Platform Data Architect

Product Strategy

• Own the enterprise data architecture strategy for IZIGROUP’s platform and supporting services.
• Design a scalable, cloud-native data architecture capable of supporting high-volume, real-time gaming and financial transactions.
• Define the enterprise data model for player identity, wallets, ledgers, payments, gameplay, loyalty, CRM, responsible gaming, and reporting.
• Establish database architecture standards, governance, naming conventions, security principles, and lifecycle management.
• Ensure the platform remains modular and vendor-independent through well-designed APIs and data integration patterns.
• Collaborate with the Chief Product Officer and Software Architects to shape the long-term technical roadmap.
• Evaluate and introduce modern database technologies, AI-assisted engineering practices, and automation to improve platform quality and development efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain the enterprise data architecture across all IZIGROUP digital products.
• Architect the data foundation of the platform.
• Design logical, conceptual, and physical data models for player accounts, wallets, financial ledgers, gaming transactions, payments, CRM, loyalty, responsible gaming, and analytics.
• Design, optimise, and administer PostgreSQL databases and Supabase/MondoDB infrastructure.
• Define database standards, schema design, indexing strategies, partitioning, replication, backups, disaster recovery, and high-availability solutions.
• Optimise database performance through query tuning, monitoring, and capacity planning.
• Design secure database environments using Row-Level Security (RLS), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), encryption, and auditing.
• Design scalable APIs and data integration models supporting microservices and event-driven architecture.
• Work closely with Software Architects to define technical solutions and platform architecture.
• Support development teams with database design, migrations, and engineering best practices.
• Produce and maintain architecture documentation, data dictionaries, ER diagrams, and technical standards.
• Research and recommend new technologies and best practices to continuously improve the platform.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum five years’ experience as a Data Architect, Database Architect, or Senior Data Engineer.
• Expert knowledge of PostgreSQL and relational database design.
• Strong commercial experience with Supabase/MongoDB and modern cloud-native database platforms.
• Advanced SQL development, optimisation, and performance tuning skills.
• Strong understanding of data modelling, distributed systems, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience designing high-volume transactional systems, preferably within iGaming, fintech, banking, or payment platforms.
• Experience designing secure database environments, including authentication, authorisation, encryption, and auditing.
• Experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, OpenAPI, and JSON-based integrations.
• Familiarity with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional engineering and product teams while driving technical standards and architectural excellence.

Vacancy posted on: June 25, 2026