SC Cleared Data Architect

Data Architect
Clearance Required: SC Cleared
Duration: 6 months
Location: Telford - 2 days per week
IR35 Status: Mandated PAYE only

We are heading up a recruitment drive for a global consultancy that require an SC Cleared Data Architect to join them on a major government project that's based in Telford.

Job Description:

Capgemini is expanding its architecture capability for one of our largest UK Public Sector clients. In this role, you will help to shape and deliver data and analytics solutions that directly support client priorities: improving efficiency, maximising revenues, reducing fraud and responding rapidly to policy challenges.
We are looking for Data Architects with a specialism in data-related technologies who can operate across the full data life cycle and design enterprise-level data architecture for complex programmes. These include cloud migrations, data management, data virtualisation, lakehouse deployments and the creation of modern data pipelines. You'll put client requirements and industry best practice at the heart of delivery to help build world-class solutions that move from design into live service safely and successfully.
Our Data Architects act as technical leaders from the outset. They own end-to-end solution design through delivery and implementation into live operation. The successful candidate will often support the development of commercial proposals and provide technical solution governance throughout the life cycle.

Key Responsibilities
As a Data Architect, you will take ownership of the solution design and guide delivery teams through complex technical decisions ensuring solutions are robust, governable and deliverable into live service.

Key responsibilities include:
Designing data architectures, including cataloguing, metadata, lineage, quality, ownership and classification, to ensure data is trusted, discoverable, secure and fit for purpose from source to consumption.
Taking architectural ownership of how data is designed for consumption by both humans and autonomous agents, including analytics users, applications and AI driven services.
Providing architectural direction on the safe and governed adoption of AI and agent based capabilities within data and analytics platforms
Producing architectures and designs for complex end-to-end data solutions, including data storage and management, ETL/ELT, reporting and analytics
Advising clients on architecture/infrastructure, platform and engineering best practices across data warehouse/data lake solutions and modelling concepts
Taking ownership of client requirements, deliverables and accountabilities, ensuring adherence to architecture governance processes, industry best practices and alignment with the client's architecture vision
Driving solution development and documentation, ensuring good architectural practices are applied throughout the life cycle
Providing architectural oversight and direction on behalf of our clients, including governance at all stages
Building trusted-advisor relationships with clients through boldness, honesty and credible technical leadership
Managing relationships with vendors, third parties and key internal stakeholders across Capgemini
Owning technical problem management and resolution relevant to the solution development
Contributing to and actively participating in Capgemini's Architecture practice and community

Skills and Experience
Essential
You bring strong, hands-on data architecture experience and the ability to lead technical delivery in complex environments. You'll be credible with both senior client stakeholders and internal delivery leadership and comfortable making decisions that balance technical quality, risk and delivery outcomes.

We're looking for demonstrable experience in:
Multiple data storage technologies used in data warehouse and data lake solutions, such as:
o Relational DBMS
o NoSQL
o Graph databases
o Cloud object storage
o DB as a service
Architecture and design concepts for ETL/ELT solutions, using a range of tooling
Designing and applying data virtualisation technologies, particularly at enterprise scale

Architecture and design concepts for data exploitation solutions and technologies, including:
o Analytics (eg, SAS, R)
o Reporting (eg, Pentaho Business Analytics, Power BI)
o APIs (eg, Java, Denodo)
Expertise in data modelling within large, complex IT estates, implementing multiple data architectures and integrating data management/governance tooling
Modern ways of working such as Agile, CI/CD, DevOps and test automation
Delivery across on-premise, cloud and hybrid environments, including cloud migration programmes
Setting direction and technical scope, building/leading technical teams and managing technical deliverables
Strong communication, influencing and facilitation skills-especially for troubleshooting, problem-solving and decision-making
Resilience, flexibility and ability to adapt to changing schedules and priorities. A drive to deliver results and exceed client expectations-bringing clear personal value to every engagement
Integrating third-party products into complex estates, managing interdependencies and leading end-to-end delivery in multi-supplier engagements

Desirable
If you have any of the following, it will help you stand out:
Experience with lakehouse deployments and modern cloud-native data platforms
Practical understanding of the real-world impact and usage of AI services to enhance and improve data quality, consumption and processing
Experience contributing to commercial proposals, bids, or shaping technical approaches for client engagements
Demonstrated experience owning or operating architecture governance across a programme life cycle, including design assurance and decision control