Senior Data Architect

<h1 data-section-id="115ssnh" data-start="543" data-end="566"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Senior Data Architect</span></h1> <p data-start="568" data-end="657"><strong data-start="568" data-end="581">Location:</strong> London (Hybrid) | <strong data-start="600" data-end="618">Practice Area:</strong> Data & Analytics | <strong data-start="638" data-end="647">Type:</strong> Permanent</p> <p data-start="659" data-end="735"><strong data-start="659" data-end="735">Design the blueprint. Architect the future. Empower data transformation.</strong></p> <h2 data-section-id="1hl1yo8" data-start="737" data-end="752"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>The Role</strong></span></h2> <p data-start="754" data-end="1285"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Capco is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead and deliver complex data architecture initiatives across our Financial Services clients. In this senior consulting role, you'll guide clients through their data transformation journeys—defining strategy, designing architecture and building scalable, cloud-based platforms. You'll help organisations create modern data foundations that enable advanced analytics, AI and future digital capabilities, while championing AI-enabled ways of working and responsible architecture practices.</span></p> <h2 data-section-id="1xihhvk" data-start="1287" data-end="1308"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong data-start="1290" data-end="1308">What You'll Do</strong></span></h2> <ul data-start="1310" data-end="2278"> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="mnbvjl" data-start="1310" data-end="1481"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Lead agile consulting engagements focused on modern data architecture, cloud transformation and the design of scalable platforms that support analytics and AI workloads.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="g9y3nk" data-start="1482" data-end="1670"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Define and implement enterprise data strategies across programmes and business units, ensuring architectures are scalable, secure, governed and ready to support emerging AI capabilities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="r23xzt" data-start="1671" data-end="1878"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Design and deliver cloud-native data platforms using AWS, Azure or GCP, leveraging modern automation and approved AI-assisted engineering tools where appropriate to improve delivery quality and efficiency.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="11w51hf" data-start="1879" data-end="2076"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive the integration of data governance, metadata management, cataloguing, privacy and security capabilities, ensuring solutions align with regulatory requirements and responsible AI principles.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="1jc0z4x" data-start="2077" data-end="2278"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Act as a trusted advisor to clients, translating complex technical concepts into business outcomes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across architecture, engineering, analytics and AI.</span></li> </ul> <h2 data-section-id="u9wmb5" data-start="2280" data-end="2309"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong data-start="2283" data-end="2309">What We're Looking For</strong></span></h2> <ul data-start="2311" data-end="3191"> <li style="font-size: 10pt;" data-section-id="pjbzeu" data-start="2311" data-end="2447"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven experience in enterprise data architecture, cloud data engineering and large-scale platform design within complex environments.</span></l