Lead Enterprise Data Architect

PARLIAMENTARY DIGITAL SERVICE; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading institution as a Lead Enterprise Data Architect, where you'll drive strategic decision-making and foster technology innovation. Collaborate with senior leaders to shape the future of digital transformation in Parliament, ensuring effective data management and governance. Your expertise will guide teams in achieving transformative outcomes, while you build strong stakeholder relationships and navigate complex architectural challenges. This role offers a unique opportunity to contribute to the evolution of a modern Parliament, supported by a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Generous maternity pay policy

Pension scheme options

On-site subsidised gym

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Experience as a senior Data or Enterprise Architect.
• Experience of designing multiple data models.
• Experience of managing people through periods of ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Aligning initiatives with digital and parliamentary objectives.
• Leading the development of enterprise data assets.
• Providing expert guidance on architectural design.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Data Management

Architecture Frameworks

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Architecture Certification (e.g. TOGAF)

Tools

Graph Database Technologies

NoSQL Database Technologies

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Lead Enterprise Data Architect within Parliament, you will assume a pivotal leadership position, collaborating closely with senior parliamentary business, strategy, and technical leads. Your primary mission will be to demonstrate the strategic significance of Enterprise Architecture in shaping effective strategic decision making, driving business change, and fostering technology innovation within the parliamentary context.

• taking a strategic approach to aligning initiatives with overarching digital and parliamentary objectives, analysing the organisation's technology needs, and developing standards, data architectures, and roadmaps to achieve transformative outcomes in collaboration with subject-matter experts.
• maturing Parliament's knowledge and understanding of its data domains by leading the development of enterprise data assets including models, data dictionaries, and data flows. Supporting colleagues to ensure they understand and address data requirements in their designs.
• providing expert guidance on optimal architectural design, guiding teams to adhere to correct technical governance processes while ensuring the appropriate application of organisational standards and methodologies.
• identifying and mitigating complex architecture challenges or risks ensuring successful outcomes that align with parliamentary priorities and meet the highest parliamentary standards.
• defining and driving strategic technical procurement requirements that align with strategic goals and uphold the exceptional quality expected within Parliament.

What You Need:

• experience as a senior Data or Enterprise Architect or an equivalent role, showcasing practitioner-level capability across diverse architectures, technologies, and programming languages. Including an architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF or equivalent) or demonstrable experience within architecture frameworks
• experience of designing multiple data models, able to demonstrate a broad understanding of how data models fulfils the needs of the organisation. Experience of designing and implementing metadata repositories and establishing robust governance processes to keep them up to date. Experience of implementing master data management strategies and tools. Knowledge of Graph or NoSQL database technologies.
• experience of demonstrating technology leadership through significant contribution to the development of accessible, reusable reference architectures, the definition of data policies, architectures and standards, the development of clear and well-followed technical governance processes, and the development of data architecture roadmaps.
• experience of managing people through periods of ambiguity, building and maintaining motivation, balancing and prioritising workload, and measuring delivery productivity, whilst upholding the values of equality, diversity and inclusion.
• experience of building strong relationships with stakeholders at various levels within the parliamentary environment and effectively communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• experience of leading the translation of business problems into pragmatic architectural designs, anchored in robust technology solution design principles, and customized to meet unique organisational requirements.
• experience of making well-informed decisions, considering risk and complexity, and skilfully influencing positive outcomes while ensuring solutions comply with standards and compliance requirements.
• desirable: Experience of public sector procurement rules and practices in a complex organisational and technical environment.
• the ability to pass security clearance, backed by the right to work in the UK

About The Team

The Enterprise Architecture team is part of the Office of the CTO. We are responsible for developing Parliament's technology strategy ensuring that Parliament has the technology it needs to do its work. We do this through mapping Parliament's digital landscape, working closely with teams across Parliament to understand how demand for digital will change over time, working with teams in the Digital Service to develop roadmaps and developing Parliament's reference architecture, standards and design patterns.

About Us

UK Parliament is steeped in history and tradition. It is an important part of UK life and we need to ensure as many people as possible can engage with its work. This is why we are at the start of a huge transformation programme powered by technology. The Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) works with the House of Commons and the House of Lords with all their IT and digital needs. We are here to realise the digital ambitions of a modern Parliament and welcome you to join us in building a digital democracy.

Our Package

Please refer to our Candidate Information Pack for a full list of our benefits which include:

• up to 35 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• generous maternity pay policy up to 6 months full pay
• great pension scheme options (contributory and non-contributory)
• on-site subsidised gym, nursery, catering, post office, travel office and GP
• flexible options including hybrid working and family friendly policies

How To Apply

Please make sure you're clear on the requirements of the role. These can be found in the Job Description and Candidate Information Pack. You will need to upload a CV and show how you meet criterions 1, 2 and 3. Our application process is anonymous, so please remove any personal information from your CV.

Apply By:

Interviews: TBC: 10th June 2025.

Format: Presentation + Panel Interview (Remote).

Our Culture

For our people, we provide an amazing opportunity to bring their talents to an institution that sits right at the heart of society in the UK. We are helping to change UK Parliament and strengthen democracy. What matters here is your potential for growth and your commitment to playing your part in our ongoing success.

We are passionate about providing an environment which promotes inclusion, diversity and equality. Regardless of your age, gender, ethnicity, beliefs or any of the other things that make you, you. We welcome applications from people who feel under-represented in the workforce. This includes those who may feel disadvantaged because of their socioeconomic circumstances.