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This is both a significant milestone for us and a tremendous opportunity for you.\nAcuity Analytics is a business with a strong global reputation, an impressive client base, and ambitious growth plans. We deliver deep insights and domain-led digital transformation to high-growth and heavily regulated organisations. To our customers, we bring a partnership that provides the talent, technology, and capability to enhance performance and operational efficiency.\nAbout the Role\nWe are seeking a tenured Data Architect to lead end-to-end data solution design, define current and target state architectures, conduct schema reviews, and shape enterprise reporting capabilities across regulatory, risk, finance, and trading domains. 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