Lead Data Architect

QinetiQ Group plc; Malvern; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology consultancy in Malvern is seeking a Lead Data Architect to take ownership of the Data Architecture and develop the Data Migration Plan. In this role, you will map data flows, design data architecture, and implement strategic roadmaps. The successful candidate will have significant experience in data architecture and governance, exceptional leadership abilities, and a commitment to continuous learning. This position offers hybrid working patterns and benefits like a matched pension scheme, generous holiday allowance, and health insurance options.

Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme

Generous holiday allowance

Health Cash Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Employee discount portal

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in data architecture including ownership of architecture on complex programmes.
• Strong knowledge of data governance: metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship, and lifecycle management.
• The ability to lead engineers with clear technical direction and pragmatic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Mapping and documenting data flows identifying where unstructured and structured data resides.
• Designing and maintaining data architecture and defining how data is structured, stored, and accessed.
• Blending strategy and delivery maintaining and refining the target architecture and roadmap.

Skills

Data Architecture

Data Governance

Leadership

Data Migration Planning

Job description

Overview

As a Lead Data Architect, you will join the Data Science, Engineering and Assurance group take ownership of the Data Architecture developing and owning the Data Migration Plan. Day-to-day, you will be responsible for its evolution, adoption, and deployment of the Data Migration Plan into secure customer environments. You will set the technical direction, making pragmatic architectural decisions providing hand-on leadership to a team of Data Engineers and Analysts.

Responsibilities

• Mapping and documenting data flows identifying where unstructured and structured data resides and how it moves within and between systems
• Designing and maintaining data architecture and defining how data is structured, stored and accessed across systems
• Blending strategy and delivery maintaining and refining the target architecture and roadmap, establishing standards and governance
• Working closely with engineering to ensure designs are buildable, testable and supportable. This role is 37 hours per week-based Malvern. Hybrid working patterns available. This role will involve travel to customer sites.
• Extensive experience in data architecture including ownership of architecture on complex programmes
• The proven ability to take an established architecture, own it and evolve it through clear roadmaps, standards, patterns and governance
• Strong knowledge of data governance: metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship, and lifecycle management
• The ability to lead engineers with clear technical direction, pragmatic decisions and mentoring them in a multidisciplinary environment
• Previous experience designing and governing architecture for constrained environments
• Operating as a Data Architect with a security mindset of the architecture
• We value difference and we don't have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you

Benefits

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
• Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process: We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments. Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which mean factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.