Senior Data Architect

Chambers Limited; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data management company seeks a Senior Data Architect in London to shape their data ecosystem. You'll lead the design of scalable solutions, ensuring compliance and alignment with business goals. Ideal candidates should possess extensive data experience, excellent communication skills, and a profound understanding of database structures. This role offers a full-time position with opportunities for impactful contributions in a diverse environment.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving skills to design solutions.
• Excellent communication to engage with stakeholders.
• Proactive self-starter focused on continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Assess database implementation compliance with GDPR.
• Design conceptual and logical data models.
• Ensure solutions meet technology needs.

Skills

Extensive professional Data experience

Excellent communication skills

Data modelling to at least 3NF

Knowledge of database structures and data mining

Master Data Management (MDM)

Microsoft SQL Server expertise

Experience with structured and unstructured datasets

Technology delivery lifecycle experience

Agile Software environment experience

Problem-solving skills

Job description

Vacancy Name

Senior Data Architect

Vacancy No

VN765

Location

London

Employment Type

Perm

Basis

Full Time

Fixed Term Duration

Overview

Join Us as a Senior Data Architect – Shape the Future of Data at Chambers and Partners.

We’re seeking a seasoned Data Architect to take a leading role in designing and evolving the backbone of our data ecosystem. This is a strategic position where your deep technical expertise will directly influence our data architecture, from high‑level conceptual models to optimised, scalable solutions.

You’ll drive the development and implementation of modern data systems aligned with our long‑term vision—ensuring our data infrastructure is robust, future‑ready, and fuels real business impact.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Assess database implementation procedures to ensure they comply with GDPR and data compliance
• Design conceptual and logical data models and flowcharts
• Responsible for making sure systems are designed in accordance with data architecture
• Accountable for designing solutions that meet people, process and technology needs and provide a route from the As‑Is to the To‑Be.
• Accountable for ensuring the as‑is data platform landscape is fully understood, documented, and any risks managed
• Accountable for producing quality, clear and consistent outputs that are required through all the phases of a delivery.
• Agree and set the technical direction for the data platform landscape and solutions, for the short and long term, in collaboration with delivery and engineering teams
• Accountable for ensuring data solutions and data models throughout the project or product life‑cycle, are delivered effectively, and to agreed technical standards.
• Accountable for ensuring stakeholders, technology teams, third parties and vendors, are aligned to the architectural vision.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive professional Data experience
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain architectural approaches to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Extensive experience of data modelling to at least 3NF
• Strong knowledge of database structures, systems and data mining
• Experienced in Master Data Management (MDM), data cataloguing, and managing data lineage
• Profound understanding of Microsoft SQL Server and skilled in designing, constructing, and maintaining data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses (preferably utilising Databricks).
• Experienced with structured and unstructured datasets, capable of designing various architectural solutions including data applications and integration systems.
• Comprehensive experience in the technology delivery lifecycle from inception to maintenance and delivery.
• Developed architecture in a Gile Software environment and familiar with methodologies like SCRUM, PRINCE2, and Lean.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, able to design solutions that address conflicting requirements and drive key architectural outcomes such as performance, quality, and integrity.
• Passionate about emerging technologies, with a track record of leveraging them effectively.

Person Specification

• A skilled communicator, used to working with a varied group of stakeholders to align messaging and enable mediation well between technical teams and stakeholders
• Customer and data‑centric in your approach
• Proactive self‑starter who continuously seeks ways to improve
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with ability to communicate complex subjects, ‘sell’ ideas, and influence business and technology stakeholders at all levels
• Attention to detail, focused on the finer details that make the difference
• Provides thought leadership in the data domains

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.