Data Architect | 6 Month Contract | London | Active SC Clearance Required

We are currently looking for an experienced Data Architect to support a 6-month contract engagement based in London. This role is suited to someone with strong enterprise data architecture experience, deep data modelling capability, and a solid understanding of regulated, governed environments.

About Optima Partners: Optima Partners is a challenger consultancy focused on AI-driven transformation, helping organisations across Financial Services & Insurance, Energy, and Telecoms turn strategy into measurable outcomes. The team combines expertise across data, technology, design, marketing, and transformation to simplify complexity, build trusted partnerships, and deliver practical change that lasts.

· Role: Data Architect

· Location: London

· ⏱️ Duration: 6 months

· Clearance: Active SC clearance required

· Engagement: Contract

✅ Key experience required:

• Strong background in enterprise data architecture, information architecture, and data domain modelling

• Experience across conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling

• Ability to define canonical, domain, shared, reference, and analytical data models

• Good understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, traceability, and auditability

• Experience shaping data strategy and translating it into practical roadmaps aligned to business outcomes

• Knowledge of data migration strategy, including source-to-target mapping, reconciliation, and phased cutover approaches

⭐ Additional experience:

• Experience defining enterprise data architecture principles, standards, models, and architecture repositories

• Understanding of data ownership, stewardship, and federated operating models

• Experience designing data architectures for regulatory, security, and compliance requirements

• Awareness of modern cloud data platforms such as Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, and Spark-based ecosystems

• Ability to communicate complex data concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Comfortable working independently in complex, regulated environments

If you’re an Active SC Cleared Data Architect available for a London-based contract, please get in touch or send me a message to discuss further.