Data Architect

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Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Data Architect to lead the discovery, assessment and planning phase of a large-scale cloud data migration programme. This role will be responsible for defining the migration strategy, target-state architecture, delivery roadmap, governance approach, operating model and business case required to support a complex enterprise transformation initiative.

The successful candidate will provide architectural leadership across business and technology stakeholders, guiding the assessment of existing data platforms and analytics solutions while defining a pragmatic migration approach to a modern cloud-based data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and strategy for an enterprise-scale data platform modernisation programme.
• Define migration scope, target-state architecture and transformation approach across data, analytics and reporting platforms.
• Conduct data estate assessments, inventory analysis and dependency mapping to understand migration complexity and effort.
• Develop migration roadmaps, implementation waves and sequencing strategies.
• Evaluate migration options and recommend appropriate approaches including migration, re-platforming, re-engineering or retirement of legacy solutions.
• Define architecture principles, standards and key technical decisions for the target platform.
• Establish governance structures, delivery models and stakeholder engagement frameworks.
• Define transition and operating models to support coexistence of on-premise and cloud environments during migration.