RELX

Associate Data Architect

RELX

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Tech Stack

CloudETLGraphQLMySQLPostgresSQL

About the role

  • Define and evolve the data architecture for the Submissions platform
  • Design and maintain the core manuscript and submission domain data models
  • Establish domain-driven data boundaries across platform capabilities
  • Define scalable data access patterns and integration strategies
  • Design API-based and event-driven data flows
  • Guide engineering teams in implementing robust, scalable data solutions
  • Support the evolution of legacy systems into modern, platform-based architectures
  • Help establish data governance, ownership, and lineage practices
  • Enable a data-centric platform strategy that supports analytics, AI, and enterprise reuse

Requirements

  • Strong experience in data architecture and domain modelling
  • Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
  • Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling
  • Experience designing multi-tenant data architectures
  • Strong SQL and relational database design skills
  • Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or cloud-native databases
  • Experience with data platforms such as Snowflake or data lakes
  • Designing ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Experience with event-driven architectures
  • API design experience (REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI)
  • Experience working closely with software engineering teams
  • Ability to guide technical implementation and reduce architectural complexity
  • Experience modernizing legacy systems into scalable architectures
  • Understanding of data governance, lineage, and data ownership practices
Benefits
  • Generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional days
  • Access to learning platforms and encouragement to book up to 10 days focused learning/development time per year
  • Health screening, eye care vouchers and private medical benefits
  • Wellbeing programs
  • Life assurance
  • Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
  • Long service awards
  • Save As You Earn share option scheme
  • Travel Season ticket loan
  • Maternity, paternity and shared parental leave
  • Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
  • RELX Cares days, giving you time to support the charities and causes that matter to you
  • Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
  • Access to extensive learning and development resources
  • Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work
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Hard Skills & Tools
data architecturedomain modellingDomain-Driven Design (DDD)conceptual data modellinglogical data modellingphysical data modellingSQLrelational database designETLELT
Soft Skills
guiding technical implementationreducing architectural complexity