Data Architect
Location: UK (Hybrid)
Contract: Permanent or Contract
Seniority: Senior / Lead / Principal
Overview
My client is looking for a highly experienced Data Architect with deep expertise in Palantir Foundry to lead the design, modelling, and governance of next‐generation data platforms. This role will shape how clinical, operational, and population‐level insights are delivered using one of the most advanced data operating systems in the world.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead the end‐to‐end architecture of Palantir, covering data integration, pipelines, transformations, ontology modelling, governance, and operational applications.
* Own and evolve the enterprise ontology, defining object types, links, actions, and semantic relationships for clinical and operational domains.
* Design scalable, modular, and governed data pipelines following Foundry best practices (transform patterns, DRY architecture, no circular dependencies).
* Integrate structured, unstructured, streaming, and device/IoT datasets using Foundry's ingestion and connector frameworks.
* Build ontology‐driven data products, KPIs, data marts, and analytical frameworks for clinical pathways, care coordination, workforce planning, and command‐centre operations.
* Implement robust security, classification, and purpose‐based access controls, ensuring full lineage, auditability, and regulatory compliance.
* Work closely with clinicians, analysts, data engineers, DevOps teams, and senior leadership to guide platform adoption and architectural decision‐making.
* (AWS optional but advantageous) Support Foundry deployments on AWS including S3 data storage, KMS encryption, multi‐AZ architecture, CloudWatch monitoring, and alignment to AWS Well‐Architected Framework.
Required Qualifications & Experience
* Extensive hands‐on expertise in Palantir Foundry architecture, including pipelines, transforms, ontology, governance, and operational app development.
* Strong understanding of healthcare datasets (EPR, PAS, FHIR/HL7, clinical coding, operational and workforce data).
* Proven experience designing enterprise data models, semantic layers, or ontologies.
* Strong background working within regulated environments such as NHS trusts, ICSs, central government, or large healthcare providers.
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, including the ability to influence technical and non‐technical audiences.
Preferred Certifications (Highly Desirable)
* Palantir Foundry Solution Architect Certification
* AWS Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
* TOGAF / BCS Enterprise Architecture (optional)
Preferred Skills
* Understanding of interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7v2, SNOMED CT).
* Experience with cloud‐native data engineering on AWS.
* Knowledge of DevOps practices (CI/CD, IaC, GitOps).
* Experience designing data quality frameworks and governance models
Please let me know if this mandate is of interest to you.