Senior Data Architect - Maritime and Coastguard Agency - G7

Onyx-Conseil; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in the United Kingdom is looking for a professional to collaborate closely with the Chief Data Architect on data architecture and governance. The successful candidate will manage data-related risks, contribute to architectural standards, and support the lifecycle management of data assets. Strong communication and technical skills are essential for this role, ensuring compliance with established data policies and practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Chief Data Architect to interpret business requirements.
• Participate in governance forums like the Architecture Review Board.
• Identify and escalate data-related risks and blockers.
• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture.
• Design and support lifecycle management of data assets.
• Ensure compliance with data policy and architectural strategy.

Job description

The key responsibilities of this role will include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Chief Data Architect to interpret business requirements and maintain consistency in data architecture across programmes.

• Participate in governance forums such as the Architecture Review Board and Data Governance Board to review, validate, and approve data models, metadata systems, and related artefacts.

• Identify and escalate data-related risks, blockers, or deviations from agreed standards to the Chief Data Architect, contributing to continuous improvement of data practices. Provide technical leadership and guidance to partner data architects and delivery teams, ensuring adherence to data architecture principles and standards challenging third‑party designs where necessary.

• Define and maintain the enterprise data architecture, including data models, metadata, integration patterns, and business intelligence or data warehouse structures.

• Design and support the lifecycle management of data assets - including upgrade, decommissioning, and archiving - in compliance with data policy and architectural strategy.

• Ensure that data architecture artefacts are documented and maintained in the enterprise architecture repository, and that they remain compliant with MCA’s architecture strategy and principles.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, not all criteria may be assessed during the recruitment process; this job advert outlines exactly which ones will be.