Data Architect - Banking
Posted Today by Softwire
£1,000 Per day
Outside
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: Softwire is looking for experienced Data Architects for a senior, hands-on role within a cross-functional architecture team at a major Bank. The position involves supporting various workstreams related to the Enterprise Data Platform and requires expertise in data migration, integration, and governance. Candidates will engage with senior stakeholders and contribute to architecture governance while producing essential data models and documentation. This role is outside IR35 and offers a competitive daily rate.
Key Responsibilities:
- Producing and maintaining conceptual and logical data models aligned to Bank standards and regulatory requirements
- Designing data flow diagrams, interface specifications, and source-to-target mappings for complex migration and integration programmes
- Supporting legacy data warehouse migration to Azure / Databricks, including Unity Catalog implementation and Microsoft Purview governance integration
- Defining data governance frameworks: ownership, lineage, classification, quality, and master data management
- Documenting operational and analytical data service architectures
- Engaging with senior stakeholders across technology and business domains, running your own workstreams with minimal supervision
- Contributing to knowledge transfer and capability uplift for Bank staff embedded in your team
- Presenting at Architecture Review Boards and contributing to cross-programme architecture governance as required
Key Skills:
- Azure data platform (ADF, Synapse, ADLS)
- Databricks (including Unity Catalog)
- Microsoft Purview — governance & lineage
- Conceptual & logical data modelling
- Physical data modelling for cloud DW
- Data flow diagrams & interface specs
- Source-to-target mapping
- Legacy DW migration (on-prem to Azure)
Salary (Rate): £1000 daily
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Data Architect - Banking - Outside IR35 - Contract - SC Essential
Softwire is seeking experienced Data Architects to join a critical multi-year programme at a major Bank. This is a senior, hands-on role embedded within a cross-functional architecture team, supporting the Enterprise Data Platform (EDP), Financial Data Services / Data Analytics Platform (FDS/DAP), Statistical Analysis and Modelling (SAM), and Mortgage & Banking Returns (MBR) workstreams. You will work at conceptual, logical, and physical levels, producing the artefacts that underpin data migration, integration, and governance initiatives across one of the UK's most significant financial institutions.
What You'll Be Doing
Across one or more of the EDP, FDS/DAP, SAM, and MBR workstreams, your day-to-day will include:
- Producing and maintaining conceptual and logical data models aligned to Bank standards and regulatory requirements
- Designing data flow diagrams, interface specifications, and source-to-target mappings for complex migration and integration programmes
- Supporting legacy data warehouse migration to Azure / Databricks, including Unity Catalog implementation and Microsoft Purview governance integration
- Defining data governance frameworks: ownership, lineage, classification, quality, and master data management
- Documenting operational and analytical data service architectures
- Engaging with senior stakeholders across technology and business domains, running your own workstreams with minimal supervision
- Contributing to knowledge transfer and capability uplift for Bank staff embedded in your team
- Presenting at Architecture Review Boards and contributing to cross-programme architecture governance as required
Core Technical Requirements
Candidates must be able to demonstrate strong capability across the following:
- Technical Skills
- Azure data platform (ADF, Synapse, ADLS)
- Databricks (including Unity Catalog)
- Microsoft Purview — governance & lineage
- Conceptual & logical data modelling
- Physical data modelling for cloud DW
- Data flow diagrams & interface specs
- Source-to-target mapping
- Legacy DW migration (on-prem to Azure)
£650-1,000 per day outside IR35
Start date: 01/06/2026
End date: 6-month-long contract, likely extension
About Softwire
Softwire is a leading UK technology and strategy consultancy. From enterprise to government, we help visionary organisations turn strategic ambitions into results at scale. Our practices cover AI transformation, data platforms, systems engineering advanced CX and experience design.