Principal Data Architect DV Cleared

Datatech Analytics; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Datatech Analytics in the UK is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead secure, enterprise‑scale data platforms across defence and national security programmes. This role sits in a high‑impact, high‑security environment with DV clearance non‑negotiable.

You will partner with senior stakeholders and technical teams to design and deliver architectures that meet classified requirements, scale across cloud platforms, and drive strategy.

Qualifications

• Active DV clearance is essential.
• Proven track record designing enterprise data platforms.
• Experience in defence, national security, or secure government.
• Deep expertise in secure cloud and data architecture.
• Strong stakeholder influence at senior level.
• Experience leading teams on complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture across secure transformation programmes.
• Design end‑to‑end data platforms (ingestion → integration → analytics).
• Build secure, scalable, resilient architectures for classified systems.
• Translate operational and mission needs into technical solutions.
• Lead teams across data, engineering, and delivery.
• Influence strategy, capability, and technical direction.

Skills

Active DV clearance

Stakeholder influence

Team leadership

Government/defence domain experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Job description

Principal Data Architect

DV Cleared

Secure Government & Defense Programmes

UK | Hybrid + Client Site

Active DV Clearance required non‑negotiable

We're working with a leading UK consultancy delivering mission‑critical data platforms across defence, national security, and highly classified government programmes.

This is high‑impact, high‑security work designing data architectures that sit at the core of national capability.

The Role

Own the architecture. Lead from the front.

You'll define and deliver secure, enterprise‑scale data platforms across complex, classified environments working directly with senior stakeholders and technical teams.

What you’ll do

• Lead enterprise data architecture across secure transformation programmes
• Design end‑to‑end data platforms (ingestion → integration → analytics)
• Build secure, scalable, resilient architectures for classified systems
• Translate operational and mission needs into technical solutions
• Lead teams across data, engineering, and delivery
• Influence strategy, capability, and technical direction

Tech landscape

• AWS | Azure | GCP
• Databricks | Snowflake
• Data lakes | Warehouses | Distributed systems
• DevOps | Infrastructure as Code | Secure deployment
• Data governance | Secure access | Analytics layers

What you bring

• Active DV clearance (essential)
• Proven track record designing enterprise data platforms
• Experience in defence, national security, or secure government
• Deep expertise in secure cloud and data architecture
• Strong stakeholder influence at senior level
• Experience leading teams on complex programmes

Why this role

This isn't standard consulting. It’s your opportunity to architect data platforms that operate in the most secure, high‑stakes environments in the UK. Real impact. Real complexity. Zero margin for error.

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