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# Data Architect

- **Company:** Skanska UK PLC
- **Location:** Watford, United Kingdom
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Logical Data Models, Metadata, Reference Data, Data Streaming, IT Architecture
- **Published:** November 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://skanska.avature.net/careers/Login?jobId=6939

## About the Role

* Proven experience in Business Data Architecture, IT Architecture, Data Engineering or a related data-focused role.
 * Experience defining data requirements, models, flows and architecture for business change or transformation.
 * Ability to translate business needs and processes into clear data requirements, definitions and architecture artefacts.
 * Skilled in developing conceptual and logical data models, including business entities, relationships, attributes and information flows.
 * Strong understanding of data governance, including ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata, lineage, master and reference data, and business glossaries.
 * Knowledge of data architecture, lifecycle, security and access controls, with the ability to spot data quality, duplication, ownership and integration issues early.
 * Excellent communication and facilitation skills, with experience working effectively across business and technical teams.

## Description

* Partner with Business Architects, Business Analysts, content teams and stakeholders to understand business objectives, processes and data needs.
 * Lead early discovery of data requirements, including data sources, usage and sharing across the organisation.
 * Create and maintain conceptual and logical data models, business data mappings, data flows and source-system inventories.
 * Define and promote consistent data definitions, standards, glossaries, master and reference data requirements, and critical data elements.
 * Work with Data Governance to establish ownership, stewardship, quality, metadata, lineage and governance requirements.
 * Advise business and delivery teams, collaborating with IT Architects, engineers, analysts and vendors to translate requirements into solutions aligned with architecture standards.