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# Senior Enterprise Architect (Data Platform Technology) - HMRC - G7

- **Company:** Government Digital & Data
- **Location:** Birmingham, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £58,541.0 - £72,711.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Big Data, Data Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Meta-Data Management, Pentaho Data Integration, Power BI, Cloud Services, Azure Machine Learning, SAS (Software), Talend, Data Ingestion, Togaf, Storage Technologies, Data Management
- **Published:** October 3, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2995445507-2

## About the Role

* Significant experience in Enterprise Architecture or senior architecture roles, with a strong background in large-scale data platforms and enterprise technology environments.
 * Experience developing and implementing architectural principles, policies, standards, reference architectures and technology roadmaps.
 * Ability to identify emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on organisational strategy.
 * Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
 * Experience influencing strategic technology decisions, articulating options, risks and trade-offs, and making evidence-based recommendations.
 * Ability to understand enterprise-wide impacts and balance immediate business needs with longer-term strategic objectives.

Technical Expertise

You'll have demonstrable knowledge and practical experience in one or more of the following areas:

 * Cloud-native data services and platforms.
 * Data integration, transformation and metadata management technologies (such as Talend, Informatica or similar).
 * Analytics and business intelligence tooling (such as SAS, Power BI, Pentaho or equivalent).
 * Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning solutions, including customer insight, behavioural analytics and segmentation capabilities.

Desirable Criteria

 * Experience contributing to discussions relating to commercial contracts, procurement and technology sourcing strategies.
 * Experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms supporting operational, analytical, AI and machine learning workloads.
 * Professional architecture qualifications such as TOGAF, CITP, or a willingness to work towards them.

## Description

* Define and maintain enterprise-wide data architecture strategies, principles, standards and roadmaps.
 * Provide expert guidance and governance to solution architects, ensuring technology designs align with HMRC's strategic direction.
 * Lead architectural thinking across enterprise reporting, analytics, AI/ML platforms, data ingestion, transformation and storage technologies.
 * Engage with senior stakeholders across HMRC and wider government to influence technology strategy and investment decisions.
 * Identify emerging technologies, industry trends and innovations, assessing their value and applicability to HMRC.
 * Promote scalable, sustainable and reusable solutions that deliver value for money and support future business needs.


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