2 of 2 Contract Data Strategy Jobs in the North of England

A professional services firm who are scaling rapidly through acquisition, are looking for an Enterprise Data Architect to join their team in Stoke on Trent as they embark on a major transformation. With ambitious growth plans, you'll join during phase 1 of a multi-year strategy to unify and modernise their data, cloud, and tech set … the cloud (which will most likely be Azure). Reporting into their new CIO/CTO, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and executing their enterprise-wide data strategy - requiring visionary thinking, excellent stakeholder engagement skills, and also brilliant hands-on technical ability. Please note this role is fully office-based, 5 days a week in … Stoke on Trent, in line with their highly collaborative and close-knit culture. What You'll Be Doing: Assessing the current data estate across on-prem, cloud, and legacy systems Designing and implementing a scalable, future-proof data architecture Leading the migration from legacy tools (e.g., SSIS, SSRS) to modern platforms like Azure Data Factory and Power More ❯

the higher education sector , alongside the following: Proven experience managing IT environments or infrastructure in a complex, enterprise-level setting. Ability to define and maintain a comprehensive environment management strategy across diverse platforms. Strong stakeholder management skills, including engagement with technical and non-technical audiences. Confident in leading meetings, workshops, and collaborative planning sessions. Understanding of secure-by-design … Lead initiatives to automate environment provisioning and improve efficiency across delivery pipelines. Maintain comprehensive documentation, environment diagrams, and knowledge bases. Support release and deployment cycles by managing environment refreshes, data masking, and test data strategies. Desirable Qualifications/Skills Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Industry-recognised certifications (e.g., ITIL, AWS, Azure). Experience … with data masking, synthetic data creation, and environment orchestration tools. More ❯