Programme Data Steward

Prattwhitney; Winnersh; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Life assurance

25 days holiday + holidays

Bonus scheme

Flexible benefits

Enhanced sick pay

Family leave

Job summary

RTX in Winnersh, UK is hiring a Data Steward to lead data governance across the Delta Programme. You will define metadata, maintain data lineage, and ensure data quality while supporting SharePoint, PLM/PDM tools, and controlled data migration.

The role requires experience with data management principles, lifecycle control, and strong stakeholder communication. Flexible hybrid working with a focus on delivering high-integrity data for programmes.

Qualifications

• Applied knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK CDMP or comparable professional data management principles.
• Hands-on data management experience in a complex, regulated or multi-organisation environment.
• Thorough understanding of data lifecycle control, data quality, document management and information governance.
• Experience in creating, maintaining and applying Data Management Plans and controls.
• Practical experience using SharePoint to structure, maintain and govern information repositories.
• Experience using Windchill or another PLM/PDM platform.
• Experience supporting controlled data migration and system changes.
• Experience maintaining and reconciling physical or digital asset information across its lifecycle.
• Experience working with sensitive or classified information and applying security controls.

Responsibilities

• Apply Delta Programme and CMDC Configuration Management and Data Management plans, processes and standards.
• Maintain records of data ownership, authoritative sources, classification, lifecycle status, decisions and actions.
• Define and maintain metadata, naming conventions, taxonomies, identifiers and data definitions.
• Monitor data quality and coordinate resolution with accountable owners.
• Support setup and maintenance of SharePoint libraries and structured repositories.
• Support data migration and repository reorganisation while preserving provenance and access controls.
• Maintain data lineage and link requirements, assets and configuration records.
• Apply lifecycle controls from creation to disposal.
• Maintain and reconcile physical and digital asset information.
• Coordinate controlled data transfers with customers, suppliers and programme teams.
• Integrate data management with configuration and change control for data quality and provenance.
• Apply security, classification and access controls for sensitive information.
• Produce management reports and audit evidence for reviews.
• Maintain records of decisions and procedures to support knowledge transfer.

Skills

DAMA-DMBOK CDMP

Data lifecycle

Data quality

Information governance

SharePoint

Windchill

PDM

Security controls

Microsoft 365

Communication

Tools

SharePoint

Windchill

Jira

Kahootz

Power BI

DMP

Job description

Date Posted: 2026-10-29 Country: United Kingdom Location: Winnersh, Wokingham Position Role Type: Hybrid Programme Data Steward Permanent Winnersh

Benefits

• £: Competitive salary
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension
• 25 days holiday (increasing with service) + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary)
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements. Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.
• Flexible working culture focused on output, with more formal flexible working arrangements on request (assessed subject to role) - please highlight any requests to the Talent Acquisition team.

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence. As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers. With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development. Through advanced technology and our people’s expertise, our Training Transformation Services is modernising what’s possible in the training and preparation of our armed forces. With a real blended approach to learning and using the latest innovative systems and technology, we ensure our service men and women really are prepared for any situation.

Role & Responsibilities

• Apply Delta Programme and CMDC Configuration Management and Data Management plans, processes and standards, and support the maintenance of Data Management plans and procedures.
• Maintain records of data ownership, authoritative sources, classification, lifecycle status, decisions, exceptions and corrective actions.
• Define and maintain metadata, naming conventions, taxonomies, identifiers, data definitions and cross-system mappings.
• Monitor data quality, compare anticipated and received data against agreed requirements, and coordinate resolution with accountable owners.
• Support the design, set-up, testing and ongoing maintenance of SharePoint libraries, structured file-based repositories and future systems.
• Support controlled data migration and repository reorganisation while preserving provenance, classification, access controls and traceability.
• Maintain data lineage and contribute to the Programme Information Model linking requirements, courseware, media, devices, assets, deliverables and configuration records.
• Apply lifecycle controls from creation or receipt through validation, use, retention and authorised disposal.
• Maintain and reconcile physical and digital asset information, including identity, ownership, custodianship, location, status, version and relationships.
• Coordinate and record controlled data transfers to and from customers, suppliers and programme teams, including the receipt of amendments and final programme handover, ensuring provenance, security, acceptance status and authorised changes of ownership or custodianship are recorded.
• Integrate data management with configuration and change control by providing reliable data quality, lineage and impact evidence.
• Apply security, classification, access, handling and distribution controls for sensitive or classified information and escalating material concerns.
• Produce management reports and evidence to support programme, customer and supplier reviews and audits.
• Maintain records of decisions, procedures and working practices to support knowledge transfer, programme handover and continuous improvement.

Required experience

• Applied knowledge of DAMA-DMBOK CDMP or comparable professional data management principles.
• Hands‑on data management experience in a complex, regulated or multi‑organisation environment.
• Thorough understanding of data lifecycle control, data quality, document management and information governance, including the relationship between data, assets, configuration and change control.
• Experience in creating, maintaining and applying Data Management Plans, organisational procedures and agreed controls.
• Practical experience using SharePoint to structure, maintain and govern information repositories.
• Experience using Windchill or another PLM or PDM platform.
• Experience supporting controlled data migration, repository change or system implementation.
• Experience maintaining and reconciling physical or digital asset information across its lifecycle.
• Experience working with sensitive or classified information and applying security, access and handling requirements.
• Proficient use of Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excl, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
• Strong analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to challenge weak evidence and escalated material risk.

Desirable experience

• DMP certification or comparable professional data management training.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, engineering, training, digital content, media or another regulated delivery environment.
• Working knowledge of Def-Stan 05-057.
• Experience using Kahootz or comparable secure collaborative data exchange environment to support controlled information sharing.
• Experience using Jira or equivalent tools to manage, tasks, issues and workflows.
• Experience working with customer or supplier data‑exchange environments.
• Experience using Power BI or equivalent reporting and data analysis tools.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

#LI-LB1 RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.