Job Summary
Senior Data Architect – Purpose We require a hands-on Senior Data Architect to support enterprise data warehouse delivery within a banking or financial services environment, with strong Teradata, regulatory data, stakeholder management, and solution design capability. Candidate Profile The preferred candidate will currently operate as a Data Architect. However, strong Data Engineering Leads may also be considered where they can demonstrate practical architecture ownership, delivery accountability, and successful transition into architecture responsibilities. This is not a purely strategic architecture role; candidates must be comfortable remaining hands-on for approximately 50% of the role, particularly where detailed data analysis, SQL investigation, solution validation, issue resolution, or delivery support is required. Key Responsibilities Own and support data architecture design for enterprise data warehouse delivery. Analyse source data, data flows, business requirements, and downstream consumption needs. Support Teradata SQL investigation, detailed technical analysis, and solution validation where required. Work with business stakeholders, domains, engineers, testers, delivery leads, and peer architects to resolve queries and align on solution direction. Assess design options rationally and recommend pragmatic, scalable, and standards-aligned solutions. Produce and maintain architecture artefacts such as High Level Design documents, Architecture Design Decisions, solution options, design rationale, assumptions, risks, and governance-ready packs. Present architecture designs, options, and recommendations to Architecture Boards or governance forums to secure alignment and approval. Embed data governance, metadata, lineage, controls, reconciliation, auditability, privacy, and regulatory compliance into solution design, including metadata-driven delivery frameworks where appropriate. Support delivery teams through build, testing, implementation, and issue resolution. Mandatory Requirements Minimum 5+ years of relevant data architecture experience, preferably as a Data Architect, or equivalent experience as a senior Data Engineering Lead with demonstrable architecture ownership. Strong hands-on Teradata capability within an on-premises enterprise data warehouse environment, including SQL querying, data investigation, issue analysis, and technical validation. Practical experience with the Teradata Financial Services Data Model or equivalent financial services data model. Strong understanding of enterprise data warehouse design, data marts, data integration patterns, and large-scale data platform delivery. Experience working in banking, financial services, or regulatory data environments. Knowledge of regulatory data requirements and compliance expectations, including BCBS239, RDARR, regulatory reporting, data traceability, auditability, and evidence-based control design. Strong data analysis and data modelling capability, including source data analysis, relationship mapping, and structure definition. Working knowledge of ETL delivery processes and tools, ideally including Informatica and/or DataStage. Experience designing or implementing metadata-driven ingestion, transformation, control, reconciliation, or data delivery frameworks. Working knowledge of Control-M or comparable batch scheduling and orchestration tools. Strong stakeholder management and governance presentation experience across business stakeholders, Architecture Boards, governance forums, deliv
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Own and support data architecture design for enterprise data warehouse delivery.
- Analyse source data, data flows, business requirements, and downstream consumption needs.
- Support Teradata SQL investigation, detailed technical analysis, and solution validation where required.
- Work with business stakeholders, domains, engineers, testers, delivery leads, and peer architects to resolve queries and align on solution direction.
- Assess design options rationally and recommend pragmatic, scalable, and standards-aligned solutions.
- Produce and maintain architecture artefacts such as High Level Design documents, Architecture Design Decisions, solution options, design rationale, assumptions, risks, and governance-ready packs.
- Present architecture designs, options, and recommendations to Architecture Boards or governance forums to secure alignment and approval.
- Embed data governance, metadata, lineage, controls, reconciliation, auditability, privacy, and regulatory compliance into solution design, including metadata-driven delivery frameworks where appropriate.
- Support delivery teams through build, testing, implementation, and issue resolution.
Skill Requirements
2. Strong knowledge and experience in aws architecture, including services like ec2, s3, lambda, and rds.
3. Expertise in java programming and development, with the ability to write efficient code and troubleshoot issues.
4. Handson experience with ci/cd pipelines, containerization tools like docker, and automation tools like ansible.
5. Familiarity with infrastructure as code (iac) tools such as terraform or cloudformation.
6. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment.
7. Strong communication and leadership skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.