Data Architect - Defence, SC Cleared

Bangura Solutions; West of England; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bangura Solutions in the United Kingdom seeks an SC-cleared Data Architect to translate business needs into robust data architectures for Defence environments.

The role focuses on enterprise data architecture, data governance and integration patterns across large, secure systems, with JSP 453 compliance.

Candidates with recent Defence site experience and a commitment to security will thrive in this long-term, mission-critical assignment.

Qualifications

• Proven SC Cleared Data Architect with experience translating business needs into data architecture designs.
• Experience in designing data integration patterns (APIs, data pipelines, event-driven architectures) for large, secure Defence systems.
• Experience defining and maintaining enterprise data architecture, including principles, policies, standards, and reference models aligned with JSP 453 and Defence frameworks.
• Background establishing Data Governance frameworks including data quality, metadata, lineage, and master data management.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise-level data architecture principles, standards and reference models.
• Design data integration patterns using APIs, data pipelines and event-driven architectures.
• Align data architecture with JSP 453 and Defence frameworks for secure systems.
• Establish and support data governance: quality, metadata, lineage, and MDM.

Job description

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.

Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.