Enterprise Data Architect - Defence

iO Associates; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to lead data architecture across a Defence programme, shaping governance, platforms and AI-enabled capabilities. You will collaborate with senior stakeholders, enterprise architects, data governance and engineering teams to define and evolve the organisation’s enterprise data architecture.

Key responsibilities include defining roadmaps, modeling data, establishing standards and supporting metadata, data quality, and data catalogue

Qualifications

• Proven experience in enterprise data architecture within government or Defence environments.
• Experience with data modelling, governance and metadata management.
• Familiarity with TOGAF, ArchiMate and NAF/MODAF.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Experience enabling AI, analytics and data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture and target-state roadmaps.
• Develop conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Establish enterprise-wide data standards, governance and architectural principles.
• Support data platforms, metadata, data quality and data catalogue initiatives.
• Ensure data architecture supports AI, analytics and knowledge graph capabilities.
• Work with senior business, technical and military stakeholders.

Skills

Data modelling

Data governance

Metadata management

Sparx Enterprise Architect

TOGAF/ArchiMate/NAF

Regulated environments

Stakeholder management

Data mesh

Tools

Sparx Enterprise Architect

Job description

I’m currently recruiting for an Enterprise Data Architect to join a Defence programme, providing architectural leadership across data architecture, governance, platforms and AI-enabling capabilities.

You’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, enterprise architects, data governance and engineering teams to define and evolve the organisation’s enterprise data architecture.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and evolve enterprise data architecture and target-state roadmaps
• Develop conceptual, logical and physical data models
• Establish enterprise-wide data standards, governance and architectural principles
• Support data platforms, metadata, data quality and data catalogue initiatives
• Ensure data architecture supports AI, analytics and knowledge graph capabilities
• Work with senior business, technical and military stakeholders

Required Experience:

• Strong knowledge of data modelling, governance and metadata
• Experience with Sparx Enterprise Architect
• Knowledge of TOGAF, ArchiMate and/or NAF
• Experience within government, defence, military or highly regulated environments
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• NAF/MODAF experience
• Data mesh, data fabric, MDM or knowledge graph experience