Global Senior Data Architect

Candidate Description

With more than 25 years navigating retail, online services and digital product landscapes, this professional excels as a Data Solution Architect who modernises and scales enterprise data ecosystems on Azure and AWS. They bridge business and technology teams, translating complex capability requirements into resilient, value-driven architectures that underpin marketing, product, operational and customer-experience initiatives for organisations such as a Major Retailer and a Gaming Company.

Their technical acumen spans cloud-native data platforms, dimensional modelling, lakehouse patterns and AI-enabled automation. Adept at API design, event-driven integration and CI/CD, they harness tools like GitHub Copilot, Snowflake Cortex, Power BI and Azure Synapse Analytics to deliver high-performance data pipelines and insightful analytics. Key achievements include modernising a global data ecosystem to cut cloud costs, architecting AI-driven PII-sanitised backup pipelines and engineering high-volume betting data warehouses that eliminated BI bottlenecks.

A natural mentor and cross-functional collaborator, they guide engineers and architects in best practices for data governance, quality and security while championing pragmatic adoption of Generative AI to boost productivity. Their blend of strategic vision, hands-on expertise and leadership ensures organisations realise secure, scalable and business-aligned data platforms that fuel informed decision-making and support rapid growth.