Data Architect

Avenga

Data Architect shaping Snowflake-based banking platforms for Avenga’s digital financial services clients. Owning data models, integrations, governance and regulatory data solutions across a UK banking ecosystem.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇦 UkraineMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in data architecture, including the design of scalable data models and integration of data sources. Proficient in translating business and regulatory requirements into technical specifications while ensuring data governance and quality standards.

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Data ArchitectureSnowflakeSQLData ModellingStakeholder Management

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Hard Skills

Data ArchitectureData ModellingSQLData WarehousingETLData IntegrationData TransformationReverse EngineeringData QualityTechnical Specifications

Soft Skills

CommunicationOwnershipIndependenceStakeholder Management

Tools & Technologies

SnowflakeThought Machine VaultAWSDbtAirflow

Industry Keywords

KYCAMLFCAPRABankingFintechPaymentsData Governance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAWSETLSQLVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Take ownership of the existing data architecture and reverse-engineer systems where required
Analyse data landscapes across core banking, payments, CRM, customer applications and supporting services
Map data sources, integrations, transformations, dependencies and data consumption points
Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable data architectures and technical solutions
Design conceptual, logical and physical data models, data flows and transformation rules
Prepare detailed source-to-target mappings, data contracts, interface specifications and data quality requirements
Identify architectural gaps, technical debt and risks and propose remediation approaches
Support data requirements related to KYC, AML, transaction reporting and other regulatory processes
Contribute to data governance, security, lineage, ownership and data quality standards
Review implementations and communicate technical decisions, dependencies and trade-offs to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Join an active greenfield UK banking platform project built on Thought Machine Vault, with Snowflake as the analytical data platform
Work closely with architects, engineers, product owners and business stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong experience as a Data Architect, Solution Architect or Lead Data Engineer, with hands-on experience in data architecture
Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL, relational databases and data modelling
Experience with data warehouses/lakes and ETL/ELT processes
Experience reverse-engineering existing systems with limited documentation
Ability to translate business requirements into implementation-ready technical specifications
Strong understanding of data integrations, pipelines, transformation patterns and analytical data platforms
Ability to work independently, take ownership and bring structure to an already-running programme
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Upper-Intermediate (B2) English or higher
Willingness to travel for business trips to Poland and the UK when required
Nice-to-have: experience in banking, fintech, payments or other financial services
Nice-to-have: familiarity with UK banking and regulatory requirements such as FCA/PRA, KYC or AML
Nice-to-have: experience with Thought Machine Vault, ClearBank or similar core banking/BaaS platforms
Nice-to-have: experience with AWS, dbt, Airflow or similar data transformation/orchestration technologies
Nice-to-have: knowledge of data governance, lineage and cataloguing, event-driven architectures, APIs, streaming platforms and CI/CD practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunities in recruitment, career development, and leadership
Diverse and inclusive work environment
Talent team support and information about what Avenga offers and how it supports employees
Career development opportunities