Senior Data Architect (12-month FTC)

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to play a key role in a major core banking transformation. The role holder will support the design and delivery of a customer-centric data architecture, creating a single, trusted view of the customer across multiple brands, products, and platforms.

Working closely with business, technology, and data teams, the person in post will establish customer data mastering capabilities, support the migration from legacy systems, and design modern data integration solutions. The role will also help shape a cloud-based data ecosystem, enabling real-time insights, advanced analytics, strong governance, and effective financial and regulatory reporting.

This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic and hands-on Data Architect who is passionate about improving customer outcomes, driving operational efficiency, and supporting business growth through data.

We operate on a team led hybrid approach with at least 1 – 2 days a week in the Coventry office.

Our benefits include:

• 28 days holiday a year plus bank holidays and a holiday buy/sell scheme
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6 times annual salary)

Find out more about the fantastic benefits of joining Coventry Building Society here.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications

We're looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect to support enterprise-wide data architecture within large transformation programmes, ideally in financial services or other regulated environments.

You'll design customer-centric data solutions, including customer mastering, identity resolution, and single customer view capabilities, while translating business needs into scalable architectural solutions. Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence senior leaders are essential.

You'll bring expertise in data migration and modernisation, cloud and legacy environments, data governance, integration architecture, and data modelling. Experience with cloud data platforms, analytics, CRM, MDM, core banking, or enterprise data transformation programmes is highly desirable.

For this role you’ll need to have:

• Proven experience delivering enterprise-wide data architecture within large-scale transformation programmes, ideally in financial services or other regulated environments.
• Strong expertise in customer data management, including MDM, identity resolution, golden records, and single customer view capabilities.
• Experience of data migration and modernisation initiatives across legacy and cloud-based environments.
• Strong knowledge of data governance, data quality, integration architecture, and data modelling best practices.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based data and analytics platforms, preferably within AWS.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior business and technology leaders and drive architecture governance.
• Qualifications in Data Architecture (or related qualification) and/or experience in a commercial environment.

• Experience delivering data architecture within large transformation programmes.
• Exposure to core banking, customer platforms, CRM, and MDM solutions.
• Experience with cloud data services and enterprise data modernisation.

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing. 

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.                   

Proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer

We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.