Summary: Seeking a highly skilled Data Architect to design and implement complex data architectures on modern, cloud-native platforms, partnering with Data Engineers and Stewards. Highlights: 1. Foundational role in a newly formed data-focused group 2. Technical leadership in complex data architectures on Microsoft Azure 3. Strategic advice on long-term data strategy ### **Description** We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Data Architect (DA) to fill a foundational role in a newly formed group concentrating on Data. This role requires strategic thinking, technical leadership, and deep expertise in best practices for the design and implementation of complex data architectures on modern, cloud\-native platforms. The DA will partner closely with Data Engineers and Data Stewards to ensure our data assets are comprehensive, logically organized, and of high quality.### **Key Responsibilities** * Design and implement scalable data architectures on Microsoft Azure * Proactively maintain data models and schemas to ensure alignment with evolving business needs * Ensure consistent representation of borrowers, counterparties, exposures, and assets * Work with Data Engineering to help optimize data pipelines, storage patterns, and query performance * Provide strategic advice on long\-term data strategy ### **About you** * Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field is preferable * Proven experience unifying disparate datasets into a relational data model * A background in financial data domains (IBOR/ABOR, transactions, market data, reference data) * Strong understanding of loan lifecycle data, including servicing, arrears, recoveries, and asset resolution * Exposure to real estate operating platforms, loan servicing systems, or collections platforms * Expert proficiency in developing conceptual, logical, and physical data models * Hands\-on experience with SQL and modern, cloud\-native data platforms (Synapse, Snowflake) * Resourceful, motivated self\-starter with the ability to collaborate across business and technology * Strong analytical, verbal, and written communication skills ### **About Arrow Global Group** Great talent comes in many forms, and we’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Whilst a number of our roles do require specific qualifications and experience, and industry knowledge, we also value potential, unique perspectives, and transferable skills. If you’re excited about this opportunity but don’t meet every requirement, we’d still love to hear from you. We occasionally collaborate with recruitment agencies to fill niche or specialist roles. However, we do not accept agency terms or pay fees for speculative CVs submitted directly to our hiring managers or outside our Applicant Tracking System. If you are a recruitment agency interested in partnering with us for candidate supply, please reach out to **recruitment@arrowglobal.net**