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# Senior Data Architect

- **Company:** Women in Data
- **Location:** Manchester, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £83,917.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Data Architecture, Data Dictionary, Data Governance, Data Presentation, DevOps, Meta-Data Management, Data Streaming, Google Cloud, IT Architecture, Data Strategy, Containerization, Data Management
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840591480-senior-data-architect

## About the Role

* Data Architecture Design & Standards - Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event-based architecture and pub-sub/data streaming approaches.
 * Technical Governance & Communication - Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives.
 * Data Management & Governance - Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems.
 * Cloud & Infrastructure Design - Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
 * Agile & DevOps Delivery - Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
 * Strategic Technology Leadership - Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals.

## Description

We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data-focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You'll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy.

In this role, you'll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You'll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You'll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.


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