Lead Data Architect | Snowflake & AWS | £130k | Roadmap to Head of Engineering

Lead Data Architect (Snowflake / AWS)

Location: London (Hybrid – flexible)

Salary: £110,000–£130,000 + Benefits

Lead Data Architect (Snowflake / AWS) – Your Opportunity to Own, Build & Lead

We’re hiring a Lead Data Architect (Snowflake / AWS) to join a high‑growth, PE‑backed business that’s bringing data engineering in‑house for the very first time. This is a rare opportunity for someone who wants true ownership, direct influence, and the chance to shape a platform and future engineering team from day one.

As the Lead Data Architect , you’ll take full control of an existing Snowflake + AWS data platform, stabilise it, evolve it, and define the technical direction that will scale the business over the next 12 months and beyond.

This role is designed for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, making big architectural decisions, and working closely with a CTO who values technical leadership.
And importantly if you perform well, this 12‑month FTC will transition into a Head of Engineering role.

They are really looking to build this engineering team with already some roles for you to hire for.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own and evolve the Snowflake + AWS data platform end‑to‑end
Define the 6–12 month target architecture and long‑term roadmap
Lead architectural direction across data, cloud, DevOps and integration
Implement best practice across AWS, CI/CD, IaC and cloud cost optimisation
Work closely with the CTO as their go‑to architectural partner
Lay the foundation for future engineering hires and internal capability
Tech Environment

Snowflake
AWS (Lambda, S3, Glue, RDS, IAM, VPC)
Terraform
GitLab CI/CD
Who We’re Looking For

A hands‑on architect or senior engineer with deep Snowflake + AWS experience
Someone confident taking ownership of an existing platform and improving it
Strong architectural thinking paired with practical delivery skills
Comfortable being the first hire and operating with autonomy
Clear communicator who enjoys influencing strategy and direction
Why This Role?

If you want a role where you can shape a platform, define standards, build engineering foundations and accelerate into leadership, then the Lead Data Architect (Snowflake / AWS) position offers exactly that.

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