Senior Data Architect - Defence, SC Clearance

Long-term project available for a proven SC Cleared Data Architect with strong experience in translating business and operational needs into data architecture designs, ensuring alignment between enterprise strategy and system-level implementation for Defence organisations required. Suited candidate will have deep experience in design data integration patterns and approaches (eg APIs, data pipelines, event-driven architectures) across large complex secure Defence systems. The role will involve defining and maintaining data architecture (enterprise level), including principles, policies, standards, and reference models aligned with JSP 453 and Defence-wide integration frameworks. You will establish and support Data Governance frameworks, including data quality, metadata, lineage, and master data management practices. The ideal candidate will have recently completed a similar long-term contract opportunity on a secure Defence site.