Senior Data Architect

Women in Data®; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 75,525 - 92,308; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Civil service pension with 28.97% employer contributions

Generous leave package starting at 26 days

Flexible working hours

Professional development opportunities

Sports and social activities

Job summary

A prominent data community is looking for a Senior Data Architect located in multiple locations including Manchester. The position offers competitive pay of up to £83,917 alongside benefits such as a civil service pension and flexible working hours. Responsibilities include designing IT architecture for digital transformation and collaborating with teams on data-focused initiatives. This role requires expertise in data management and governance, as well as public cloud technologies. Join an award-winning culture that values diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Expertise in data architecture design and modeling techniques.
• Experience in presenting data architectures to governance forums.
• Skilled in data modeling and governance.
• Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies like AWS and Azure.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and DevOps principles.
• Proven ability to shape technology initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Design modern IT architecture for digital transformation programs.
• Collaborate on data-focused products and services.
• Provide oversight and guidance to data architects.
• Ensure solutions align with organizational principles.

Skills

Data Architecture Design & Standards

Technical Governance & Communication

Data Management & Governance

Cloud & Infrastructure Design

Agile & DevOps Delivery

Strategic Technology Leadership

Job description

Senior Data Architect at Women in Data®

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Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 18th January 2026.

Locations: Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne or Sheffield.

Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work‑life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We’re using fresh ideas and leading‑edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK’s largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We’d love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Data Architecture Design & Standards – Demonstrates expertise in data architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools, and standards, including event‑based architecture and pub‑sub/data streaming approaches.
• Technical Governance & Communication – Experienced in presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards and strategic objectives.
• Data Management & Governance – Skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality, and compliance across enterprise systems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Design – Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies and hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
• Agile & DevOps Delivery – Demonstrates experience applying Agile delivery methodologies and best practices, alongside DevOps principles including Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
• Strategic Technology Leadership – Proven ability to shape and support technology initiatives, projects, programmes, and portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity and alignment with organisational goals.

You and your role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data‑focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy.

In this role, you’ll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems, and data dictionaries. You’ll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You’ll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.

Location: You’ll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne or Sheffield.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model – you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £83,917

Pension: You’ll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work‑life balance which includes:

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with ‘I Can Be Me in DWP’
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it’s even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Sports and social activities
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.

And we have an award‑winning environment and culture:

• DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
• Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards.
• Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
• Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Digital Awards

Process:

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

• Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There’ll be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

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Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Analyst

Industries

Information Services

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