Data Architect

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 Data Architect position is a pivotal strategic role responsible for defining, governing and evolving the enterprise data architecture across International SOS's platforms and products. This role ensures that data assets are well‑modelled, governed and positioned to deliver actionable insight – driving International SOS's mission through scalable, trusted and high‑quality data. You will shape modern data platforms, models and standards that enable analytics, operational excellence and AI readiness across the organisation.

Key responsibilities

• Enforce data architectural guidelines and consistency across development teams and services
• Support established Data Governance and Data Quality frameworks, including tooling, policy enforcement and stewardship models
• Ensure robust metadata management, lineage tracking and data cataloguing using business glossaries and modern catalog tools
• Review and approve data architecture for major features, platforms and technical initiatives
• Collaborate with technical leads and DevOps on system scalability, performance and reliability

Develop and maintain enterprise‑wide data architecture roadmap translating strategic data ambitions into actionable deliverables.

Drive the adoption of data architecture principles and standards across engineering and product teams through review boards and governance forums.

Conduct architecture assessments and identify opportunities to rationalise, consolidate, or modernise the data estate.

Coach and mentor engineers and data practitioners on data design, modelling best practices and architectural trade‑offs.

Produce and maintain high‑quality architecture documentation including data architecture decisions records (ADRs), data flow diagrams and domain maps.

Collaborate with data science and analytics teams to enable effective model deployment, feature engineering, and ML data readiness.

Promote a culture of data literacy and data‑driven decision‑making across the organisation.

About you

• Solid experience in data architecture, data engineering or a closely related role

Experience of designing enterprise‑grade cloud platforms (AWS preferred) (Redshift, S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Athena) Databricks and snowflake are an advantage.

Expertise in data warehousing and lakehouse technologies (e.g., Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg).

Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, CDC, event streaming technologies (e.g., Kafka/Kinesis) and API‑based integrations.

• Experience operating enterprise data governance programmes, including data stewardship, policy frameworks and data quality management
• Knowledge of MDM principles and familiarity with GDPR / CCPA

Familiarity with analytics platforms such as Power BI or Amazon QuickSight and exposure to Gen AI Platforms.

• Experience or enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF

Able to communicate complex architectural concepts clearly and influence diverse technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive Starting Salary
• Opportunities for development and career progression
• A day’s leave for your birthday with the option to purchase additional annual leave
• Private healthcare, dental cover, pension scheme, life insurance, paid volunteering day
• Subsidised staff cafeteria and free tea, coffee and fruit
• Discount schemes (Cycle2work, season ticket loans, gym discounts)
• Access to Employee Assistance & Employee Support Programme
• Access to Chiswick Business Park Enjoy Work events

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!

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