Data Architect

Matchtech; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Matched contribution pension scheme

Life assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Employee discount portal

Support for Armed Forces

Volunteering opportunities

Job summary

Matchtech are supporting a client in the Defence & Security sector in Farnborough to recruit a Data Architect - Fabric for a permanent role. You will lead end-to-end Data Fabric architecture, including integration, processing, storage, metadata, governance and consumption patterns, shaping the technology roadmap across environments.

You will mentor Data Fabric Engineers and Data Analysts, ensuring security, scalability and operability as the platform evolves, while communicating complex concepts

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data architecture and/or data platform engineering.
• Proven track record evolving architecture with roadmaps, standards, patterns, and governance.
• Proficient knowledge of on-premises, cloud and hybrid platforms with governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
• Experience designing architectures for mission-critical environments including edge deployments and contested connectivity patterns.
• Experience leading engineering teams and mentoring in multidisciplinary environments.
• Ability to explain intricate architectural concepts to senior stakeholders with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Data Fabric architecture end to end: integration, processing, storage, metadata/lineage, governance and consumption patterns.
• Establish and maintain the architecture roadmap, including tech evolution, capability increments and deployment waves.
• Direct architecture for data integration and interoperability, implementing connectors and cross-domain data exchange approaches.
• Translate high-level architectural intent into reference architectures, patterns and guardrails for repeatable delivery.
• Run architecture governance and assurance, leading data modelling across conceptual, logical and physical levels.
• Provide hands-on leadership to a team of Data Fabric Engineers and Data Analysts, ensuring security, scalability and operability of the platform.
• Stay aligned with engineering practices to ensure designs are buildable, testable and supportable.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts to senior stakeholders effectively.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Governance

Cloud and on-prem

Job description

Our client, a distinguished player in the Defence & Security sector, is calling for a highly skilled Data Architect - Fabric to join their ranks on a permanent basis. The position is based at their cutting-edge facility in Farnborough, where innovation meets strategy in groundbreaking technology initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the Data Fabric architecture end-to-end: including integration, processing, storage, metadata/lineage, governance and consumption patterns
• Establishing and maintaining the architecture roadmap, encompassing technology evolution, capability increments and deployment waves across environments
• Directing architecture for data integration and interoperability, implementing strategies for connectors, data sharing patterns and cross-domain data exchange approaches
• Translating high-level architectural intent into reference architectures, patterns, and guardrails to ensure repeatable delivery by the engineering team
• Running architecture governance and assurance, leading comprehensive data modelling across conceptual, logical, and physical levels
• Providing hands-on leadership to a team of Data Fabric Engineers and Data Analysts, ensuring the platform's security, scalability, resilience, and operability as it evolves
• Staying tuned to engineering practices to ensure designs are buildable, testable, and supportable
• Communicating complex architectural concepts to senior stakeholders proficiently

Job Requirements:

• Extensive experience in data architecture and/or data platform engineering with significant ownership of architecture on complex programmes
• Demonstrable track record of evolving an established architecture through strategic roadmaps, standards, patterns, and governance
• Proficient knowledge of on-premises, cloud, and hybrid platforms with a deep understanding of data governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship, and lifecycle management
• Experience designing and governing architectures for constrained or mission-critical environments, including edge deployments and contested connectivity patterns
• Experience leading engineering teams, providing clear technical direction and mentoring in multidisciplinary environments
• ability to explain intricate architectural concepts to senior stakeholders with excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Matched contribution pension scheme with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with options to purchase additional days
• Access to Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal including Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, and Cinema Tickets
• Support for the Armed Forces community, maintaining Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Opportunities for volunteering, aiding charities and local communities

If you are a data architecture professional with a passion for defence and security and the drive to lead into the future, this could be your next career move.