Lawrence Harvey
29/07/2026
Contractor
Role: Data Architect Length: Initial 6-month engagement Location: Hybrid - Telford IR35 Status: Inside IR35 Pay Rate: £550 - £650 per day Clearance: Active SC Clearance They're looking for a Data Architect who can take ownership of the solution design and guide delivery teams through complex technical decisions ensuring solutions are robust, governable and deliverable into live service. Essential Skills & Experience Strong, hands-on data architecture experience and the ability to lead technical delivery in complex environments. Senior client stakeholders and internal delivery leadership Experience with multiple data storage technologies used in data warehouse and data lake solutions, such as: Relational DBMS, NoSQL, Graph databases, Cloud object storage & DB as a service Architecture and design concepts for ETL/ELT solutions, using a range of tooling Designing and applying data virtualisation technologies, particularly at enterprise scale Architecture and design concepts for data exploitation solutions and technologies, including: Analytics, Reporting, APIs Expertise in data modelling within large, complex IT estates, implementing multiple data architectures and integrating data management / governance tooling Modern ways of working such as Agile, CI/CD, DevOps and test automation Delivery across on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments, including cloud migration programmes Key responsibilities include: Designing data architectures, including cataloguing, metadata, lineage, quality, ownership and classification, to ensure data is trusted, discoverable, secure and fit for purpose from source to consumption. Providing architectural direction on the safe and governed adoption of AI and agent based capabilities within data and analytics platforms Producing architectures and designs for complex end-to-end data solutions, including data storage and management, ETL/ELT, reporting and analytics Advising clients on architecture/infrastructure, platform and engineering best practices across data warehouse / data lake solutions and modelling concepts Taking ownership of client requirements, deliverables and accountabilities, ensuring adherence to architecture governance processes, industry best practices and alignment with the client s architecture vision Driving solution development and documentation, ensuring good architectural practices are applied throughout the lifecycle Managing relationships with vendors, third parties and key internal stakeholders Are you interested in this position? If so, then please respond with your CV and I will be in touch ASAP.