Senior Secure Data Architect – DV Cleared (Hybrid)

Datatech Analytics; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Datatech Analytics in the UK is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead secure, enterprise‑scale data platforms across defence and national security programmes. This role sits in a high‑impact, high‑security environment with DV clearance non‑negotiable.

You will partner with senior stakeholders and technical teams to design and deliver architectures that meet classified requirements, scale across cloud platforms, and drive strategy.

Qualifications

• Active DV clearance is essential.
• Proven track record designing enterprise data platforms.
• Experience in defence, national security, or secure government.
• Deep expertise in secure cloud and data architecture.
• Strong stakeholder influence at senior level.
• Experience leading teams on complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data architecture across secure transformation programmes.
• Design end‑to‑end data platforms (ingestion → integration → analytics).
• Build secure, scalable, resilient architectures for classified systems.
• Translate operational and mission needs into technical solutions.
• Lead teams across data, engineering, and delivery.
• Influence strategy, capability, and technical direction.

Skills

Active DV clearance

Stakeholder influence

Team leadership

Government/defence domain experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Databricks

Snowflake

IaC (Terraform/CloudFormation)

Job description

Datatech Analytics in the UK is seeking a Principal Data Architect to lead secure, enterprise‑scale data platforms across defence and national security programmes. This role sits in a high‑impact, high‑security environment with DV clearance non‑negotiable.

You will partner with senior stakeholders and technical teams to design and deliver architectures that meet classified requirements, scale across cloud platforms, and drive strategy.