Senior Data Architect

Senior Data Architect - Microsoft Fabric | Azure | Databricks

• Hybrid: Bournemouth, once a month onsite
• Salary: £90,000 + Bonus, PHC & Exceptional Pension

We’re hiring a Senior Data Architect to play a pivotal role in a major cloud data transformation programme for a large, regulated UK organisation.

This is a hands‑on, delivery‑focused Senior Data Architect role. You’ll act as the design authority for data architecture, working closely with data engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders to modernise a complex data estate using Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks.

As a Senior Data Architect, you will:

• Own solution‑level data architecture across multiple programmes and domains
• Produce and govern high‑level and low‑level data architecture designs
• Act as Data Design Authority, assuring solutions meet architectural, security, and governance standards
• Shape the future‑state cloud data platform built on Microsoft Fabric
• Work across Azure‑hosted data platforms, balancing legacy and modern architectures
• Lead architecture for a large legacy SQL Server MI & reporting estate, including:
• Initial cloud lift‑and‑shift
• Full re‑architecture into Fabric lakehouse patterns
• Provide architectural leadership for an existing Databricks Single Customer View focusing on remediation, data mastering, and identity consistency
• Ensure alignment with data governance, metadata, lineage, quality, and regulatory requirements

This role is heavily focused on delivery, transformation, and modernisation

You’ll be a Senior Data Architect with:

• A strong background in traditional data warehousing and MI/reporting architectures
• Azure data services, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, SQL Server legacy estates
• Data pipelines, semantic models, and analytical layers
• Power BI and data consumption patterns
• Data governance and metadata tools (e.g. Purview or similar)
• Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and challenging constructively

If you’re a Senior Data Architect looking for a cloud‑first, Microsoft Fabric‑led transformation role where you can influence real delivery, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact.