Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
Data Architect
Data Architect at Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment, based in London, South East England, paying £90,000 - £100,000 per annum. This is a permanent role with hybrid working.
- Pay
- £90,000 - £100,000 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Permanent · Hybrid
- Location
- London, South East England
- Closing date
- Sector
- Software Developer
About 31% above the going rate for software developer
Reference 57426846
About the role
DATA PLATFORM ARCHITECT
up to £100,000 + BenefitsLondon (Hybrid)This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large-scale consumer-focused digital organisation, taking ownership of the architectural direction of a modern data platform that sits at the heart of business decision-making, digital growth and AI innovation.THE COMPANY:Our client is a highly recognised international digital business with a strong consumer presence and a global audience. Operating across multiple regions, the organisation has invested heavily in its data capabilities and is continuing to transform how data powers decision-making, customer experiences and emerging AI initiatives.As part of a wider data and technology transformation, they are looking for an experienced Data Platform Architect to help shape the future of their data ecosystem and engineering standards.THE ROLE:You will take ownership of data platform architecture, standards and solution design across a growing engineering function. Working closely with platform engineers, analytics engineers, product managers, governance teams and senior stakeholders, you will help ensure data is scalable, trusted and ready to support AI-driven initiatives.Key responsibilities include:
- Designing and evolving the organisation's cloud-based data platform architecture
- Assessing and recommending new technologies, tools and data solutions across the business
- Defining architectural standards, best practices and reusable patterns across engineering teams
- Supporting data governance, security, metadata and data quality initiatives
- Providing hands-on guidance around Terraform, dbt, CI/CD, DataOps and platform engineering practices
- Partnering with stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
- Driving improvements around data lineage, observability, modelling standards and platform governance
- Supporting AI readiness programmes, semantic layer initiatives and self-service data capabilities
- Data Platform Architecture or Data Solutions Architecture experience within modern cloud environments
- Strong experience with Terraform and Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- Commercial experience using dbt within modern ELT ecosystems
- Strong understanding of DataOps, CI/CD and engineering best practices
- Experience working with governance, security, privacy or risk functions
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, coach and educate technical team
Reference: 57426846 · Posted 1 hour ago · Closes 17 Nov 2026 · Listed via Harnham - Data & Analytics Recruitment
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