Senior Data Architect - Enterprise & Cloud Solutions

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Employee rewards

Flexible holiday allowances

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking skilled Data Architects across Enterprise and Solution Architecture to help defence and government clients through secure, scalable data solutions. The role sits in our Secure Government Practice, collaborating with Architecture, Cyber Security, Cloud and AI experts to shape data strategy and modernise estates.

You will define data architectures, models, governance, and integration patterns, influence technical directions, support proposals and client

Qualifications

• Strong background in enterprise or data architecture and governance.
• Ability to design data models and reference data strategies.
• Experience communicating with stakeholders and guiding technical direction.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise and solution-level data architectures.
• Design conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Develop data strategies, governance frameworks and information management approaches.
• Design secure and scalable data integration patterns across complex technology landscapes.
• Produce architecture artefacts aligned to enterprise architecture frameworks and business strategies.
• Support cloud transformation and digital modernisation programmes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to maintain alignment from concept to delivery.
• Influence direction via Architecture Review Boards and governance forums.
• Present recommendations and business cases to stakeholders.
• Support business development with proposals and client workshops.
• Contribute to ongoing development of the Secure Government Data Architecture Practice.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architecture

Solution Data Architecture

Data Strategy

Information Architecture

Data Modeling

Data Governance

Metadata Management

Master Data Management

Data Quality

Reference Data

Tools

Databricks

Microsoft Fabric

PostgreSQL

Azure Data Factory

API-led Integration

Kafka

ETL/ELT

Streaming Architectures

TOGAF

DAMA

ArchiMate

Sparx EA

Purview

Collibra

Informatica

Job description

AtkinsRéalis UK Limited is seeking skilled Data Architects across Enterprise and Solution Architecture to help defence and government clients through secure, scalable data solutions. The role sits in our Secure Government Practice, collaborating with Architecture, Cyber Security, Cloud and AI experts to shape data strategy and modernise estates.

You will define data architectures, models, governance, and integration patterns, influence technical directions, support proposals and client