Head of Data - Databricks Lakehouse

Posted 13 February 2026
Salary Market related
LocationDublin
Discipline Data Analytics & AI
Reference9979

Job description

Stelfox is partnering with a SaaS Fintech provider who are looking to hire an experienced Head of Data Architecture to help play a pivotal role in transforming the organisations data capability.

This role will report into the CTO and act as a foundational role responsible for defining & delivering modern, scalable enterprise data architecture & analytics infrastructure that can serve both internal operational departments as well as enterprise clients..

Some of the key elements we are looking for in the preferred candidate:

  • Strong ability to at translating business requirements into clear data / analytics strategies, roadmaps and key initiatives.
  • Drive the evolution & architecture from a legacy reporting-focused systems to a modern, governed, scalable and business-aligned enterprise data platform.
  • Establish a modern Databricks Data Lakehouse for the organisation.
  • Drive the design & establishment of a future-state analytics platform - BI tooling, analytics patterns, governance, enforcing data architecture standards and best practices across the organisation.
  • Collaborate with operations and infosec teams to ensure data platforms meet regulatory and security requirements standards (GDPR, SOC2 etc).

If you have the experience in modernising an end-to-end Data Platform environment with a Databricks Data Lakehouse solutions then we are interested in hearing from you! Preference operating within the financial data or financial data services is a bonus.

Please note:

We have a number of similar positions currently, and in the future, which we would like to discuss with you should you indicate your interest in this role. When we receive your application for this role, we will contact you to advise you of our process for other similar positions.

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We look forward to working with you.