our client, a leading global technology and business consultancy focused on financial services, is hiring a Senior / Principal Data Architect to join their award-winning Data Practice. This is a hands-on architecture and leadership role, supporting major banking and financial services clients with modernising data infrastructure, guiding cloud transformation, and shaping scalable, best-in-class data platforms.
You'll join a team of 800+ data professionals in a collaborative, inclusive environment that encourages innovation and values individuality. If you're passionate about strategy, architecture, and delivering meaningful impact in data-driven transformations, this is an opportunity to lead from the front.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead complex agile consulting projects focused on data architecture design and delivery
* Advise technology leaders on modern best practices in data management
* Develop cloud-based enterprise data platforms using AWS, Azure, or GCP
* Define services and frameworks that enable efficient, scalable, and secure data management
* Contribute to internal IP and delivery frameworks across the firm's data practice
* Manage small project teams and support capability building and business development
Ideal Candidate
* Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise data strategies and governance
* Deep knowledge of contextual, logical, and physical data modelling
* Hands-on experience with cloud data migration and architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
* Strong grasp of metadata management, data privacy/security frameworks, and cloud ecosystem best practices
* Financial services project experience preferred, with stakeholder-facing communication skills
* Comfortable operating across complex environments, leading multiple workstreams
Preferred Skills & Experience
* Cloud architecture certifications (AWS/GCP/Azure)
* Experience designing data lakes and modern cloud storage patterns
* Familiarity with data cataloguing, classification, and semantic/graph modelling
* Exposure to ESG data, risk/compliance platforms, or financial crime data architectures
* An understanding of cloud cost management, automation, and network architecture
Tech Domains
* Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
* Data Management: Metadata tools, privacy frameworks, security architecture
* Modelling: ER, Contextual, Semantic, Logical/Physical
* Orchestration & Integration: API design, DevOps support, cloud-native workflows
Why Join?
* Work on high-impact transformation projects with top-tier global banks
* Join an agile, innovation-focused culture with flat structure and open collaboration
* Learn and grow in a highly supportive environment with extensive L&D support
* Inclusive and diverse culture with enhanced family-friendly policies
* Join the multi-award-winning data team, voted Best Consultancy in Data Management and ESG
Interview Process
* Initial Discussion - Culture, expectations, and mutual fit
* Technical/Project Interview(s) - Assessing delivery experience and architectural thinking
* Final Interview - Client-facing alignment and career progression discussion
Desired Skills and Experience
AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, GCP