Public Sector | 21-1-2026

Data Architect

Skills we need:

- Translate and accurately communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Undertake data profiling and source system analysis.

- Responsibility for the assurance of data solutions and make recommendations. Aware of opportunities for innovation with new tools.

- Produce, maintain and update relevant data models. Knowledge of modelling frameworks and standards (UML, TOGAF etc) and tools (MooD, Visio is fine, erwin is better)

- Develop data standards for a specific component (relational, dimensional, patterns, FAIR principles etc, x-gov and industry best practices and standards).

- Work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks (MS Purview).

- Initiate actions, monitor services and identify trends to resolve problems.

- Design data architecture to address specific business problems.

- Work with data product teams (FCDO staff and other suppliers) who have a range of data knowledge and competence. Your ability to consult and represent the data architecture function is key to define how teams can deliver good data architecture.

- Knowledge of Microsoft Purview of benefit and familiarity with Microsoft data technologies, from PaaS (SQL Server, Synapse) to SaaS (Fabric), and Databricks is required. Knowledge of the Microsoft stack and Databricks or the ability to learn new technologies quickly and how your baseline data architecture skills can be applied

- Knowledge of a range of data patterns and data types - relational, dimensional, structured and unstructured data, medallion architecture pattern, API patterns, security, integrations

Our client operates remote working, occasional client site visits will be required into London.

For further details please apply including full CV.

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