Enterprise Data Architect

🔥 16 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🚰 Data Engineer

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DAC Beachcroft

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1001 - 5000 employees

⚖️ Legal

🛡️ Insurance

🏥 Healthcare

Legal • Insurance • Healthcare

DAC Beachcroft is an international commercial law firm and advisor with a strong heritage in insurance, health and real estate. The firm employs over 3,000 people and operates across multiple regions worldwide, offering legal services including dispute resolution, regulatory advice, transactional and commercial work, and industry-specialist counsel. DAC Beachcroft positions itself as a market leader in the global insurance sector and provides multidisciplinary expertise for health and social care clients, while also advising on real estate, financial services and technology matters. The firm emphasizes innovative delivery, use of technology (including AI and digital solutions), and a client-focused, multi-jurisdictional approach.

📋 Description

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture, including conceptual, logical, and physical data models • Design integration strategies and architecture patterns connecting case management, finance, CRM, document management, and analytics systems • Drive adoption of API-led and event-driven architectures over point-to-point solutions • Evaluate and recommend data platform technologies, including data warehouses, lakehouses, master data management solutions, and API frameworks • Design data foundations supporting AI and machine learning initiatives • Partner with Data Engineering, Data Governance, and Analytics teams to apply architecture standards • Define enterprise data security and access architecture with data governance and information security teams • Produce and maintain architecture roadmaps, standards, and documentation • Support the CTO, Enterprise Architecture function, and Head of Data & Analytics on transformation programmes, platform migrations, strategic technology decisions, and vendor selection • Enable the organisation's data and AI transformation, advanced analytics, and modern cloud data platform initiatives

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience designing and delivering enterprise data architectures in complex or regulated environments • Strong understanding of modern data platform patterns, including data warehouses, data lakes, data lakehouses, data mesh concepts, API-led architectures, and event-driven integration patterns • Experience architecting solutions supporting operational reporting and advanced analytics, including AI and machine learning workloads • Strong knowledge of Azure-based data platforms and cloud architecture principles • Familiarity with Master Data Management (MDM) frameworks and technologies • Experience integrating multiple business-critical systems within a hybrid technology environment • Ability to balance immediate business needs with long-term architectural strategy and technical sustainability • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences • Experience producing architecture standards, roadmaps and governance documentation • Knowledge of case management systems, CRM platforms such as Dynamics 365, and finance or billing solutions • Experience supporting large-scale cloud transformation programmes • Understanding of data governance, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements • Relevant architecture certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent • Experience within insurance, legal services, claims management or financial services is desirable but not mandatory

🏖️ Benefits

• High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance • A well-rounded remuneration package, including private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership • Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding • In person and remote social events • Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities