Senior Data Architect - Cloud, Governance & BI

Reed Talent Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 56,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Public sector pension

Job summary

Reed Talent Solutions is seeking a Data Architect for a public sector organisation based in Manchester. You will lead the design of secure, scalable data solutions to support long-term goals, collaborating across digital, technical and business teams.

The role covers data modelling, data integration, warehousing and BI on cloud platforms, with governance and security at the core. 5+ years experience and TOGAF or relevant certifications are advantageous.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture.
• Experience designing data models and data dictionaries.
• Strong SQL and NoSQL experience.
• Cloud-based data services experience (Fabric, Synapse).
• Knowledge of data governance and security controls.
• Experience with BI tools for reporting.
• Ability to document high-level and low-level designs.
• Excellent stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee data architecture across systems.
• Design and maintain data models, metadata frameworks and data dictionaries.
• Define architecture for data integration, warehousing, BI and cloud data services.
• Collaborate with architects, project teams and SMEs.
• Support full data product lifecycle from design to live service.
• Ensure usability, performance, security and governance.
• Contribute to data policies, data quality, lineage, privacy and security.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and adapt to emerging tools.

Skills

Data architecture

5+ years IT

SQL

NoSQL

MongoDB

Cloud platforms

Power BI

Tableau

Data governance

ETL/ELT

Documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Degree in a relevant subject

TOGAF certification

Tools

MS SQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Microsoft Fabric

Synapse

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

Reed Talent Solutions is seeking a Data Architect for a public sector organisation based in Manchester. You will lead the design of secure, scalable data solutions to support long-term goals, collaborating across digital, technical and business teams.

The role covers data modelling, data integration, warehousing and BI on cloud platforms, with governance and security at the core. 5+ years experience and TOGAF or relevant certifications are advantageous.