UK remote
Data Architect
About this role
Location: DMGT HQ - High Street Kensington, London Position: Permanent About the Role We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to define and govern the data architecture across our technology estate — spanning cloud platforms (AWS and GCP), hosted data centres, and on-premises systems. This role is critical during a period of significant technology transformation: the successful candidate will map, optimise, and design data flows across a complex multi-environment estate; set and enforce data architecture standards; ensure that every project making a material change to our technology or data landscape is optimally designed and documented; and represent those standards at the Technical Design Authority (TDA).
The role sits within the Architecture and Integration team and reports directly to the Enterprise Architect. Main Responsibilities Data Flow Mapping & Optimisation: Produce comprehensive, accurate maps of current-state data flows across the full estate — cloud (AWS, GCP), hosted data centres, and on-premises systems. Identify redundancy, latency, and quality issues in existing flows and define target-state designs that are efficient, resilient, and fit for a cloud-first future.
Data Architecture Standards & Governance: Define, document, and maintain data architecture standards, patterns, and principles for DMG Media. Ensure these standards are consistently applied across all projects and platforms, and act as the authoritative data architecture voice at the Technical Design Authority (TDA). Project Engagement & Design Assurance: Be engaged on all projects that fundamentally change the technology or data estate — from early discovery through to delivery.
Ensure that any new capability, platform, or integration is optimally designed, architecture-reviewed, and documented before build commences. Multi-Environment Architecture: Design and govern data architecture across a hybrid estate that spans AWS, GCP, hosted data centres, and legacy on-premises systems. Ensure data flows, pipelines, and platform designs work coherently across all environments, with clear ownership of cross-environment patterns and data contracts.