About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Data Architect within large-scale technology or business transformation programmes
- Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, data modelling, integration and governance
- Experience working across complex legacy environments and modern cloud-based data platforms
- Understanding of Microsoft and Azure data technologies is advantageous
- Comfortable working at both strategic and solution design levels
- Experience collaborating with major systems integrators or consulting partners
- Strong communication skills and confidence to challenge, advise and influence stakeholders
- Commercial awareness and ability to engage with the business, collaborate with delivery partners and turn architectural strategy into practical outcomes
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the organisations data architecture as part of a wider technology transformation
- Assess existing data platforms, systems and integration patterns, identifying opportunities for modernisation
- Design scalable, secure and well-governed data architectures that support future business requirements
- Work closely with enterprise architects, solution architects, delivery teams and external technology partners
- Support data migration, integration and platform modernisation initiatives
- Establish architectural standards and ensure solutions align with the organisations wider technology strategy
- Translate complex technical considerations into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders
Technologies
- Architect
- Azure
- Cloud
- Support
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Were working with a well-established UK organisation undertaking a significant, multi-year technology modernisation programme, backed by substantial investment and strong leadership support. The organisation is moving away from legacy systems and investing in modern architecture, cloud technologies, automation and better use of data. Following completion of the initial discovery phase, the programme is moving into delivery, and this Data Architect role offers the opportunity to influence how data is structured, integrated, governed and used across a complex organisation. This is an initial six-month contract, with an ASAP start, paying £700–£730 per day inside IR35. The role is based in Milton Keynes, with typically one to two days per week on site.
last updated 46 week of 2026