Interim Director of Data and Digital Architecture

- Lead the data architecture and solutions architecture functions, ensuring alignment with the organisations technology roadmap. - Oversee the design, build and evolution of the enterprise data platform, including data models, data warehousing, and master data pipelines. - Take operational ownership of the organisations Microsoft Fabric environment, including Lakehouse architecture, Dataflows Gen2, Pipelines, semantic models, workspace governance and end-to-end data lifecycle management. - Manage and optimise the Azure data ecosystem: Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, Azure Storage, Azure Logic Apps, Azure Function Apps and authentication/identity services. - Provide governance and technical support for Power BI reporting, including modelling, performance tuning and adoption standards. - Support the successful delivery of automations, integrations, and digital improvements across multiple programmes. - Work closely with multidisciplinary teams including Developers, Data Engineers, Low-Code Engineers, Product Owners and Delivery Managers. - Ensure all technical delivery follows strong security, compliance, documentation and auditability requirements. - Partner with Cyber Security, IT Operations, Change and other internal teams to ensure solution readiness and smooth transition into BAU. - Define and embed architectural patterns, reusable components, design principles and standards. - Identify practical opportunities to leverage AI, automation, and M365 capabilities to improve efficiency and innovation.