Data Architect

• Lead the design and delivery of secure, cloud-based data platforms for UK Central Government departments
• Combine architectural strategy with delivery oversight
• Shape target-state architectures while ensuring they are implemented pragmatically within regulated, security-conscious environments

• Recent experience as a Lead Data Architect / Data Solutions Architect or equivalent senior role
• Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end data platform design and delivery
• Experience operating in consulting, systems integration, or delivery partner roles
• Experience working within UK Central Government or ALBs strongly preferred
• Practical architecture experience across both established enterprise approaches and modern data patterns
• Cloud-native data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, and/or SageMaker (multi-platform experience advantageous)
• Data lake and lakehouse architectures
• Event-driven and streaming architectures
• Data Mesh and/or Data Fabric principles
• Data product-oriented design approaches
• Strong knowledge of distributed processing (e.g. Apache Spark)
• Familiarity with Hadoop ecosystem components
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL technologies
• Understanding of ETL/ELT design trade-offs
• Awareness of DevOps practices and CI/CD for data platforms
• Understanding of how ML/AI workloads integrate into data architectures
• Experience designing within structured architectural governance frameworks
• Familiarity with government assurance processes and design authorities
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks and metadata management
• Experience designing for GDPR and UK public sector data protection requirements
• Appreciation of infrastructure considerations and security boundaries in regulated cloud environments
• Ability to influence architectural direction at senior stakeholder level
• Clear and structured communicator — able to explain trade-offs and risks
• Experience leading and mentoring architects and engineers
• Comfortable operating within programme governance structures
• Familiarity with Agile delivery models (SAFe, Scrum, Kanban)
• Candidates must be eligible for SC clearance (existing SC clearance desirable)
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in a relevant field

Hands-on coding ability (e.g. Python, Java, R) is beneficial but not required

• Tailored benefits that support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Continuous growth and development opportunities
• Flexible work options