Data Architect (Contract) at hedgehog lab | Bristol, England, United Kingdom | Rezi

Data Architect (Contract) at hedgehog lab

Data Architect (Contract)

hedgehog lab · Bristol, England, United Kingdom

1 weeks ago

Data Architect (Contract)

hedgehog lab · Bristol, England, United Kingdom

11 days ago
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About the Role

Shape the data platform for a large, established UK organisation undergoing a major transformation in a regulated, high-scale environment. Own the target architecture for a move from Oracle to Snowflake and set the direction for other engineers.

Responsibilities

  • Design the target data architecture, including lakehouse and warehouse patterns, modelling standards, and data flow across the platform.
  • Own the migration strategy from Oracle to Snowflake, including sequencing, risk, and coexistence of legacy and new systems.
  • Set modelling conventions and govern the wider data team's work.
  • Collaborate with engineering leads and stakeholders to ensure designs are practical and deliverable.

Requirements

  • Strong track record architecting data platforms at scale, with a focus on Snowflake.
  • Deep experience with lakehouse and warehouse design and dimensional modelling.
  • Hands-on experience planning and executing Oracle to Snowflake migrations.
  • Experience working in a regulated environment with a focus on lineage and governance.
  • Ability to design for teams using AI-assisted engineering and comfort using AI tooling.
  • Bonus points for dbt, AWS, and experience in financial services or asset finance.

Skills

  • Snowflake
  • Lakehouse architecture
  • Warehouse design
  • Dimensional modelling
  • Oracle to Snowflake migration
  • Data governance
  • AI-assisted engineering
  • dbt
  • AWS

Location

  • London
  • Bristol
  • Edinburgh

Work Type

  • Hybrid
  • Contract
  • Outside IR35

Experience Level

  • Senior

About the Company

  • hedgehog lab is a digital product and engineering consultancy with nearly 20 years of experience embedding engineers within client teams in regulated, high-trust sectors.
  • The company is a certified B Corp.
  • They are committed to AI-assisted engineering, having developed their own agentic tooling that significantly reduces time-to-merge.