Senior Data Architect - £600 (Inside IR35) - Government

Job Title: Senior Data Architect
Rate: £600 (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote
Clearance: BPSS
Stages: 1 Stage

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the enterprise data architecture strategy, roadmap, and standards.

• Design scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms and architectures.

• Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models to support business and technical requirements.

• Lead the design and implementation of modern data solutions, including data lakes, data warehouses, and cloud-based platforms.

• Establish data governance, quality, metadata, and master data management frameworks.

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into architectural solutions.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to data engineers, developers, and solution architects.

• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

• Drive data integration strategies using APIs, ETL/ELT processes, and streaming technologies.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the organisation's data ecosystem.

• Support digital transformation programmes by enabling data-driven decision-making and analytics.

• Develop architectural documentation, standards, and design patterns.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Senior Data Architect or Enterprise Data Architect.

• Strong knowledge of data architecture principles, modelling techniques, and database design.

• Experience designing enterprise data platforms using cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform.

• Expertise in relational and NoSQL databases.

• Strong understanding of data warehousing, data lakes, ETL/ELT, and data integration patterns.

• Experience with data governance, data quality, metadata management, and master data management.

• Strong knowledge of SQL and data modelling methodologies.

• Experience working within Agile delivery environments.

• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and leadership skills.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.