Lead Data Architect - News Engineering

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience as a Data Architect or Technical Architect working with large‑scale, real‑time data systems.
• Deep expertise in data modeling and contract definition.
• Experience designing architectures for low‑latency, high‑throughput systems.
• Experience with streaming and event‑driven architectures.
• Familiarity with cloud‑native data platforms and distributed systems.
• Ability to work independently, lead through influence, and communicate ideas clearly.

Bonus Points

• Knowledge of news data standards such as NewsML‑G2 or similar structured content formats.
• Experience defining or implementing canonical data models.
• Familiarity with data governance, lineage, or data quality frameworks.
• Understanding search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch or similar) and how data modeling impacts query performance.
• Experience working closely with senior product and engineering leaders.

Why Join Us?

• Impact: Your work defines how critical news data is structured, discovered, and delivered to customers.
• Growth: Expand your influence across data architecture, platform strategy, and real‑time analytics.
• Culture: We value clarity over complexity, ownership over hand‑offs, and pragmatic architecture that delivers real results.
• Flexibility: Hybrid work options and a balanced work-life environment.

Career Stage:

Manager

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject.

If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.