Data Architect: Shape Data Strategy & Governance (Hybrid)

AQA; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

35‑hour working week

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Job summary

AQA is seeking a Data Architect to help build our data architecture capability for Assessment Technology, shaping how data is understood, modeled, governed and used across complex assessment systems. You will join a growing team, translating business needs into clear data architecture direction and ensuring data decisions align with strategy and governance.

You will shape artefacts and work with stakeholders to define data requirements, while contributing to data strategy, governance and

Qualifications

• Experience producing architecture artefacts such as data models, data dictionaries and data flows.
• Ability to translate complex technical information into business-focused language.
• Data architecture background is ideal; adjacent experience in data engineering or technical architecture may also be suitable.

Responsibilities

• Create and shape data architecture artefacts (data models, data dictionaries, data flows).
• Collaborate with project, product, technical and business stakeholders to translate capabilities into data requirements.
• Support data strategy and governance by contributing to standards, policies and procedures.

Skills

Data models

Data dictionaries

Data flows

Architecture artefacts

Stakeholder communication

Job description

AQA is seeking a Data Architect to help build our data architecture capability for Assessment Technology, shaping how data is understood, modeled, governed and used across complex assessment systems. You will join a growing team, translating business needs into clear data architecture direction and ensuring data decisions align with strategy and governance.

You will shape artefacts and work with stakeholders to define data requirements, while contributing to data strategy, governance and