Data Architect

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in London is seeking a skilled Data Architect to design and implement a cross-government data architecture initiative. The successful candidate will possess over 4 years of experience in data architecture, strong communication skills, and familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. This position offers a flexible hybrid work approach and competitive salary including benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare and dental insurance

Company pension matched up to 5%

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Life assurance - 4 x annual salary

Cycle to work scheme

Access to over 5000 Udemy training courses

Qualifications

• 4+ years proven experience as a Data Architect.
• Knowledge of data governance and privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Experience with SQL & NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of scalable data architecture.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align data architecture with needs.
• Ensure ethical and secure data management practices.

Skills

Data architecture

Data governance

Data modelling

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Collaboration

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Hadoop

AWS

Azure

Job description

Data Architect

Full Time

Permanent

Hybrid - London SE1 (1 day per week onsite)

£80-90K basic + benefits (5% pension, 25 days hols, life insurance, medical cover)

Are you an experienced Data Architect looking for a new challenge?

Do you have a background in Data Architecture with a strong understanding of data modelling, data integration, data governance and privacy-enhancing technologies along with data warehousing, Big data and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)?

Here at ARM we are recruiting for a full time permanent Data Architect for a global IT services and consultancy client of ours.

Our client: They’re a leading business with a global reach that empowers local teams, and they undertake hugely exciting work that is genuinely changing the world. Their advanced portfolio of consulting, applications, business process, cloud, and infrastructure services will allow you to achieve great things by working with brilliant colleagues, and clients, on exciting projects.

Overview

We are seeking a talented skilled Data Architect to support the design and implementation of a cross-government data architecture. This role contributes to the transformation of foundational data assets-such as address information-into trusted, high-quality, and reusable resources that support public service delivery, economic growth, and AI innovation. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to a strategic transformation in how government data is managed and reused, enabling smarter services and innovation across the public sector.

Responsibilities

• Support the development of scalable data architecture for high-value data assets.
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders to align data architecture with user needs.
• Contribute to data governance and quality assurance frameworks.
• Promote interoperability and use of open standards across systems.
• Ensure ethical and secure data management practices.
• Assist in enabling data accessibility for AI and analytics use cases

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience:

• 4yrs+ proven experience as a Data Architect.
• Experience/knowledge in data architecture, modelling, and integration.
• Knowledge of data governance and privacy-enhancing technologies.
• Familiarity with interoperability standards and semantic data models.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-stakeholder environments.
• Data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical).
• Databases: SQL & NoSQL (Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, etc.).
• Data warehousing & ETL/ELT tools.
• Big data (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• APIs & integrations.

Preferred Skills

• Data Certifications
• Experience with government or foundational data assets.
• Knowledge of cloud-native data platforms and federated data models.
• Understanding of AI/ML data requirements.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., TOGAF, DAMA).
• Familiarity with Data Federation and Cached Services
• Familiarity with Data pipeline (Series of steps that move and transform data from one source to another for analyses and storage)
• Experience with Dell Data Lakehouse administration.
• Experience in Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise (DDAE) administration ?

Working Conditions

• This position may require evening and weekend work for time-sensitive project implementations.

Some of the benefits include:

• Healthcare and dental insurance
• Company pension is matched up to 5%
• 25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays and the option to purchase 5 extra days
• Life assurance - 4 x annual salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• Client prioritises internal development opportunities and offer access to our Udemy training platform with over 5000 training courses

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Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.