Principal Data Architect

Principal Data Architect
Department: Consultancy
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Remote

Description

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise / Solutions Architect with a strong data  & AWS background to join our expanding team. You will play a key role in designing and delivering scalable data architecture strategies, with a primary focus on cloud data platforms such as Snowflake. This role involves assessing and evolving existing data pipelines, analytics platforms, and integration patterns across enterprise systems, transitioning from fragmented or manual processes to fully automated, governed, and high-performance data solutions. If you are passionate about building scalable, future-ready data platforms and are ready to lead a transformational data initiative, we’d love to hear from you.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Designing centralised data platforms and delivers scalable enterprise data architectures aligned with business strategy and long-term growth

Deep expertise in Snowflake, including data warehousing, data sharing, and performance optimisation

Translates complex business requirements into secure, high-performing cloud data solutions

Leads end-to-end solution architecture across ingestion, transformation, analytics, and governance

Partners with stakeholders across IT, data, and business teams to drive value from data

Establishes best practices for data modelling, cost control, security, and compliance

Guides modernisation initiatives, migrating legacy platforms to cloud-native architectures

Provides technical leadership, mentoring teams and influencing architectural standards

Evaluates and integrates complementary tools across the data ecosystem (ETL, BI, orchestration)

Focused on reliability, scalability, and measurable business outcomes in enterprise environments

Behaviours

An open and genuine communicator

Able to take responsibility for your actions

Always learning and wanting to improve

Takes responsibility for own development

Love what you do

Value and support your team

Embrace who you are

Open minded and willing to explore new ideas

What We Offer
We value our team and to attract exceptional people, we offer an excellent package! In 2023, 2024 and 2025 we were recognised as one of the Best Workplaces in Tech by Great Place To Work UK, the global authority on workplace culture.

As a Leighton employee you can look forward to:

A competitive salary this will be dependent on experience.

A contributory pension scheme

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy or sell holiday

A flexible approach to working hours

Continuous personal development, career path and training

And more....