Strategic Data Architect | Hybrid, Azure & Governance

AQA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension

Flexible hours

Job summary

AQA is seeking a Data Architect to strengthen our data architecture capability within Assessment Technology. You will shape how data is understood, modelled, governed and used across complex assessment systems, supporting learners, schools and colleges.

Join a growing team and help translate business needs into architecture direction, while aligning data decisions with strategy, governance and future technology opportunities. The role offers hybrid working and exposure to Azure.

Qualifications

• Experience producing architecture artefacts (data models, data dictionaries, data flows).
• Ability to translate business needs into data requirements across systems.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks, standards and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Create and shape data architecture artefacts (models, dictionaries, data flows).
• Translate business capabilities into practical data requirements for delivery teams.
• Contribute to standards, policies and governance for secure, consistent data decisions.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modelling

Data governance

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

AQA is seeking a Data Architect to strengthen our data architecture capability within Assessment Technology. You will shape how data is understood, modelled, governed and used across complex assessment systems, supporting learners, schools and colleges.

Join a growing team and help translate business needs into architecture direction, while aligning data decisions with strategy, governance and future technology opportunities. The role offers hybrid working and exposure to Azure.