Senior Manager Architect - Data

Location: London or Nottingham – Hybrid Working Pattern: 3 days in-office (Tuesday-Thursday) and 2 days remote.

What you'll do:

• Shape the architecture direction and evolution of the data ecosystem, across Cloud‑scale Distributed Data Processing, Storage & Curated Data Consumption.
• Influence senior stakeholders, internal customers & enterprise partners, gaining consensus on key technology decisions and architecture direction of the data ecosystem.
• Own and evolve architecture artefacts including reference architectures, Architecture Decision Records, and technical standards for your domain.
• Partner with Product Management, Engineering, Cyber and our user community of Engineers, Data Scientists, Data Analysts and Data Governance associates, solving their challenges through Data Technology, to unlock business value.
• Be a passionate advocate for the data ecosystem and data technology, driving wide awareness and usage aligned to Enterprise architecture standards and patterns.
• Enable simplification across our architecture, processes and technologies, by encouraging and fostering UK standardisation, the reuse of appropriate industry SaaS solutions, and adoption of Enterprise standards, patterns, capabilities and platforms as appropriate for each use case.
• Nurture and grow architecture excellence & culture within the Data team, leading technical design reviews & driving architecture best practice both within the team and the broader Architecture organisation.
• Collaborate with your peers in UK architecture and engage in the wider Enterprise architecture group.

What you'll bring:

• Demonstrable experience as a hands‑on Senior Manager Architect, in a large, complex data‑led organisation.
• Deep understanding & hands‑on leverage of Modern, Cloud scale Data Technologies, with specific expertise in Distributed Data Processing architectures (Spark, PySpark, Python, Airflow), ELT data processing underpinning Data LakeHouses and Data Products for scaled use within ML & AI.
• Expertise in Streaming Data, Event Driven Design, Data Governance & the AWS Cloud Technology stack (e.g. Glue, ServerLess, DynamoDB).
• A track record in leading the architecture vision, design & implementation of Enterprise scale data applications, with specific focus on Distributed Data Processing systems, Data LakeHouse, Data Products, Streaming data, ML & AI platform capabilities.
• Working knowledge of ML and Generative AI, including the leverage of Agentic AI based systems within the Architecture and Software Development lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills, effortlessly navigating across tech, architecture, product and senior stakeholders to achieve alignment.
• Proficiency in software development principles, patterns, and practices including CI/CD.
• Passion for growing architectural and data led thinking, with experience in embedding & scaling this within a large Enterprise setting.
• An ability to shape the adoption of modern Data Technology and support the evolution of a Data driven culture, across a scaled, cross‑functional organisation.

Additional responsibilities:

• There is no one type of architect; you are the glue that adds value where it's needed. To achieve this you are flexible, adapting your approach to meet the needs of the team, initiative, or product.
• You solicit differing views, are willing to change your mind and perspective as you learn more, and are adept at building consensus to align stakeholders to a common direction.
• Experience in Financial Services or regulated sector beneficial.

Where and how you'll work:

This is a permanent position which can be based in either our London or Nottingham offices. We embrace a hybrid approach to work. You'll spend three days a week in the office (Tuesday-Thursday), with Monday and Friday being dedicated work‑from‑home days. Our offices are designed to inspire and support you. At our Nottingham head office, you'll find an on‑site gym, restaurant and dedicated Learning Loft. Our London office boasts a rooftop running track and coffee bar.

What's in it for you:

• Wealth & Future: Competitive pension and performance‑based bonus schemes.
• Holidays: Start with 25 days of annual leave, increasing with tenure. You have the option to buy 5 additional days.
• Health: Access premium care through our private medical insurance.
• Family Support: We champion your milestones with enhanced parental leave.

Equal Opportunity: Capital One is committed to diversity in the workplace.

Reasonable Adjustment: If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact all information will be kept confidential and will only be used for the purpose of applying a reasonable adjustment.