Data Architect - £555p/d Inside IR35 - Hybrid - 980048

Exalto Consulting Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 102,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Onsite Leeds once a month

Job summary

Exalto Consulting Ltd is seeking an experienced Data Architect to support an SSO and IAM programme. You will translate business requirements into practical data architecture, shape data models and standards, and work with solution architects to deliver secure, reliable data solutions.

The role is primarily remote, with one day per month onsite in Leeds. You will design data integration using APIs and microservices, govern data quality and security, and communicate complex designs clearly to

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data architecture and data design, including delivery on small or medium-sized projects.
• A detailed understanding of data modelling, architecture principles and design patterns.
• Practical experience with APIs, microservices, interoperability and metadata management.
• Knowledge of the enterprise data management lifecycle, with experience in at least two areas such as governance, security, data quality, master data management or API design and management.
• Strong analytical, consultancy and stakeholder communication skills.
• The ability to challenge ambiguous requirements and produce clear, persuasive architecture documentation.

Responsibilities

• Producing, maintaining and updating data models, including reverse engineering models from existing systems.
• Defining data standards, contributing to data dictionaries and maintaining metadata repositories.
• Designing data integration approaches using APIs, microservices and interoperability patterns.
• Guiding data upgrades, management, decommissioning and archiving in line with data policies.
• Assessing data quality, governance and security, and assuring solutions against relevant standards.
• Profiling source data, analysing integration impacts and documenting functional and non-functional requirements.
• Communicating designs, risks and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Data architecture

Data design

Data modelling

APIs

Microservices

Data governance

Data quality

Metadata management

Stakeholder communication

Architecture documentation

Job description

Data Architect

£555 per day Inside IR35 | Contract | Full-time | Hybrid – Leeds

We’re looking for an experienced Data Architect to support a Single Sign-On (SSO) and Identity and Access Management (IAM) programme. You’ll shape data models and standards, working with solution architects and multidisciplinary teams to deliver secure, reliable data solutions.

Location: Primarily remote, with one day per month onsite in Leeds

Rate: £555 per day, Inside IR35

Contract end date: 17 August 2027

Security requirements: Active, transferable SC clearance and sole British nationality are required.

The role

You’ll translate business requirements into practical data architecture, ensuring designs align with enterprise standards and support the programme’s strategic needs.

• Producing, maintaining and updating data models, including reverse engineering models from existing systems.


• Defining data standards, contributing to data dictionaries and maintaining metadata repositories.


• Designing data integration approaches using APIs, microservices and interoperability patterns.


• Guiding data upgrades, management, decommissioning and archiving in line with data policies.


• Assessing data quality, governance and security, and assuring solutions against relevant standards.


• Profiling source data, analysing integration impacts and documenting functional and non-functional requirements.


• Communicating designs, risks and recommendations clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience in data architecture and data design, including delivery on small or medium-sized projects.


• A detailed understanding of data modelling, architecture principles and design patterns.


• Practical experience with APIs, microservices, interoperability and metadata management.


• Knowledge of the enterprise data management lifecycle, with experience in at least two areas such as governance, security, data quality, master data management or API design and management.


• Strong analytical, consultancy and stakeholder communication skills.


• The ability to challenge ambiguous requirements and produce clear, persuasive architecture documentation.

Desirable experience

• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman or PEAF.


• Knowledge of messaging, directory and interoperability standards.


• Experience with development platforms and languages, including Java.