Lead Data Architect

What You’ll Get

We know you're bringing the skills, the passion and the drive. What we bring is the platform to help you go further.

At Vivanti, you're not just taking a job, you're investing in your growth.

Here’s a taste:

• A platform for growth: Work across industries, clients and technologies that stretch your thinking and build your personal and professional skills.
• Access global businesses: Work with some of the world's biggest brands.
• IP, frameworks and accelerators: We share what we know. Our playbooks and toolkits fast-track your success on projects.
• All the shiny tech: Databricks, Snowflake, Azure, GCP, AWS - you’ll use it, play with it and maybe even break it (responsibly).
• Senior consultants who have your back: You’ll always have a guide on your journey, not just be thrown into the deep end.
• Serious learning support: Paid certs, weekly training, guilds, hackathons, mentoring and more.
• Progress that’s transparent: Annual reviews based on 360 feedback, not vague vibes. Clear goals, solid feedback and real growth.
• Kudos and rewards: We celebrate wins, reward impact and offer long-term incentives.
• Real connection: From Friday socials to annual team building days - we work hard and play harder.

What We’re Looking For...

We're on the hunt for people who love solving problems, thinking critically and staying curious. If you’ve worked in data or tech before - amazing. If you’ve got a brain that enjoys untangling complex stuff and applying what you’ve learned - Even better!

This role will require full Right to Work in the UK, and successful candidates will required to complete BPSS.

We're less about ticking boxes and more about whether you'd thrive in this environment:

• Do you get excited about helping clients move forward?
• Do you want to learn from people who are really good at what they do?
• Are you keen to experiment with the latest tools and ideas?
• Can you balance working independently and being a great teammate?

If you said “yes” more than once, let’s talk.

Key Skills...

We’re open to people at different experience levels and career stages. Here's a sense of what you'll do and the tools you might use:

As the Data Architect , you’re the blueprint strategist - shaping the overarching data architecture, integration design, and data quality capabilities to build secure, reliable, and operationally robust solutions.

What you might work on:

• Define and assure data architectures, structures, flows, and ownership across complex multi-system programmes.
• Work with integration teams to design payload structures, mapping rules, API/event-driven patterns, and exception handling.
• Establish data quality frameworks, including validation rules, reconciliation controls, thresholds, and remediation processes.
• Document cross-system data lineage, metadata, and transformations between platforms and services.
• Align data solutions with business process models, governance, privacy, security, and regulatory standards.
• Support data migration, integration testing, and service readiness with robust quality evidence and test traceability.

You might work with:

• Architecture & Modelling: Conceptual/Logical/Physical Data Modelling, Process Mapping, Data Lineage & Metadata tools.
• Integration Patterns: APIs, Middleware, Batch/File Integration, Event-Driven Architectures.
• Data Quality & Governance: Data Quality Frameworks, Reconciliation Controls, Data Governance Platforms.
• Enterprise Environments: Complex ERP/SI systems and large-scale transformation platforms.

Your work matters and so do you. That’s why we back your skills with a structure that supports your development, celebrates your wins, and helps you keep growing - professionally and personally.

Here’s what’s waiting for you:

• Mentoring Program – with a Senior Support Lead
• 360 Progress Reviews – honest feedback, not fluff
• Guilds & Regular Training – learn from your peers
• Paid Certifications – across all major technologies
• Hackathons & Innovation Days – challenge yourself, build cool stuff
• Kudos & Recognition Programs – great work doesn’t go unnoticed
• Socials & Team Days – Book Club, Data & Drinks, Team Building days, and more

Final Word

If you're looking for the place where your growth will go into overdrive, where you'll work with great humans, get access to cutting-edge tools and genuinely enjoy the ride?

Welcome to Vivanti.

About Vivanti

The Data People Shaping Tomorrow.

Vivanti was founded as a haven for talented technologists who want to make a real impact for their clients. Our mission is to transform businesses and to create a smarter, more connected world through the power of data and technology. Together, we are making the future happen - today.