Contract Role: Data Architect - £600/day (Inside IR35) Location: Hybrid - 2 days per week onsite (West Midlands HQ) Duration: 6 months initially, with high potential for extension A well-established regulatory organisation is looking for an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-wide data models. This role will be pivotal in supporting both regulatory and operational reporting needs and will work closely with enterprise architecture, BI, and data engineering teams. This is a hands-on architecture role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, a strategic mindset, and the ability to lead technical data initiatives from concept to implementation. Key Responsibilities: Design and maintain enterprise data models across key platforms including Dynamics 365, internal CRM, finance systems, and Azure-based environments. Collaborate with the Enterprise Architect to define and lead the data strategy and architecture across the estate. Work closely with BI and business improvement teams to ensure models meet analytical and reporting needs. Lead and coach a small team of Data Engineers in delivering structured, secure, and scalable data solutions. Own the end-to-end data lifecycle including ingestion, transformation (ELT), retention, integration, and governance. Support development and maintenance of Common and Semantic Data Models (CDM/SDM) for enterprise reporting layers. Manage large-scale data migrations and integrations ..... full job details .....