Data Architect - SC Cleared - 6months

We are supporting a major UK public sector digital transformation programme and are looking for an experienced Data Architect to join a high-profile delivery team designing enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions.

You will take ownership of end-to-end data architecture, working closely with technical teams and senior stakeholders to design scalable, secure and governed data solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Designing enterprise data architectures, including data modelling, governance, metadata, lineage and quality
• Defining modern data platforms including data lakes, data warehouses and lakehouse architectures
• Designing ETL/ELT pipelines and data integration solutions
• Advising on cloud-based data platforms, virtualisation and modern analytics architectures
• Providing technical leadership throughout the project life cycle, from design through to implementation
• Supporting architecture governance, best practice and technical assurance
• Working with engineering teams to deliver robust, scalable solutions across Agile environments

Enterprise Data Architecture

• Data Warehousing, Data Lakes and Lakehouse solutions
• Data Modelling and Data Governance
• ETL/ELT Architecture
• Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• Relational and NoSQL databases
• Data Virtualisation
• Analytics and BI platforms (Power BI, SAS, R or similar)
• APIs and data integration
• Agile, DevOps and CI/CD delivery environments

Experience delivering large-scale public sector or regulated industry programmes would be highly beneficial.