Senior Data Architect

Company: Harrington Starr
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Location: London
Job Description:

Shape the future of enterprise data engineering

We’re looking for a Principal Data Architect to play a key role in defining how modern data platforms are built, deployed, and operated at scale.

This is a high-impact opportunity to influence engineering standards, platform reliability, automation, and delivery practices across a large and growing data ecosystem. Working across Data Engineering, Analytics, AI, and Architecture teams, you’ll help drive a culture of engineering excellence while enabling the delivery of reliable, production-grade data products.

What you’ll be doing

  • Lead the adoption of modern engineering practices across data platforms
  • Drive platform reliability, observability, quality, and operational excellence
  • Define standards, frameworks, and reusable patterns that improve consistency and delivery speed
  • Partner with technical and business stakeholders to shape the future of the data platform
  • Support the delivery of scalable data and AI capabilities across the organisation
  • Act as a senior technical leader, mentor, and trusted advisor across multiple teams

What we’re looking for

  • Strong background in Data Engineering, Data Platforms, or Platform Engineering
  • Experience building and operating enterprise-scale data solutions
  • Passion for automation, engineering best practices, and continuous improvement
  • Ability to influence technical direction and drive change across teams
  • Comfortable operating at both strategic and hands-on levels
  • Greenfield opportunity with genuine ownership and influence
  • Large-scale data and AI transformation programme
  • High visibility across engineering and technology leadership
  • Opportunity to shape engineering culture and platform strategy
  • Work with talented teams solving complex data challenges

If you’re excited by the idea of improving how data platforms are engineered and operated at scale, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: June 1st, 2026