Lead Data Architect

Company: NTT DATA
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

As Lead Enterprise Data Architect, you will shape data strategy and architecture across client engagements, aligning data initiatives with business objectives. You will lead cross-functional teams, define high-level operating models and governance, and act as a trusted advisor to C-level stakeholders. The role blends hands-on architectural influence with pre-sales and go-to-market activities, shaping propositions and services. You’ll work in a hybrid setup, delivering data architecture at scale across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments. This is an opportunity to drive data-driven transformation for large enterprises while collaborating with global teams.

Pay / Benefits

  • tailored benefits
  • learning and development opportunities
  • flexible work options

Responsibilities

  • Drive go-to-market propositions and services in Data Architecture
  • Lead complex client engagements and act as the go-to practitioner
  • Define end-to-end Data Architectures and governance frameworks
  • Lead and develop architecture teams across locations
  • Bridge Business, Technology, and Data architectures to operationalize solutions
  • Stay current with evolving Data Architecture trends and share knowledge with the practice
  • Support pre-sales activities and collaborate with partners and account leads
  • Deliver data architecture engagements and oversee multi-stakeholder projects

Key requirements

  • 8+ years of data architecture experience delivering enterprise-scale solutions
  • Cloud-native architecture expertise with AWS/Azure/GCP, data lakes, real-time streaming, and IaC
  • End-to-end data lifecycle mastery including governance, security, and batch/real-time processing
  • Ability to translate data strategy into business objectives and communicate with diverse stakeholders
  • Presales and business development experience with track record in opportunity qualification and client-facing activities
  • Collaborative mindset
  • Strong communication with C-level stakeholders
  • Leadership and team-building across on/near/far shore
  • AWS
  • Azure
  • GCP

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Posted: October 12th, 2026