Technology Architect - Data

Job Description

Circa £62,000 (dependent on skills & experience)

Permanent / 37 hours per week / Full-time (with flexibility for part-time working)

Huntingdon or Lincoln, hybrid working

Shape Anglian Water’s data-driven future as a Data Technology Architect

At Anglian Water, we’re driving digital transformation to deliver smarter, more sustainable solutions. As a Data Platform Architect within our Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) team, you’ll play a critical role in defining and governing the architecture of our core data and analytics platforms; spanning Microsoft Azure, Data Bricks, SAP Datasphere, and MQTT-based time series environments. This role ensures that these platforms are secure, reliable, and strategically aligned, while enabling data-led business transformation through clear standards, patterns, and frameworks.

What you will be doing

• Define and maintain data platform architecture with blueprints aligned to enterprise strategy and target architectures, with a strong focus on data interoperability and governance.

• Embed robust governance in line with cyber security, data governance, and service operations policies.

• Design and maintain a cohesive data architecture ensuring platform spaces are structured to support suitable data integration (acquire) data product creation and lineage tracking (organise), and scalable analytics workflows.

• Design integration and interoperability patterns that connect platforms and enable data sharing across IT and OT environments.

• Enable self-service adoption through reusable frameworks, templates, and reference architectures—empowering data analysts, engineers, and citizen developers.

• Own data technology strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle management—planning upgrades, replacements, and reducing technical debt for data-centric platforms.

• Monitor and improve platform health, performance, and observability, consolidating technologies where appropriate to support data quality and analytics.

• Champion Health & Safety standards and continuous improvement.

What does it take to be a Technology Architect (Data)?

• Significant experience architecting and governing enterprise-scale technology platforms, ideally with data and analytics components.

• Deep knowledge in data and integration technology domains

• Strong experience in integration design and interoperability across multiple technologies, including data pipelines and APIs.

• Proven ability to embed governance, compliance, and data management in data platform operations.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts.

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience; relevant certifications desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• Private healthcare and physiotherapy

• 24-hour Virtual GP service for you and your household

• 26 days annual leave (rising with service)

• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6% (up to 18% combined)

• Bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits and working culture

• Life Assurance (8× salary) and Personal Accident cover

• Enhanced family leave policies

• Great discounts and perks

Inclusion at Anglian Water

We’re committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re proud signatories of the Social Mobility Pledge, Race at Work Charter, and Armed Forces Covenant, and we’re a Disability Confident employer.

Closing date: 11th January 2026

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