Data Architect

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced Data Architect to manage our Enterprise Data Architecture and Snowflake Governance. The ideal candidate will have specialist knowledge of Snowflake platform design and governance along with expert technical skills to establish and own the ‘Bestway Data Vault’.  

About Bestway

Bestway Group is a diversified multinational family owned business with annualised turnover in excess of £4.5 billion.  Starting off as a chain of retail convenience stores, the Group has grown to become a diversified multinational business with interests across the wholesale, pharmacy, real estate, cement and banking sectors.  The Group is also the largest overseas investor in Pakistan. 

Owned by the Pervez, Choudrey and Sheikh families, Bestway Group was founded in 1976 by Sir Anwar Pervez OBE H Pk, who remains Chairman.  Serving over 12 million customers and employing over 28,000 individuals, the Group supports and serves communities through its operations across the UK, Pakistan and the Middle East

Responsibilities:

• Data Modelling Standard: Establish the 'Bestway Data Vault' — defining Star Schema patterns, Snowflake object hierarchies, and modelling conventions that serve as the Group-wide standard for all data products.
• Cross-Cloud Orchestration: Design and implement secure, high-throughput data pipelines connecting AWS S3 and Azure APIs through Snowflake — ensuring data integrity, lineage tracking, and end-to-end auditability.
• Snowflake Governance: Own the full security model for the Snowflake platform — RBAC policy design, dynamic data masking, row-level security, and comprehensive audit logging across all environments.
• FinOps for Data: Monitor Snowflake credit consumption patterns, identify and remediate high-cost query anti-patterns, and implement warehouse scheduling strategies to reduce operational data spend.
• AI Readiness: Architect data stores purpose-built for LLM consumption — including vector databases, embedding pipelines, and RAG-compatible data structures that will serve as the foundation for Bestway's AI product layer.
• Data Contracts: Partner with Business Analysts to formally define and document 'Data Contracts' between systems — creating clear, agreed interfaces between producers and consumers across the data platform.

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience: 10+ years in Data Engineering or Data Architecture, with a minimum of 4 years specialising in Snowflake platform design and governance.
• Data Architecture: Mastery of Data Warehouse design methodologies — Inmon, Kimball, and Data Vault 2.0 — with the judgement to apply the right pattern for the right use case.
• Technical Skills: Expert SQL and Python; hands-on experience with dbt (data build tool) or equivalent transformation frameworks.
• AWS Integration: Solid understanding of AWS IAM, S3 data lake patterns, and PrivateLink for cross-cloud data connectivity.
• AI Readiness: Practical experience architecting data infrastructure for AI/ML consumption — vector databases, embedding stores, and RAG pipeline integration.
• Soft Skills: Strong interpersonal skills; ability to translate complex data architecture into clear language for Business Analysts and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Pension
• 22 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Onsite parking
• Life assurance

We understand that no applicant ever ticks every box so please do consider applying should some or most of the above apply.  Bestway Group is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity and inclusion. We welcome people of different nationalities, backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We want strong, and diverse teams built from talented individuals with different backgrounds identities and experiences.

If this is of interest to you and you would like to learn more, please do get in touch, we are looking forward to hearing from you.