Senior Data Architecture Lead — Governance & Resilience

Wollborg Michelson Personnel Service Inc; Wolverhampton; Hybrid; GBP 54,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Study support for professional exams

Flexible benefits

Job summary

City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking a Data Infrastructure and Design Architect to lead and shape the enterprise information capability. You will design and maintain information architecture underpinning pension administration, reporting, analytics, and operations, ensuring data is secure, resilient and well-governed.

The role reports to the Head of Data and Information and requires expertise in data modelling, lineage, metadata, governance and collaboration with cross-functional teams to

Qualifications

• Experience in data architecture, information modelling, data lineage or metadata management within a complex systems environment.
• Strong understanding of information governance, UK GDPR and data quality principles.
• Experience documenting complex information flows and translating technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring teams and working collaboratively across operational and technical services.

Responsibilities

• Designing and maintaining the Fund’s information architecture, including data models, data lineage, metadata and system-of-record definitions.
• Creating end-to-end information flow maps across pension administration, reporting, workflows and supplier interfaces.
• Supporting system, reporting and business change by providing specialist data architecture expertise.
• Developing data standards, dictionaries and governance documentation to improve consistency and reporting confidence.
• Working closely with Pension Operations, Employer Services, Systems, Business Intelligence and external suppliers to ensure data implications are understood before change is implemented.
• Leading and developing the Information Architecture & Design team, promoting high-quality customer-focused services.
• Supporting audit, regulatory assurance, business continuity and information governance through robust architecture documentation and controls.
• Driving continuous improvement by reducing manual processes, strengthening data quality and improving operational resilience.

Skills

Data architecture

Information governance

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Data modelling

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Job description

City of Wolverhampton Council is seeking a Data Infrastructure and Design Architect to lead and shape the enterprise information capability. You will design and maintain information architecture underpinning pension administration, reporting, analytics, and operations, ensuring data is secure, resilient and well-governed.

The role reports to the Head of Data and Information and requires expertise in data modelling, lineage, metadata, governance and collaboration with cross-functional teams to