Senior Data Architect (6-month Contract)

Discover International • United Kingdom
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As a Senior Data Architect at Discover International, you will define and drive enterprise data architecture, building scalable data platforms, and ensuring strong data governance, lineage, and security practices. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, performant, and cost-efficient data ecosystems. Key responsibilities include advising on enterprise data strategy, designing data governance frameworks, and implementing scalable data pipelines.

Key Highlights
Define and drive enterprise data architecture
Build scalable data platforms with strong governance, lineage, and security
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality data ecosystems
Key Responsibilities
Advise on enterprise data strategy, including data lake, data warehouse, data catalog, and multi-tenant architectural patterns
Design end-to-end data governance, data lineage, security, and cost-optimization frameworks
Define schema design principles, cataloging practices, metadata structures, and data lifecycle approaches
Lead the development and continuous evolution of data contracts and schema versioning
Partner with engineering teams to implement scalable, cloud-native data pipelines and analytical platforms
Ensure architectural consistency, compliance, and industry best practices across all data systems
Evaluate modern data tools, frameworks, and technologies to strengthen platform capabilities
Technical Skills Required
Postgres Aurora PostgreSQL Apache Iceberg AWS Glue Apache Spark Python Trino
Benefits & Perks
6-month contract
20-40 hours per week
100% remote in EU/UK
Nice to Have
Great Expectations
DBT
Awareness of Databricks ecosystem
Java

Job Description


contract length: 6 months

workload: 20-40 hours per week

Work model: 100% remote in eu/ ukRole: Senior Data Architect

As a Senior Data Architect at Excelra, you will be responsible for defining and driving enterprise data architecture, building scalable data platforms, and ensuring strong data governance, lineage, and security practices. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to deliver high‑quality, performant, and cost‑efficient data ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Advise on enterprise data strategy, including data lake, data warehouse, data catalog, and multi‑tenant architectural patterns.
  • Design end‑to‑end data governance, data lineage, security, and cost‑optimization frameworks.
  • Define schema design principles, cataloging practices, metadata structures, and data lifecycle approaches.
  • Lead the development and continuous evolution of data contracts and schema versioning.
  • Partner with engineering teams to implement scalable, cloud‑native data pipelines and analytical platforms.
  • Ensure architectural consistency, compliance, and industry best practices across all data systems.
  • Evaluate modern data tools, frameworks, and technologies to strengthen platform capabilities.

Core Skills (Mandatory)

  • Postgres / Aurora PostgreSQL
  • Apache Iceberg
  • AWS Glue (Jobs & Catalog)
  • Apache Spark
  • Python
  • Trino
  • Hands-on experience with data catalog and metadata tooling


Preferred / Bonus Skills

  • Great Expectations
  • DBT
  • Awareness of Databricks ecosystem
  • Java (optional)


Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or related technical field.
  • Strong architectural background with proven experience designing large‑scale data platforms (cloud-native preferred).
  • Certifications in AWS, Data Engineering, or Architecture are a plus.


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