Senior Data Architect

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Date: 16 Mar 2026

Location: London, GB, W4 5YE

Company: International SOS

At International SOS, we are in the business of protecting and saving lives. For 40 years, we have delivered customised security risk management, health, and wellbeing solutions to organisations worldwide. With a presence in 90 countries and a team of nearly 13,000 experts, we provide 24/7 support to help organisations fulfil their Duty of Care responsibilities.

Now, we’re looking for talented individuals to join our team and make a difference.

About the role

This role leads the definition, governance, and evolution of our enterprise data architecture to deliver scalable, trusted, and insight‑ready data solutions. You will shape modern data platforms, models, and standards that enable analytics, operational excellence, and AI readiness across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

  • Define and maintain enterprise‑wide data architecture aligned with product and technology strategies.
  • Design and govern conceptual, logical, and physical data models across analytical, transactional, and operational domains.
  • Drive data modelling standards using approaches such as Dimensional, Data Vault 2.0, and normalisation techniques.Lead architectural design for data lakes, data warehouses, and lakehouse platforms built on cloud‑native services.
  • Establish data governance practices including metadata management, lineage, ownership models, and quality frameworks.
  • Oversee data ingestion, transformation, and integration pipelines across batch, streaming, and real‑time patterns.
  • Ensure data platforms support BI, advanced analytics, and AI/ML workloads, including feature engineering readiness.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to embed architectural best practice and review solution designs.
  • Produce clear architectural artefacts such as domain models, data flow diagrams, and architecture decision records.
  • Identify opportunities to modernise, rationalise, and optimise the enterprise data ecosystem

About you

  • Deep technical expertise in data modelling, cloud‑native data architecture (AWS preferred), and modern data platform design.
  • Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, CDC, event streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis), and API‑based integrations.
  • Skilled in data governance tools and practices such as metadata catalogues, lineage, MDM, and regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR).
  • Knowledge of lakehouse technologies (e.g., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg) and analytics platforms such as Power BI or QuickSight.
  • Able to communicate complex architectural concepts clearly and influence diverse technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Benefits

  • Competitive salary
  • Warm, supportive, and open company culture
  • An opportunity to learn and develop in a global environment
  • Hybrid working: 3 days in the office 
  • Birthday holiday and option to purchase additional annual leave
  • Comprehensive Benefits Package: Private Pension, Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance and more
  • Our address: 566 Chiswick High Rd, London W4 5YE 

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By joining International SOS, you will contribute to a global network dedicated to protecting people and organisations. We offer a dynamic and respectful workplace where expertise, innovation, and collaboration drive our success. International SOS has been awarded as a Top Employer in the UK by the Top Employer’s Institute (TEI) for 2025.

13,000 experts | 1,200+ locations | 90 countries | 110+ languages

Start your journey with us today. Apply now!