We are looking for a Data Architect to help design and evolve the data architecture that powers Elsevier’s next-generation publishing and peer-review platforms. This role will involve defining the core data architecture for the submissions domain, designing API-based and event-driven data flows, and guiding engineering teams in implementing robust, scalable data solutions.
Requirements
- Strong experience in data architecture and domain modelling
- Experience applying Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles
- Expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling
- Experience designing multi-tenant data architectures
- Strong SQL and relational database design skills
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, or cloud-native databases
- Data Platforms & Integration: Experience with data platforms such as Snowflake or data lakes, designing ETL / ELT pipelines, experience with event-driven architectures, API design experience (REST, GraphQL, OpenAPI)
- Modern Architecture: Microservices architecture, event streaming and messaging platforms, distributed systems design
- Collaboration & Leadership: Experience working closely with software engineering teams, ability to guide technical implementation and reduce architectural complexity, experience modernizing legacy systems into scalable architectures, understanding of data governance, lineage, and data ownership practices
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance
- Access to learning platforms and encouragement to book up to 10 days focused learning/development time per year
- Health screening, eye care vouchers, and private medical benefits
- Wellbeing programs
- Life assurance
- Access to a competitive contributory pension scheme
- Long service awards
- Save As You Earn share option scheme
- Travel Season ticket loan
- Maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave
- Access to emergency care for both the elderly and children
- RELX Cares days
- Access to employee resource groups with dedicated time to volunteer
- Access to extensive learning and development resources
- Access to employee discounts via Perks at Work
