Data Architect in Edinburgh

Data Architect

Edinburgh

6-Month contract

Paying up to £69p/h (Inside IR35)

Please note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement enterprise-level data architecture solutions, including databases, data warehouses, and data lakes.
• Develop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual data models.
• Define data management standards, policies, and best practices.
• Work with data engineers to design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and security across platforms.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Evaluate and recommend new data technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance data capabilities.
• Oversee data integration across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Support data governance initiatives, including metadata management, master data management (MDM), and compliance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering and analytics teams.

Required Skillset:

• Bachelor's degree in STEM, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field (Master's preferred).
• Strong experience in data architecture, database design, or data engineering.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database technologies (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL).
• Knowledge of data warehouse and lakehouse architectures
• Familiarity with ETL/ELT and orchestration tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, Apache Airflow).
• Experience in establishing and maintaining data governance frameworks
• Experience complying with data security requirements.
• Experience designing data models.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Familiarity with AI/ML data pipelines and analytics platforms.