Senior Data Architect

As Senior Data Architect, you will shape data architecture across complex transformation programmes within healthcare and the public sector. You’ll lead technical direction, advise clients, and mentor a small data team, embedding governance and modern data-platform solutions. This role blends hands-on design with client engagement to deliver scalable, secure data solutions that support strategic objectives. You’ll join a growing Data & AI practice and help drive capability and excellence.

• Lead the design of robust, scalable data architectures across transformation programmes
• Provide specialist guidance on data modelling, structures, flows, sourcing, transformation, migration and master data
• Translate business needs into practical architecture solutions and assess opportunities for modernisation
• Ensure architecture quality and regulatory alignment throughout projects
• Establish and promote standards, patterns, and best practices in data architecture
• Resolve data ownership, mastering, and information-management challenges
• Contribute to enterprise data decisions and evaluate suitable data technologies
• Lead, coach and develop a small team of data professionals
• Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and convey complex concepts clearly
• Provide independent thought leadership on data architecture and industry practices
• Facilitate workshops to define data strategy and architectural direction
• Support capacity planning and governance across multiple storage technologies
• Maintain awareness of emerging cloud, data platform, analytics and AI technologies
• Mentor junior team members and foster knowledge sharing and continuous improvement
• Develop reusable standards and technical expertise to strengthen data architecture capabilities

• Substantial experience in Data Architecture with strong client-facing and technical leadership
• Experience in UK Healthcare or Public Sector
• Expertise in data modelling, data analysis, metadata management, data transformation, data migration and master data
• Track record of providing architecture assurance and mentoring
• Knowledge of recognized data architecture methodologies, patterns, and best practices
• Experience selecting data products and technologies at project or enterprise level
• Ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively
• Strong knowledge of at least three mainstream data technologies and broader data landscape awareness
• Proactive, adaptable to uncertain requirements or environments
• Experience coaching or developing junior data professionals

• Stakeholder management
• Thought leadership
• Clear communication of complex concepts
• Data modelling
• Data structures and data flows
• Data sourcing, transformation and migration