Data Architects

DWP Digital; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading government digital agency in Newcastle upon Tyne seeks a Senior Data Architect to design data models and support data-focused products within a complex digital environment. The ideal candidate will work closely with stakeholders, lead data architects, and ensure compliance with data architecture standards. Experience with cloud technologies, Agile methodologies, and DevOps is essential. Join us to shape the future and contribute to government digital transformation that positively impacts lives.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Data Architecture design and modelling.
• Ability to present designs to technical governance forums.
• Knowledge in Event-based architecture and data streaming.

Responsibilities

• Design data models and metadata systems.
• Lead data architects in interpreting organisational needs.
• Provide oversight to ensure compliance with data architecture standards.

Skills

Data Architecture design and modelling techniques

Cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

Agile delivery methodologies

DevOps: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery

Job description

A Senior Data Architect works with multiple projects or teams on problems that require broad architectural thinking. At this role level, you will:

• design data models and metadata systems.
• help lead data architects to interpret an organisation's needs.
• provide oversight and advice to other data architects who are designing and producing data artefacts.
• design and support the management of data dictionaries.
• make sure that your teams are working to the standards set for the organisation by the lead data architects.
• work with technical architects to make sure that an organisation's systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.

Candidate profile

When giving details in your employment history and personal statement you should highlight your experience in line with essential criteria below:

• Data Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards.
• Presenting data architecture design to technical governance forums.
• Data Architecture Design: Data Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Governance
• Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards.
• Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform).
• Agile delivery methodologies and best practice.
• DevOps: Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) delivery methodologies, tools and best practice.
• Shaping and supporting technology initiatives, projects, programmes and portfolios.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working Together

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Communicating data - Practitioner
• Data governance (Data Architect) - Practitioner
• Data modelling - Practitioner
• Data standards (Data Architect) - Practitioner
• Metadata management - Practitioner
• Turning business problems into data design - Practitioner
  

We are looking for experienced Senior Data Architects who are confident working on data-focused products/services in a complex digital environment, where they'll be supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital.

These roles will involve collaborating with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of solutions, creating options and recommendations, and providing expert advice to drive technology choice decisions. This is an exciting time to join us. You'll shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional Data products and services that work for everyone.

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