Data Architect

Role: Data ArchitectLocation: London (Hybrid)Duration: 3 Months with extensionsDay rate: 585 Inside IR35 Essential Criteria (Technical Skills and Experience)Proven experience leading enterprise data discovery and architecture assessments, including mapping core systems, data flows and platform landscapesAbility to identify and analyse data risks and inconsistencies, including multiple versions of truth, sensitive data exposure and access control mismatchesStrong experience defining enterprise data models and master data concepts and assessing their adoption across systemsDemonstrated capability to evaluate data integration patterns (batch, APIs, streaming, manual processes) and design improvements for scalability and interoperabilityAbility to assess and define where data quality controls should be applied (source systems vs pipelines vs consumption layers)Experience evaluating platform capabilities (data storage, ETL, BI, ML) in terms of performance, scalability and real-time capabilityStrong understanding of how to assess and enable data readiness for AI use cases, including data availability, data quality and feature engineering considerationsExperience analysing decision-making workflows, identifying where data should better inform operational and strategic decisionsAbility to establish and promote canonical data definitions and shared datasets, reducing duplication and fragmentationExperience assessing auditability, logging and traceability within data systems and ..... full job details .....