Senior Data Architect - Wealth & Asset Management

Senior Data Architect - Wealth & Asset Management.

UK - Edinburgh

Senior Data Architect – Wealth & Asset Management.

Location: Edinburgh (Hybrid) |
Practice Area: Data & Analytics |
Type: Permanent

Design the blueprint. Architect the future of the Wealth & Asset Management industry. Empower data transformation.

The Role
Capco is seeking a Senior Data Architect to lead and deliver complex data architecture initiatives across our Wealth & Asset Management clients. In this senior consulting role, you will guide wealth managers, asset managers, and private banks through large-scale data transformation journeys – defining enterprise data strategies, designing target architectures, and building scalable, cloud-based platforms that support advisor and client experiences, investment analytics, regulatory reporting, and operational efficiency.

Alongside client delivery, you will contribute to evolving Capco’s Wealth & Asset Management data architecture propositions and thought leadership in modern, cloud-native data ecosystems.

What You’ll Do

• Lead agile consulting engagements delivering modern data architecture and cloud transformation across Wealth & Asset Management
• Define and implement scalable enterprise data strategies spanning programmes and business units.
• Design canonical WAM data domains and models (client/household, portfolio/account, holdings/transactions, instruments & pricing, performance, fees).
• Architect and deliver cloud-native data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) enabling advisor/client journeys and advanced investment analytics (risk, performance, reporting).
• Define integration patterns across core WAM platforms (CRM/advisor, OMS/PMS, wealth back office, custody, market/reference data, reporting).
• Establish robust data quality, reconciliation, and control frameworks (e.g., holdings vs. books & records/AUM, pricing, corporate actions, fees/NAV).
• Drive master and reference data strategies (clients, instruments, counter parties, legal entities) aligned to governance, metadata, privacy, and stewardship.
• Act as a subject matter expert, translating complex technical concepts into clear business value for senior stakeholders.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering enterprise data architecture and cloud data engineering, including platform design within Wealth & Asset Management environments.
• Deep knowledge of contextual, logical, and physical data modelling practices applied across Front Office, Investments, Operations, and Risk/Compliance domains.
• Strong understanding of core WAM data concepts (client/house holding, suitability & risk profiling, holdings/positions, trade lifecycle, pricing, performance, fees).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑based data ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP) and modern data stacks, including cloud migration and transformation programmes.
• Experience integrating and architecting around key WAM platforms and data sources (CRM, OMS/PMS/wealth back office, custody/fund accounting, Bloomberg/market data, reporting layers).
• Understanding of data management tooling, security frameworks, and control environments within regulated financial services.
• Exposure to WAM regulatory and ESG requirements (MiFID II, SFDR, PRIIPs/KIDs, FATCA) and their impact on data models, lineage, and controls.
• Strong communication skills, able to engage and influence stakeholders across both technical and non‑technical teams.

Bonus Points For

• Data or cloud architecture certifications (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks)
• Experience in data lake design and large‑scale data migrations
• Familiarity with graph computing and semantic data modelling
• Background in Financial Services with stakeholder management in complex environments
• Ability to lead teams and contribute to the development of Capco’s data architecture propositions

Why Join Capco

• Deliver high‑impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions
• Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture
• Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications
• Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services
• Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy.

We offer a competitive, people‑first benefits package…