Data Architect - Hybrid & AI-Driven Data Solutions

AtkinsRéalis; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working culture

Flexible holiday allowances

Training and professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Data Architect to translate complex business challenges into modern, scalable data architectures. You will define enterprise data structures, govern data ecosystems and guide cloud migration across Defence, Security and Government programmes.

You will collaborate with Solution, Enterprise and Security Architects, Business Analysts and Data Engineers to deliver secure, compliant data platforms that enable informed decision making and value realisation for clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise data architecture and data governance.
• Proven ability to design scalable data solutions across complex landscapes.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise and solution-level data architectures.
• Design conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Develop data strategies, governance frameworks and information management approaches.
• Design secure and scalable data integration patterns across complex technology landscapes.
• Produce architecture artefacts aligned to enterprise architecture frameworks and business strategies.
• Support cloud transformation and digital modernisation programmes.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to ensure architecture remains aligned from concept through delivery.
• Influence technical direction through Architecture Review Boards and governance forums.
• Present technical recommendations and business cases to stakeholders.
• Support business development activities including technical proposals and client workshops.
• Contribute to the continual development of the Secure Government Data Architecture Practice.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architecture

Solution Data Architecture

Data Strategy

Information Architecture

Data Modelling

Data Governance

Metadata Management

Master Data Management

Data Quality

Reference Data

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

PostgreSQL

Azure Data Factory

Kafka

ETL/ELT

Streaming and Event-Driven Architectures

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Data Architect to translate complex business challenges into modern, scalable data architectures. You will define enterprise data structures, govern data ecosystems and guide cloud migration across Defence, Security and Government programmes.

You will collaborate with Solution, Enterprise and Security Architects, Business Analysts and Data Engineers to deliver secure, compliant data platforms that enable informed decision making and value realisation for clients.