At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and modernisation of enterprise data architecture in financial services.
- Company: Join a major player in financial services transformation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary based on experience and opportunities for growth.
- Other info: Collaborative environment with a focus on innovation and career advancement.
- Why this job: Make a significant impact by shaping future-ready data solutions.
- Qualifications: Proven experience as a Data Architect with expertise in relational and NoSQL databases.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
We're looking for an experienced Data Architect to join a major transformation initiative within financial services. This is a high-impact role where you'll define and modernise enterprise data architecture across both traditional relational platforms and cutting-edge distributed NoSQL technologies. You'll be the authority on data modelling, architecture standards, and governance, partnering with senior business and technology stakeholders to design scalable, resilient, and future-ready data solutions.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead the discovery, analysis, and documentation of current and future-state enterprise data architectures.
- Design and deliver enterprise-wide data models, including domain models, conceptual models, logical models, and physical models.
- Architect high-performance data solutions across Oracle, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, and YugabyteDB, for on-premise and cloud environments.
- Define data standards, governance frameworks, modelling conventions, and metadata strategies.
- Drive enterprise data strategy and contribute to architecture governance boards.
- Collaborate closely with architects, engineering teams, business stakeholders, and delivery leads.
- Assess legacy platforms and recommend modernisation and optimisation opportunities.
- Support data migration, integration, transformation, scalability, resiliency, and disaster recovery initiatives.
- Produce clear architecture artefacts and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
What We're Looking For
- Proven experience as a Data Architect within complex enterprise environments.
- Deep expertise in relational database design and modelling with Oracle and PostgreSQL.
- Strong hands‑on experience with distributed NoSQL platforms such as Cassandra and YugabyteDB.
- Advanced knowledge of data modelling best practices, normalisation and denormalisation, distributed data architecture, partitioning and replication strategies, and high‑availability and scalability patterns.
- Experience creating enterprise-level domain, conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
- Expertise with data modelling tools, ideally ER/Studio or Hackolade.
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration, metadata management, and data governance.
- Exposure to cloud and hybrid data platforms is highly desirable.
- Financial services experience, particularly in capital markets, investment banking, trading platforms, risk & regulatory technology.
Data Architect in London employer: Salt Digital Recruitment
Join a forward-thinking financial services firm that prioritises innovation and employee development. As a Data Architect, you'll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to transforming enterprise data architecture, with access to cutting-edge technologies and a collaborative work culture that fosters growth and creativity. Enjoy competitive benefits and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a high-stakes environment, all while working alongside industry leaders in a location that champions professional advancement.
