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# Data Architect

- **Company:** BAE Systems
- **Location:** Frimley, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £70,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Business Systems, Data Architecture, Data Systems, Database Development, Enterprise Data Management, Data Layers, Data Lakes, Data Analytics, Data Management
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb37e8afaa2a3c669725de23e48a76c5ef/eaa

## About the Role

* Degree in a STEM subject or equivalent in a relevant discipline
 * Proven experience in an IT-related role
 * Experience in Information/Data architecture development
 * Experience of information/data analysis in large scale business systems

## Description

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role, The position plays a pivotal part in aligning Data & Analytics initiatives with broader enterprise goals, ensuring solutions integrate seamlessly across the organisation.
A core focus is driving the Data & Analytics Data Architecture Office, contributing to the definition, development and governance of a standard approach to the practice of data architecture across some of our largest and most complex transformation projects.
This role will also ensure we have a clear strategy and roadmap for our data layers such as storage, staging, conformed and marts including the definitions of medallion architecture into our data lakes.
Core duties:

 * You will be the custodian of the appropriate Enterprise Data Models associated with the Data & Analytics services (e.g. the Dimensional model used within BI and the Master Data model used within data management) , within the context of the overall Data & Analytics Enterprise Architecture Information and Data Models, working closely with the Data & Analytics Centre of Excellence
 * You will define what good looks like in terms of Data Architecture best practices and approaches including the creation of blue prints for conceptual, logical and physical models
 * Database development and optimization - defining our approach to data systems (warehouses & lakes) across our data & analytics landscape creating roadmaps for change towards new technologies
 * Support our large transformation projects in their data journeys, defining re-usable artifacts to generate mature data architectures within our enterprise


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