Solution Architect - Data Management

Alpha Group is a leading global consultancy to the financial services industry. Founded in 2003, Alpha has spent over 20 years bringing together specialist, sector-focused strategy, management consulting, and technology expertise to support the entire client transformation lifecycle. Having partnered with more than 1,200 clients worldwide across the asset and wealth management, alternatives, and insurance industries, Alpha is a trusted advisor for complex change programs. We now have over 1,180 consultants working with clients across North America, the UK, Europe, the Middle East, and APAC. In 2024, in recognition of our successful track record and strong growth prospects, Alpha was acquired by Bridgepoint, one of the world's leading quoted private asset growth investors. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Many of our team have built long and fulfilling careers with us, often staying for over a decade. Alpha offers a genuinely rewarding place to work: a meritocratic environment where your career can flourish, and a welcoming culture where you can be yourself, connect with others, and thrive. As we look to the future, we’re excited to be looking for new Alpha colleagues—individuals who are collaborative, innovative, and ambitious. We hope you will join us and help shape the next chapter of our growth journey.

Alpha Tech Services is part of the Alpha Financial Markets Consulting (Alpha FMC) group, the leading global consultancy to the asset and wealth management industry. We are a boutique management consulting firm that offers the world’s top asset and wealth managers a competitive edge through our expertise and industry insight. Our team is of a uniquely high caliber and by focusing on asset and wealth management alone we build deep knowledge and experience within our industry. We work with a blue-chip client base, including 21 of the top 25 largest global asset management firms, and work with over 130 clients across the globe. We have our headquarters located the United Kingdom, as well as offices in major global financial centers across the United States, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Denmark, and Asia. Alpha Tech Services represents the technology implementation/business integration arm of the Alpha group, with deep expertise in delivering change and transformation programs centered around Asset & Wealth technology solutions. To clients, we are a trusted partner for creating programs, however, we are so much more to our employees. At Alpha, we pride ourselves in being a meritocratic environment perfect for building a career and meeting great people, as well as a rewarding place to work.

In your role as a Solution Architect, you will:

• →Define and lead delivery of data platforms, end-to-end pipelines and system integrations, managing an implementation team of experienced developers and technical consultants.
• →Support in the definition and implementation of best practice data engineering and governance practices.
• →Translate business and technical requirements into solution designs, including definition of required work packages and resourcing.
• →Support our clients in improving and optimizing their operating models, including resource management, technology architecture and business process.
• →Use your knowledge of the vendor and tool landscape, both within our client’s technology stacks and the broader market to design appropriate solutions.
• →Define and socialize technical approaches for implementation, eg SDLC, data migration, integrations, influencing client teams to your best practice perspective.
• →Input to project definition, resourcing and timelines and objectives within a workstream or project.
• →Drive documentation and development according to specifications and standards.
• →Present options and designs to business and technology stakeholders, articulating Alpha’s IP in business process design and technical delivery to clients at all levels.
• →Participate in project team meetings and communicate effectively with internal and client peers, architects, system analysts, business analysts, project managers, quality control, and across other technology team boundaries, reporting project status as required.
• →Support Alpha’s internal IP with proposition and accelerator development, including at least one area of specific expertise
• →Take a lead in mentoring and coaching team members.

• 7+ years of experience in data analysis, engineering, architecture, roles, including experience with transformational projects
• Hands‑on expertise with Master Data Management (MDM) platforms, with preference for modern, cloud‑native solutions like Semarchy, Profisee, Reltio, Curioum, and CluedIn; experience with established enterprise platforms including GoldenSource, Eagle DM/PACE, and Gresham/S&P/Markit EDM is also valuable.
• Strong data modeling experience, including conceptual/logical/physical modeling; experience with ERD tools like Erwin or ER/Studio is a plus

• Hands-on experience leading complex integration initiatives, ETL/ELT design (AWS Glue, Talend, Azure Data Factory, Fivetran, dbt) including API‑driven integration (A/synch, Web Hook/Callback, Event-driven, Bulk), event streaming (Kafka, Kinesis, Event Hub), and real‑time data distribution in large business data environments
• Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts and experience with cloud data platforms like Snowflake, Databricks, or Microsoft Fabric/Synapse; Familiarity with modern data architecture patterns, such as data mesh, data products, and Lakehouse architectures.
• Proficiency in data governance and metadata management, including stewardship models, business glossaries, lineage, and tools such as Collibra, Alation, or Informatica EDC.

• Strong grounding in data quality and lifecycle management, including profiling, monitoring, remediation workflows, and policy‑driven controls.
• Ability to design scalable, secure, and reliable data architectures, incorporating best practices in access control, encryption, privacy, and regulatory compliance (e.g., SEC, GDPR, SOC2).
• Experience with data orchestration and transformation frameworks
• Experience in the Asset & Wealth Management industry
• Experience managing data engineering projects using Agile or other methodologies
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage stakeholder expectations

At Alpha, diversity, equity and inclusion are critical to our success. Our priorities show a focus on fostering an inclusive, equitable workplace where individuals are treated fairly regardless of gender or background. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making our recruitment process and workplace accessible and inclusive for everyone.