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Data Architecture

Senior Database Architect

Define enterprise database architecture, modelling standards, migration strategy and non-functional design for high-value transactional and analytical systems.

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LocationLondon, UK

Working styleHybrid / client-aligned

Employment typeFull-time

Experience8–12 years

Technology environment

PostgreSQLSQL ServerOracleAzure SQLAWS RDSSnowflakeData ModellingHA/DRPerformance Tuning

Industry context

Banking & FinanceAutomotiveEducationProfessional Services

Job description

The Senior Database Architect will own database and data-store architecture across programmes that require strong integrity, availability, performance, security and migration control.

The role balances application requirements with operational concerns such as backup, recovery, replication, lifecycle, cost and supportability.

Key responsibilities

Define database architecture and standards across transactional and analytical workloads.
Review physical data models, indexing, partitioning, concurrency, security and performance design.
Lead database migration, consolidation and refactoring strategies with rollback and validation planning.
Establish HA/DR, backup, recovery, monitoring and capacity requirements.
Guide engineering teams on database technology selection and production-readiness decisions.

Qualifications

8–12 years of database engineering, database architecture or data-platform experience.
Deep knowledge of relational database architecture, SQL and performance engineering.
Experience designing high-availability, resilient and secure database platforms.
Strong understanding of migration, replication, recovery and operational support.

Preferred qualifications

Experience with PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle and managed cloud database services.
Exposure to distributed SQL, Snowflake or analytical data platforms.
Experience in regulated or high-availability enterprise environments.

Benefits & employment terms

Compensation, leave, pension and any role-specific benefits are confirmed during the recruitment process and stated in the written offer.
Any client-site, travel, security-screening or right-to-work requirements are confirmed before appointment.

Nature of working style

This is a senior architecture role working across application, platform, data and operations teams.
The architect is expected to document decisions, challenge unsafe assumptions and lead technical reviews.

Location

London-based with UK client-site architecture workshops where required.

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