Senior Information Management Consultant

As a Data Architect, you will work with clients to understand complex business challenges before designing modern, scalable data architectures that enable better decisions, stronger governance and future digital capability. You’ll work across a wide variety of programmes, supporting organisations as they modernise legacy estates, migrate to cloud platforms, improve data governance and unlock the value of their information through modern data platforms and analytical services. Our architects work closely with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, Security Architects, Business Analysts, Data Engineers and client stakeholders throughout the entire solution lifecycle.

• Define enterprise and solution-level data architectures.
• Design conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Develop data strategies, gvernance frameworks and information management approaches.
• Design secure and scalable data integration patterns across complex technology landscapes.
• Produce architecture artefacts aligned to enterprise architecture frameworks and business strategies.
• Support cloud transformation and digital modernisation programmes.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure architecture remains aligned from concept through delivery.
• Influence technical direction through Architecture Review Boards,Design Authorities and governance forums.
• Present technical recommendations and business cases to a variety of stakeholders.
• Support business development activities including technical proposals, client workshops and solution shaping where appropriate.
• Contribute to the continual development of the Secure Government Data Architecture Practice.

Technical expertise

• Area: Enterprise Data Architecture; Solution Data Architecture; Data Strategy; Information Architecture; Data Modelling; Data Governance; Metadata Management; Master Data Management; Data Quality; Reference Data.
• Cloud Platforms: Microsoft Azure; AWS; GCP.
• Modern Data Platforms: Databricks; Microsoft Fabric; PostgreSQL.
• Data Integration: Azure Data Factory; API-led Integration; Kafka; ETL/ELT; Streaming and Event-Driven Architectures.
• Architecture & Modelling: TOGAF; DAMA; ArchiMate; Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Data Governance: Microsoft Purview; Collibra; Informatica; Security by Design; Data Classification; Information Assurance.

We don’t expect candidates to have experience across all above. We’re looking for architects who understand architectural principles and can apply them using appropriate technologies.

Professional skills

• Enjoy solving complex business problems.
• Can communicate confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Build trusted relationships with clients and colleagues.
• Influence technical decisions through evidence and collaboration.
• Challenge constructively and recommend pragmatic solutions.
• Enjoy mentoring and developing others.
• Continuously develop their own knowledge and technical expertise.
• Thrive within multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive - at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people., At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.