Lead Data Architect

• you deliver data products and services that meet the needs and expectations of users and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives and priorities.
• you establish and maintain clear communication channels with users and stakeholders, soliciting feedback and managing expectations throughout the data lifecycle.
• you inspire and guide the team by setting a clear vision for the data platform, aligning it with the organisation's strategic goals, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• you ensure compliance with data policies, standards, and regulations, applying quality assurance methods and tools to monitor and improve data quality and integrity.
• you engage with senior stakeholders and users throughout the decision-making process, ensuring that their views and needs are understood and considered, and that they are informed of the outcomes and implications.
• you manage data risks and issues effectively, escalating and resolving them in a timely manner, and implementing mitigation strategies to prevent recurrence
• you monitor and assess the impact and outcomes of decisions, using feedback and data to measure performance and identify areas for improvement and innovation., Join the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as a Lead Data Architect and be a vital part of the criminal justice system in England and Wales. Operating independently, the CPS' work upholds the rule of law and ensures that justice is served fairly and impartially for victims, witnesses, and defendants.

This is a unique opportunity for you to contribute to the UK's justice system through the development and maintenance of a modern data platform.

As part of the Data Platform team, you will engage with both technical colleagues and business stakeholders to understand requirements, advise on data solutions, and ensure that the systems you build are both functional and user focused.

Your expertise as a Lead Data Architect will help shape a data-driven culture within the CPS, ensuring that the organisation remains responsive and effective in a rapidly evolving data landscape.

• experience in designing conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• expert in turning business problems into data design, with hands-on experience with orchestration tools.
• experience in designing end-to-end data platforms including data lakes, warehouses, and lakehouses.
• experience in implementing data governance frameworks, including data cataloguing, metadata management, data governance and anonymisation.
• experience with role-based access control (RBAC) in data systems.

It is desirable that you have the below experience, but this is not required to apply:

• Experience with Azure Cloud, Databricks, Azure Data Factory and Python language.

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