Data Enterprise Architect in Manchester

Based at Manchester or Stansted Airport. Permanent Role. Office or Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance. We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds.

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK‑owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. At MAG, we recognise that creating a first‑class journey for our customers starts by creating a first‑class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.

You’ll also have access to some great benefits, including:

• Bonus scheme
• 10% company contribution pension
• Car allowance
• Private medical scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

The Role

As Enterprise Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in defining and implementing MAG’s technology strategy from a data perspective, aligning it with our ambition to deliver safe, efficient, and customer‑focused services. You’ll lead the design and governance of MAG’s enterprise‑wide data architecture, enabling data‑driven decision‑making across airport operations, enterprise systems, and customer engagement. This includes developing the MAG data model, integrating disparate systems, and ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility across the organisation. Working closely with stakeholders across MAG Technology and the wider business, you’ll shape and maintain our data ecosystem, provide oversight of major transformation activities, and ensure alignment with our strategic goals.

What will make you successful?

You’ll be a Data Enterprise Architect with experience operating within highly complex and ideally regulated environments, who has been responsible for shaping and implementing an organisation’s data strategy and ensuring its alignment with business objectives. You’ll have translated intricate business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure data solutions, leveraging deep expertise in data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and modern cloud platforms. A key part of your role will be to develop our Enterprise Data Model, dive into the critical data domains and ensure they’re fit to deliver on our tech and AI strategies – defining remediation and improvement where necessary; then establish, lead and maintain strong data governance frameworks to ensure robust practices across all data domains, and demonstrate this to be successful in this role.

You’ll also need to have experience with the adoption and implementation of enterprise data catalogues to improve data discoverability, lineage visibility, and metadata management, supporting a culture of data‑driven decision‑making. In addition, you’ll need to demonstrate expertise in designing and overseeing complex architectural patterns using industry‑standard frameworks such as Lambda, Medallion, and Data Mesh, enabling both batch and real‑time data processing capabilities. You’ll collaborate closely with stakeholders across all levels of the organisation, using excellent communication and influencing skills to guide decision‑making, land data models that will set MAG up for success in the future, and drive consensus on key data initiatives.

Your responsibilities will also include architecting real‑time data processing pipelines and supporting advanced analytics and BI solutions that enhance operational efficiency and strategic insight. You’ll be able to highlight through analytical thinking and strong problem‑solving abilities from your career, where you have played a critical role in shaping a cohesive, future‑ready enterprise data landscape. Your role will involve owning and developing the organisation’s data models, getting hands‑on with modelling to understand what data truly matters, and leading the data workstream across key projects by defining requirements early and ensuring high‑quality delivery.

You’ll be required to identify and prioritise the critical data points and domains needed to support strategic objectives, proactively shaping them before they’re required. Your position will also see you establish strong data governance and stewardship practices to maintain accuracy, integrity, and long‑term usability of data, ensuring that once data is fixed and structured for a project, it stays in a healthy, well‑managed state across the business.

Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments

At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We’re also committed to well‑being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups. As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process.

Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women’s Network, Embrace – Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity.