Data Enterprise Architect, Manchester

Based at Manchester Airport or London Stansted Airport

Permanent Role

Office or Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance

We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds

At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK‑owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate.

At MAG, we recognise creating a first‑class journey for our customers starts by creating a first‑class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive.

You’ll also have access to some great benefits including:

• Free parking
• Subsidised public transport
• Huge range of company discounts
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Care Concierge service

You’ll play a pivotal role in defining and implementing MAG’s technology strategy from a data perspective, aligning it with our ambition to deliver safe, efficient, and customer‑focused services. You’ll lead the design and governance of MAG’s enterprise‑wide data architecture, enabling data‑driven decision‑making across airport operations, enterprise systems, and customer engagement. You’ll develop the MAG data model, integrating disparate systems, ensuring data quality, security, and accessibility across the organisation, as well as dive into the critical data domains to ensure they’re fit to deliver on our tech and AI strategies, defining remediation and improvement where necessary and to establish, lead and maintain strong data governance frameworks to ensure robust practices, across all data domains. You’ll architect real‑time data processing pipelines and support advanced analytics and BI solutions that enhance operational efficiency and strategic insight.

You’ll be a Data Enterprise Architect with experience operating within highly complex and ideally regulated environments, previously responsible for shaping & implementing an organisation’s data strategy and ensuring its alignment with business objectives. You’ll have translated intricate business requirements into robust, scalable, and secure data solutions, leveraging deep expertise in data modelling, ETL processes, data warehousing, and modern cloud platforms. You’ll have had experience implementing enterprise data catalogues to improve data discoverability, lineage visibility and metadata management. You’ll also need to demonstrate expertise in designing and overseeing complex architectural patterns using industry‑standard frameworks such as Lambda, Medallion and Data Mesh, enabling both batch and real‑time data processing capabilities. You’ll be able to highlight through analytical thinking and strong problem‑solving abilities from your career, where you have played a critical role in shaping a cohesive, future‑ready enterprise data landscape. You’ll also be an effective communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of the organisation.