Data Architect

About Kuoni Tumlare:

Kuoni Tumlare is a Destination Management Company, part of JTB Group who deliver travel solutions and experiences that create value for our Partners and Society. We’re a fun group, we value our employees’ contributions and opinions, and strive to develop talent internally. The travel industry is dynamic, exciting, and adaptable with many interesting opportunities to explore.

Role Overview

The Data Architect is responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of the organization’s data architecture. This role ensures that data is  high-quality, consistent, secure, well-structured, and effectively utilized across systems and processes. The Data Architect collaborates closely with software developers, business analysts, data analysts, and database administrators to design data models, integrations, and data flows.

This role will be a critical part of our project team and working on an global, enterprise level, high budget project delivered over the next 2 years.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the  enterprise data architecture , including data models, standards, and principles.

• Define and manage  logical and physical data models  in line with business and technical requirements.

• Design  data flows, integration layers, and interfaces  between systems (ETL/ELT processes, APIs, message queues).

• Contribute to the design and maintenance of  data warehouses, data lakes, and analytical platforms .

• Implement  data governance principles  – management of data domains, metadata, data quality, and reference data.

• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure  data protection and GDPR compliance .

• Support the development of  data strategy and data culture  across the organization.

• Document data structures, standards, and methodologies.

• Provide expert guidance to projects in the area of data layer design.
  

Technical:

• Strong knowledge of  data modeling  (conceptual, logical, physical; 3NF, star schema, snowflake).

• Expertise with  relational databases  (MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.) and  modern data platforms  (Azure, AWS, GCP).

• Experience with  ETL/ELT tools  (e.g., SSIS, Talend, Informatica, dbt, Synapse, Data Factory).

• Familiarity with  data governance, master data management (MDM), and metadata management .

• Understanding of  integration architectures  (REST, SOAP, messaging, event streaming – e.g., Kafka).

• Advantage: experience with  data modeling tools  (Erwin, PowerDesigner, ArchiMate, Enterprise Architect, dbdiagram.io, PlantUML).

• Advantage: familiarity with  BI and analytics tools  (Power BI, Tableau, Qlik).

General:

• Strong analytical and systems thinking.

• Ability to design  scalable and maintainable solutions .

• Excellent communication skills with both technical and business stakeholders.

• Experience in leading or coordinating data-related projects is an advantage.

What we offer:

• Global Brand: Opportunity to work in an international environment

• Stability: 100 Years at the top of our field and still pushing into new territory

• Progression: We reward high performers and look to promote key talent internally

• Learning and Development opportunities for growth and Upskilling

• A Supportive Management Culture and autonomous working environment

• Company Wide Bonus Scheme

• Dedicated Employee Engagement Activities

• Flexible & Hybrid Working

• Annual Awards and Recognition for high Performers

• Friendly and Collaborative work environment