Hybrid Data Architect — Climate & Defence Data

Met Office; Exeter; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil Service pension

Recruitment Retention Allowance

Annual leave 27.5–32.5 days

Civil Service employment benefits

Job summary

Met Office in Exeter HQ is seeking a Data Architect to shape how data is managed, shared and exploited to support planet-wide weather, climate and defence capabilities.

You will work in a hybrid pattern, combining strategic data architecture with hands-on delivery, designing data models, governance frameworks and integration patterns across complex datasets. Regular UK and international travel is expected.

Qualifications

• An understanding of API-driven architectures and data integration patterns across defence landscapes.
• Ability to build productive relationships with colleagues, partners and stakeholders.
• Knowledge of modern cloud-based data platforms and services.
• Experience with structured, semi-structured and geospatial/environmental data.
• Strong interest in environmental, meteorological and climate data.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Data Architect in Defence data strategy and roadmaps.
• Contribute to design of data pipelines, hubs and cloud-native services.
• Support API-first architectures, EDR services and data products.
• Help delivery teams adopt standardised data validation and metadata capture.
• Support compliance with organisational, Defence, WMO and OGC standards.
• Collaborate with scientists, engineers, architects and Defence stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions.

Skills

API-driven architectures

Cloud-based data platforms

Data integration patterns

Geospatial/environmental data

Environmental, meteorological &Climate

Job description

Met Office in Exeter HQ is seeking a Data Architect to shape how data is managed, shared and exploited to support planet-wide weather, climate and defence capabilities.

You will work in a hybrid pattern, combining strategic data architecture with hands-on delivery, designing data models, governance frameworks and integration patterns across complex datasets. Regular UK and international travel is expected.