Data Architect

Data Architect – Bristol, Greater London or Greater Manchester – Hybrid – Permanent 37.5 hours per week – SC Clearance

Company cultures & job summary:

Our client is growing their Data and AI Architecture team and is looking for a Senior Data Architect to work across some of the UK's most complex and ambitious government programmes. You'll need SC clearance and deep hands-on experience in enterprise data architecture, data governance, and AI strategy. If you're ready to step into a high-impact consultancy role in the Defence and Public Sector space, this one is worth a look.

Working Patterns and location – Hybrid – 2-3 days on site per week

The Key Responsibilities of a Data Architect:

• Develop enterprise Conceptual, Logical and Physical Data Models conforming to national and international standards.
• Analyse existing client Data Architecture landscapes and define target state solutions.
• Provide Data Architecture oversight to ensure scalable, reliable and maintainable systems.
• Lead and mentor junior Data Architects, Data Analysts, Data Modellers and AI Engineers.
• Lead and manage organisation-wide Data Governance activities and ensure policy adherence.
• Lead Data and AI Proof of Concepts, pilots and experiments for client engagements.
• Act as escalation point for Data Governance, Data Quality and Data Protection issues.
• Contribute to proposal writing, presentations and pre-sales activities to drive opportunity development.

Below is a list of Key Skills required for a Data Architect, however you will not be expected to have everything:

• Deep enterprise Data Architecture experience in industry or a consulting environment.
• Strong experience in data solution architecture including design principles, solution patterns and architecture methodologies.
• Expertise in Data Lake, Lakehouse and Data Mesh architecture.
• Proven ability to manage executive-level stakeholders and build strong client relationships.
• Strong data modelling experience across large, complex organisations including dimensional modelling and data vault.
• Expert knowledge of SQL databases with working knowledge of columnar, NoSQL, predictive analytics and data visualisation.
• Experience of Data Ontology including Data Catalogue, Data Dictionary and Data Lineage.
• Solid understanding of Data Governance principles and platforms such as Collibra and Informatica.

The client would also like to see some of the below, but this is not essential:

• Industry-recognised certifications such as DAMA CDMP, TOGAF or cloud platform certifications (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Experience with Observability and FinOps (Financial Operations) practices.
• Good understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements including GDPR.
• Experience of working across multiple deployment models including on-premises, public cloud, private cloud and hybrid.
• Prior consulting experience working on client-facing government or public sector programmes.

Our client is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.

Part-time opportunities/flexible working is available to suit individual needs.

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You will be required to hold a minimum of SC Clearance. If you do not hold an active SC Clearance, please familiarise yourself with the vetting process before applying.

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