About the Role
The Senior Data & Integration Architect is responsible for defining and governing the data and integration architecture that underpins a data-driven service delivery model transformation. This role ensures clear data ownership, well-defined integration patterns, and controlled transitions between systems, providing the technical backbone for the organization's evolution.
Responsibilities
- Define the target data and integration architecture for the service landscape.
- Design transition patterns that allow two environments to operate together.
- Establish data ownership models, system boundaries, and integration contracts.
- Support wave and delivery planning with executable architectural designs.
- Identify and mitigate risks related to data flows and dependencies.
- Define standards and guardrails for integrations and transitional states.
- Provide clear architectural options and trade-offs for complex decisions.
- Work closely with domain architects, PMs, technical leads, and platform teams.
- Ensure architectural consistency across domains and delivery streams.
Requirements
- Senior-level experience in solution architecture with a strong focus on data architecture, system integration, and API design within complex application landscapes.
- Experience in large-scale transformation programs, including service transitions, carve-outs, M&A environments, and multi-platform coexistence scenarios.
- Solid understanding of data ownership and governance, event-driven and API-based architectures, and transitional and hybrid architectures.
- Ability to operate in in-flight programs with evolving scope and constraints.
- Thinks in systems rather than isolated components.
- Can reason across business, data, and technology.
- Comfortable in complex, evolving environments.
- Balances architectural rigor with delivery pragmatism.
- Engages credibly with engineers, PMs, and leadership.
- Turns complex transitions into structured, executable designs.
Skills
- Data architecture
- System integration
- API design
- Event-driven architectures
- API-based architectures
- Transitional architectures
- Hybrid architectures
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior-level
Benefits
- Support for professional accreditations such as ACCA and study leave
- Flexible arrangements
- Generous holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Continuous mentoring along your career progression
- Active sports, events and social committees
- 24/7 support available from our Employee Assistance Program
- Opportunity to invest in our growth and success through our Employee Share Plan
- Additional local benefits depending on your location
About the Company
- Alter Domus is a world-leading provider of integrated solutions for the alternative investment industry.
- We are home to 90% of the top 30 asset managers in the private markets, and more than 6,000 professionals across 24 jurisdictions.
- We believe in being different in what we do, how we work, and how we enable and develop our people.
- We offer an environment where you progress on merit, can speak openly, and will be supported along your chosen path.
Equal Opportunity
- We are in the business of equity, in every sense of the word.
- We take action to ensure every colleague has equal opportunity.
- We value every voice and experience across our organisation.
- We maintain an inclusive culture where you can bring your whole self to work.
- We are committed to making Alter Domus a workplace where everyone feels they belong.
- We celebrate our differences, and understand that our success relies on diverse perspectives and experiences.
- We take pride in creating a workplace where all our people are empowered to be truly invested in the alternative and bring their whole selves to work.
- We are committed to ensuring a welcoming recruiting and onboarding process for everyone.
- Please contact our hiring team if you require any accommodations to make our recruitment process more accessible for you.
