Senior Data Architect

PACT Solutions

. Lead assessments of current data landscapes, identifying architectural gaps, data risks, integration issues and opportunities for improvement .

Posted 10/2/2026full-timeBristol • United KingdomSenior💰 £55,000 - £70,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing enterprise data architectures, data strategies, and governance frameworks, with a strong focus on modern cloud data platforms and data integration solutions. Capable of leading architectural assessments, workshops, and stakeholder communications to drive data transformation initiatives.

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Data Architecture DesignMicrosoft FabricData Governance FrameworksData Integration SolutionsAzure Data Factory

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Hard Skills

Data ModellingDimensional ModellingData MigrationData Quality ManagementData Lifecycle ManagementData ProtectionData SecurityData AnalyticsCloud Data PlatformsData Mesh

Soft Skills

Stakeholder CommunicationInfluencing Senior StakeholdersCoachingCollaborationFacilitation

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft PurviewAzure DatabricksAzure SynapseOneLakeAzure DevOps

Industry Keywords

Higher EducationRegulated EnvironmentEnterprise PlatformsTransformation EnvironmentsConsultancy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead assessments of current data landscapes, identifying architectural gaps, data risks, integration issues and opportunities for improvement
Define target-state enterprise data architectures, data strategies, roadmaps and principles aligned with partner objectives and transformation plans
Develop conceptual, logical and physical data models, business information models and data domain designs
Set architecture standards for data products, data flows, integration patterns, metadata and data lifecycle management
Design scalable cloud data platforms and lakehouse solutions using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse and related Azure services
Define batch and real-time data ingestion, transformation, storage, integration and consumption approaches
Guide the design of data products, pipelines and analytics solutions, including schema evolution, data validation and data quality
Provide architectural assurance for data migration, legacy modernisation and transitions to modern cloud services
Design and embed data governance frameworks covering ownership, classification, lineage, metadata, data quality and retention
Apply Microsoft Purview and related tools for cataloguing, discovery, governance and compliance
Ensure architecture addresses data protection, access control, privacy, security and regulatory requirements
Define standards for secure and supportable platform operations, including monitoring, resilience, capacity and cost management
Lead discovery, architecture workshops and design forums with senior business and technical stakeholders
Translate technical complexity into recommendations, decision papers and roadmaps
Collaborate with programme, product, integration, engineering and data teams to make architectural decisions actionable
Develop PACT's data architecture methods, reusable assets, standards and propositions
Coach consultants and technical colleagues in data architecture, governance and platform design
Contribute data architecture expertise to proposals, bids and partner conversations
Understand assignment scope, value, priorities and delivery commitments
Conduct commercial conversations with stakeholders and identify opportunities, risks and delivery implications

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience as a Data Architect, Enterprise Data Architect, Solution Architect or similar senior architecture role in complex enterprise environments
Strong experience defining enterprise data architectures, data strategies, target-state roadmaps and data governance frameworks
Deep knowledge of modern cloud data platforms, with hands-on experience of Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Azure Data Factory and related Azure services
Strong data modelling capability across conceptual, logical and physical models, including dimensional modelling, data vault or comparable approaches
Experience designing data integration, data migration, lakehouse or enterprise data platform solutions across multiple systems and data domains
Experience with data governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, master data and reference data management, including Microsoft Purview or comparable tools
Ability to design secure, resilient and cost-conscious data solutions, including identity, access control, network security and operational monitoring
Experience facilitating architecture workshops, influencing senior stakeholders and communicating complex technical trade-offs clearly
Experience within higher education or a similarly complex, regulated environment desirable
Experience of data architecture across student information, finance, HR, CRM, learning or other enterprise platforms desirable
Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and automated data pipeline deployment desirable
Experience of data mesh, data products, advanced analytics or AI enablement desirable
Experience in consultancy or transformation environments desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks

Hybrid working in Bristol or Manchester, 2 days per week
Flexible working considered
Permanent full-time role preferred