Hybrid Senior Data Architect - Enterprise Data Strategy

DWP Digital; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Civil service pension

Professional development

Flexible working hours

Leave package

Job summary

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Data Architect to shape data architecture across multiple products and programmes, ensuring secure, scalable data solutions. You will develop data models, metadata frameworks, and governance artefacts while guiding cross-functional teams to align with strategic objectives.

You will influence technology decisions, engage with architects and engineers, and drive consistency with architectural standards and best practices to deliver high-impact digital services.

Qualifications

• Expertise in data architecture design, modelling, patterns and standards.
• Strong knowledge of data modelling, MDM, metadata management and data governance.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and data streaming patterns.

Responsibilities

• Shape data architecture across products and programmes to ensure secure, scalable solutions.
• Lead design and governance of data models, metadata frameworks and dictionaries.
• Provide architectural assurance and guidance to delivery teams.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

MDM

Data governance

Event-driven architecture

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

DWP Digital is seeking a Senior Data Architect to shape data architecture across multiple products and programmes, ensuring secure, scalable data solutions. You will develop data models, metadata frameworks, and governance artefacts while guiding cross-functional teams to align with strategic objectives.

You will influence technology decisions, engage with architects and engineers, and drive consistency with architectural standards and best practices to deliver high-impact digital services.