CYS - EDGEWING - Data Architect

Leonardo; Roma; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Permanent contract (Italy base)

2-year secondment to Reading

13th-month salary

Performance bonus

Welfare benefits €250 value

Job summary

Edgewing is seeking a Data Architect to lead delivery of complex data initiatives in a regulated environment. You will work with product owners and engineers to define scope, deliverables, and align data architecture with programme objectives, spanning cloud and on‑prem environments.

You will design data models, manage data dictionaries, and drive data integration across business units while mentoring team members and staying current with cutting-edge data architecture trends.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of delivery or programme management in a technology/data-led setting.
• Hands-on data warehousing experience (star/snowflake schemas).
• Experience with Azure cloud data services.
• Experience with big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka).
• Ability to design data architecture and data models with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Align data architecture with business objectives and Digital Information strategies.
• Collaborate with delivery teams to implement data management policies through SDLC.
• Design and manage data models and data dictionaries for allocated units.
• Oversee data integration from multiple sources and ensure data integrity across systems.
• Bridge technical execution and business value with stakeholders across teams.
• Mentor and develop team members and stay updated with latest data-architecture trends.

Skills

Data modelling

Database design

Data warehousing

Azure Cloud

Big data tech

SQL & optimisation

API design

Metadata management

Master Data Management

Job description

Edgewing By joining Edgewing, you will have a unique opportunity to help shape the company from the ground up - setting the foundations for generations to come, influencing how we work, and helping us build something world-class together. At Edgewing, we’re united by a shared purpose to drive what’s next in defence. Uniting UK, Italian, and Japanese expertise to shape the future of global defence. With trust at the heart of everything we do, we empower our people to dare to go beyond, bring their best as one, and leave a mark that matters on a truly global mission, making a lasting impact through work that truly matters.

Role Description

We’re looking for a Data Architect to lead and drive the successful delivery of complex data and technology initiatives within a highly regulated environment. This is a hands‑on role at the heart of our agile delivery teams, ensuring that work progresses efficiently, risks are managed effectively, and stakeholders remain aligned throughout the lifecycle of a project or product.

You’ll be working closely with functional and value stream leads to align data architecture with programme and business objectives. Working with cross‑functional stakeholders, especially product owners and engineers, to clearly define scope, objectives, and deliverables, ensuring alignment across teams to break down silos and deliver on both cloud and on‑prem environments. Projects may span from building robust API integrations to deploying data pipelines or enabling system‑wide digital transformation initiatives.

We’re seeking someone with over 5 years of relevant experience in delivery or programme management within a technology/data‑led setting, who is confident facilitating agile ways of working and can bridge the gap between technical execution and business value.

Key Accountabilities

• Align the allocated business unit(s) overall data architecture with business objectives and Digital Information strategies.
• Work with ACWE delivery teams to ensure data management policies are considered and implemented during System Development Lifecycle phases.
• Work with other Data Architects to design the overall information/data architecture for the enterprise optimizing data flow and data storage to align with business goals and strategies.
• Design and manage data modelling and Data Dictionaries for the allocated business unit(s). Additionally, work with Data Custodians to ensure data consistency and accuracy using database management systems and ETL tools.
• Design data integration from multiple data sources using ETL and other tools, and oversee interfaces between systems across business units to maintain data integrity.
• Design and maintain Data Models to ensure data consistency and accuracy.
• Meet with relevant stakeholders to determine project requirements and details.
• Communicate Information Architecture design clearly and succinctly to different stakeholders across the business.
• Identify key areas of enhancement and improvement in information architecture designs.
• Design prototypes for informational architecture flows.
• Collaborating with other Enterprise Architecture Disciplines (Business, Applications and Technology).
• Enhancing existing information architectures to be more interactive and digitally friendly.
• Updating wider team members on information architecture design principles and developments.
• Fostering and mentoring team members.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest technology trends and apply them to the organization’s data architecture.

Skills and Experience

• Data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical models)
• Database design (relational and NoSQL)
• Hands‑on data warehousing (star/snowflake schemas) experience
• Azure Cloud platform (data services)
• Hands‑on big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Kafka) experience
• SQL & advanced query optimisation
• API design and data integration
• Metadata management & cataloguing
• Master Data Management

Engagement, recognition of talent, and care for our people’s well‑being and safety are the cornerstones of our corporate culture. Every day, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity.

What do we offer?

• The applicable collective labour agreement is the Italian National Collective Labour Agreement (CCNL) for the Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation Sector;
• Hybrid working model;
• Employment status: Executive‑level employee;
• Permanent contract with Italy as the base location;
• The role includes a secondment of at least two years to Reading, the headquarters of the Joint Venture (JV);
• 13th-month salary;
• Performance bonus linked to business results;
• Annual welfare benefits worth €250;
• Ongoing training and professional development opportunities, covering both technical and soft skills;
• Well‑being initiatives: we place great importance on the economic, physical, social, and psy