Enterprise Data Architect

Morson Group; West Midlands; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to provide strategic leadership across the enterprise data landscape in a large, regulated environment. The role is client-side, focusing on strategy, governance, delivery and operations to ensure scalable, secure data solutions aligned with business objectives.

You’ll define standards, govern major programmes, and develop roadmaps for data platforms, data products and capabilities, while mentoring teams and collaborating with

Qualifications

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture standards, principles and patterns.
• Governance across major programmes and projects.
• Develop roadmaps for data platforms, data products and capabilities.
• Assess the impact of business and technology change across complex data estates.
• Work with enterprise architects, engineering teams, security, suppliers and senior stakeholders.
• Provide expertise across data governance, integration, metadata, data virtualization and data products.
• Support the adoption of modern data technologies across AWS, Azure, on-premise and SaaS environments.
• Contribute to architecture forums, technical communities and improvement initiatives.
• Mentor architects and technical teams, promoting best practice and innovation.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture standards, principles and patterns.
• Provide architecture governance and assurance across major programmes and projects.
• Develop strategic roadmaps for data platforms, data products and emerging data capabilities.
• Assess the impact of business and technology change across complex data and application estates.
• Work closely with enterprise architects, engineering teams, security, suppliers and senior stakeholders.
• Provide expertise across data governance, integration, metadata, data virtualisation and data products.
• Support the adoption of modern data technologies across AWS, Azure, on-premise and SaaS environments.
• Contribute to architecture forums, technical communities and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Mentor architects and technical teams, promoting best practice and innovation.

Skills

Enterprise Data Arch

AWS Architecture

Azure Architecture

Data Governance

Data Platforms

Data Integration

Data Products

Stakeholder Mgmt

Architecture Governance

Metadata

Job description

Job title: Enterprise Data Architect

Contract vacancy

Duration: 6 months + extensions

Rate: Market rates

Location: Full remote

Note: *** Our client requires active SC level security clearance ****

We’re looking for an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to join a large and complex organisation, providing strategic and technical leadership across its enterprise data landscape.

This is a client-side architecture role, working across strategy, governance, delivery and operations to ensure data solutions are scalable, secure, well governed and aligned with business objectives.

What you’ll be doing

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture standards, principles and patterns.

• Provide architecture governance and assurance across major programmes and projects.

• Develop strategic roadmaps for data platforms, data products and emerging data capabilities.

• Assess the impact of business and technology change across complex data and application estates.

• Work closely with enterprise architects, engineering teams, security, suppliers and senior stakeholders.

• Provide expertise across data governance, integration, metadata, data virtualisation and data products.

• Support the adoption of modern data technologies across AWS, Azure, on-premise and SaaS environments.

• Contribute to architecture forums, technical communities and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Mentor architects and technical teams, promoting best practice and innovation.

What we’re looking for

• Strong experience in Enterprise Data Architecture within complex organisations.

• Excellent understanding of enterprise data management and governance.

• Strong knowledge of AWS and/or Azure architecture.

• Experience with architecture governance, design assurance and strategic roadmapping.

• Understanding of modern data platforms, integration, metadata and data products.

• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills.

• Experience working across multiple technical teams, suppliers and business functions.

Experience within a large, regulated or public-sector environment would be advantageous.

Key skills: Enterprise Data Architecture | Data Governance | AWS | Azure | Data Platforms | Architecture Governance | Data Integration | Metadata | Data Products | Stakeholder Management