Data Architect

eTeam; Telford; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading data solutions provider is seeking a Data Architect based in Telford to design and manage data architectures that meet organizational needs. The role involves creating data models, ensuring data governance compliance, and communicating effectively across teams. Candidates should have strong skills in data analysis and strategic thinking. This is an exciting opportunity to innovate with data solutions while advocating for user needs.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in data modelling concepts and principles.
• Experience with data governance practices.
• Ability to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain data architecture aligned with business needs.
• Conduct data profiling and provide insights to support end-user needs.
• Develop data standards and conduct impact analysis on breaches.

Skills

Data modelling

Data governance

Data analysis

Communication skills

Problem management

Strategic thinking

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Data Architect

Clearance Required: SC

Duration: 6 months

Location: Telford with 2 days/week in office

Responsibilities

• A data architect designs and builds data models to fulfil the strategic data needs of the organisation, as defined by chief data architects.

At this role level, you will

• Design, support and provide guidance for the upgrade, management, decommission and archive of data in compliance with data policy
• Provide input into data dictionaries
• Define and maintain the data technology architecture, including metadata, integration and Business Intelligence or data warehouse architecture

Communicating between the technical and non-technical

• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Support and host discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics
• Be an advocate for the team externally, and can manage differing perspectives

Communicating data

• Show an awareness that data needs to be aligned to the needs of the end user
• Create basic visuals and presentations

Data analysis and synthesis

• Undertake data profiling and source system analysis
• Present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data

Data governance (data architect)

• Understand what data governance is required
• Take responsibility for the assurance of data solutions and make recommendations to ensure compliance

Data innovation

• Show an awareness of opportunities for innovation with new tools and uses of data

Data modelling

• Explain the concepts and principles of data modelling
• Produce, maintain and update relevant data models for an organisation's specific needs
• Reverse-engineer data models from a live system

Data standards (data architect)

• Develop data standards for a specific component
• Analyse where data standards have been applied or breached, and undertake an impact analysis of that breach

Metadata management

• Work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis
• Maintain a repository to ensure information remains accurate and up to date

Problem management

• Initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems
• Effectively consult specialists where required
• Determine the appropriate Remedy and assist with its implementation
• Determine preventative measures

Strategic thinking

• Explain the strategic context of your work and why it is important
• Support strategic planning in an administrative capacity

Turning business problems into data design

• Design data architecture by dealing with specific business problems and aligning it to enterprise-wide standards and principles
• Work within the context of well understood architecture, and identify appropriate patterns