Data Architect required by a market leading, award winning, financial services organisation who have 9 UK sites. This will be remote role with 1-2 days a month onsite at one of our clients sites. An exciting opportunity has arisen for a skilled and motivated Data Architect to join an award-winning team within a leading financial services organisation. This role offers the chance to make a significant impact by designing and managing the data architecture that supports the business's digital transformation efforts. The Data Architect will play a key role in shaping the company's data strategy and driving innovative data solutions across multiple business areas. The role offers a blend of business strategy, technical expertise, and creative problem-solving. Key Responsibilities: Lead data initiatives for a business digital transformation program, ensuring seamless data integration and usage across the organisation. Promote best practices for data management and embed a data-driven culture within the business. Foster relationships with stakeholders to understand business needs and translate them into scalable, secure data solutions. Develop and maintain a reference architecture to optimise data ingestion, storage, processing, reporting, and analytics. Support the rollout of the UK Data Strategy and contribute to the implementation of the strategic roadmap. Act as a Subject Matter Expert, offering consultancy to the business and mentoring internal data teams. Ensure effective data governance, including metadata management, reference data management, and maintaining data estate reference architecture. Stay up-to-date with emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in the data and financial services sectors. Qualifications and Experience: Proven experience in a data-focused role, such as Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Scientist, Data Analyst, or Data Modeller. Familiarity with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, AWS, Azure) or traditional databases (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, NoSQL, Hadoop). In-depth knowledge of data structures, data warehousing, data lakes, ETL/ELT processes, and big data technologies. Proficiency in data modeling, data product design, and the use of data development, ETL, and visualisation tools. Strong understanding of data governance, compliance, and security requirements. Excellent problem-solving skills with a critical and analytical mindset. Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information to diverse audiences, from executives to development teams. Practical experience in building and executing a data strategy and roadmap. A desire to continuously learn and adapt to new data trends and technologies. Why Join Us? Flexible working options, including part-time, flexible hours, and remote work, to support a work-life balance. An inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued, and employees are supported to perform at their best. Benefits: 10% annual bonus 5% contributory pension 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Full private medical cover Discounted tech offers Discounted gym membership …plus many more If you are passionate about data and are ready to contribute to the strategic data direction of a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation, we encourage you to apply.