Cloud Data Architect at Endava

Endava

Remote, us·3d ago

SeniorFull-timeRustAWSAzureMachine LearningAgileAI

Salary Range

$104,975 - $142,025 /year

Estimated

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About the Role

We are looking for a Data Architect to join our team at Endava. This role involves defining and driving the target data architecture for a quantitative asset management client within a global investment manager. You will lead the migration of a complex data ecosystem from AWS to Azure and ensure the platform supports a wide range of investment management and research use cases.

Key Responsibilities

→Define and own the target data architecture and migration strategy for moving data infrastructure from AWS to Azure
→Design end-to-end cloud-native data architectures leveraging Azure services, Snowflake, Databricks, and modern ETL/ELT and orchestration frameworks
→Establish architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures covering data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration
→Lead architectural decision-making across batch and streaming data pipelines, supporting both operational and research workloads
→Partner closely with data engineers, analytics teams, and investment stakeholders to ensure architecture aligns with business and research needs
→Guide and review solution designs, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices
→Define approaches for data modeling, metadata management, lineage, and data quality across the platform
→Support integration of financial and market data providers into the target architecture
→Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating complex technical concepts into clear architectural guidance
→Engage directly with C-level executives and senior leadership to shape data strategy, investment in platforms, and long-term architectural direction
→Lead executive-level architecture discussions and design reviews, presenting trade-offs, risks, costs, and benefits to support informed decision-making
→Translate business, investment, and research objectives into clear data architecture strategies, ensuring alignment between executive priorities and technical execution
→Serve as a senior architectural voice in governance forums, influencing platform roadmaps, cloud strategy, and data operating models
→Contribute to delivery planning, risk management, and governance within Agile and change programs
→Mentor engineers and architects, promoting architectural consistency and engineering excellence

Requirements

✓Strong experience with AWS and Azure cloud platforms
✓Proficiency in designing end-to-end cloud-native data architectures
✓Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, and modern ETL/ELT and orchestration frameworks
✓Knowledge of data modeling, metadata management, lineage, and data quality
✓Understanding of financial and market data providers
✓Ability to engage with C-level executives and senior leadership
✓Experience in mentoring engineers and architects
✓Strong stakeholder engagement skills
✓Experience in Agile and change programs