Data Architect
Location
london, england
Job Type
Full-time
Category
IT & Technology
Posted
May 26, 2026
Ideal Background
- Financial services background (banking, payments, capital markets)
- Mix of mainframe and modern technology experience
- Track record of modernizing legacy systems
- Production support and incident management experience
Must-Have
- Change Data Capture: CDC design and operations (IBM, Precisely, or equivalent); subscription management, bookmarks, replay, backfill.
- Db2 & z/OS knowledge: Db2 catalog, z/OS fundamentals, batch windows, performance considerations.
- Integration patterns: Kafka/MSK hands-on, CDC-to-target pipelines, UPSERT/MERGE logic; Python/SQL; strong troubleshooting.
- Data quality mindset: Write validation tests before migration; golden-source reconciliation.
Data Architecture Fundamentals (Must-Have)
- Logical data modeling : Entity-relationship diagrams, normalization (1NF through Bo...