Preston
Prestigious opportunity for an experienced Data Architect to play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering enterprise wide data strategy and architecture.This is a highly influential position within a senior IT leadership function, responsible for driving the design, governance, and evolution of modern, scalable data architectures. You will work closely with business stakeholders, product teams, and senior leaders to translate strategic priorities into robust, future-ready data solutions.You'll be instrumental in enabling data-driven decision making across a diverse and complex organisation, supporting innovation, digital transformation, and operational excellence.As our Data Architect, you will: - • Lead the design and delivery of enterprise data architecture across systems, platforms, and services, • Translate business strategy into scalable data models, roadmaps, and architectural designs, • Define and implement data governance frameworks, standards, and best practices, • Act as a trusted advisor on data technologies, platforms, and vendor solutions, • Develop and maintain architectural blueprints, reference models, and documentation, • Collaborate with stakeholders to prioritise initiatives, reduce technical debt, and improve data services, • Monitor emerging technologies and identify opportunities to enhance capabilities, • Provide strategic guidance on data investments and future state architectur...