Principal Data Architect

Leighton

16h

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise / Solutions Architect with a strong data & AWS background to join our expanding team. You will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable data architecture strategies, with a primary focus on cloud data platforms such as Snowflake. This role involves assessing and evolving existing data pipelines, analytics platforms, and integration patterns across enterprise systems, transitioning from fragmented or manual processes to fully automated, governed, and high-performance data solutions. If you are passionate about building scalable, future-ready data platforms and are ready to lead a transformational data initiative, we’d love to hear from you.

Requirements

Strong data & AWS background
Experience in designing and delivering scalable data architecture strategies
Experience with cloud data platforms such as Snowflake
Experience assessing and evolving existing data pipelines, analytics platforms, and integration patterns
Experience transitioning from fragmented or manual processes to fully automated, governed, and high-performance data solutions
Experience with data warehousing, data sharing, and performance optimisation in Snowflake
Ability to translate complex business requirements into secure, high-performing cloud data solutions
Ability to lead end-to-end solution architecture across ingestion, transformation, analytics, and governance
Ability to partner with stakeholders across IT, data, and business teams
Ability to establish best practices for data modelling, cost control, security, and compliance
Experience guiding modernisation initiatives and migrating legacy platforms to cloud-native architectures
Experience providing technical leadership, mentoring teams and influencing architectural standards
Experience evaluating and integrating complementary tools across the data ecosystem (ETL, BI, orchestration)
Focus on reliability, scalability, and measurable business outcomes in enterprise environments

Responsibilities

Designing centralised data platforms and delivers scalable enterprise data architectures aligned with business strategy and long-term growth
Deep expertise in Snowflake, including data warehousing, data sharing, and performance optimisation
Translates complex business requirements into secure, high-performing cloud data solutions
Leads end-to-end solution architecture across ingestion, transformation, analytics, and governance
Partners with stakeholders across IT, data, and business teams to drive value from data
Establishes best practices for data modelling, cost control, security, and compliance
Guides modernisation initiatives, migrating legacy platforms to cloud-native architectures
Provides technical leadership, mentoring teams and influencing architectural standards
Evaluates and integrates complementary tools across the data ecosystem (ETL, BI, orchestration)
Focused on reliability, scalability, and measurable business outcomes in enterprise environments