Senior Data Architect

In this Senior Data Architect role, you will lead data architecture initiatives for financial services clients, shaping scalable cloud-based platforms and guiding transformation journeys. You’ll design strategy, supervise architecture delivery, and contribute to Capco’s modern data offerings. You work with cross-functional teams on governance, metadata, and data privacy to enable enterprise data ecosystems. This role combines hands-on cloud engineering with high‑level stakeholder storytelling. You’ll join a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture focused on impactful, client‑facing solutions.

• Discretionary bonus
• Competitive pension
• Health insurance
• Life insurance and critical illness cover
• Mental health support programs
• Flexible holiday policy (5 weeks) and buy/sell options

• Lead agile consulting projects on modern data architecture and cloud transformation
• Define and implement scalable enterprise data strategies across programmes and business units
• Design and deliver data platforms using cloud-native technologies on AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Drive integration of data governance, cataloguing, privacy, and metadata capabilities
• Act as a subject matter expert to clients, presenting technical concepts in a business context

• Proven experience in data architecture, cloud data engineering, and enterprise platform design
• Deep knowledge of modelling practices including contextual, logical, and physical data modelling
• Hands-on experience with cloud-based data ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data stacks
• Understanding of cloud data migration, data management tools, and security frameworks
• Strong communication skills to engage stakeholders across technical and non-technical teams

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Collaborative and entrepreneurial mindset
• Ability to lead teams and influence client discussions
• Cloud data engineering (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Data modelling (contextual, logical, physical)
• Data governance, cataloguing, privacy, metadata