Data Architect

We are partnering with a leading consultancy to recruit a Data Architect to join their team on a permanent basis. This role is ideal for someone with experience working in complex Government, Defence, National Security or Critical National Infrastructure environments, and who has a strong track record of designing, assessing, and optimising enterprise-scale data architectures.

This position is hybrid, with 1 to 2 days per week in the London office and the remainder mostly remote.

Due to the nature of the work, candidates must be eligible for Security Clearance (SC). You must be a sole British passport holder and have lived in the UK for at least five years.

Responsibilities:

• Provide architectural leadership and act as the SME for data strategy, design, and governance
• Assess existing data architectures, identifying gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement
• Develop and maintain enterprise data models, standards, and frameworks
• Guide technical teams across the full project lifecycle, from discovery to delivery
• Partner with engineering, analytics, and business stakeholders to ensure solutions are performant, secure, and compliant
• Establish and maintain data architecture artefacts within the enterprise architecture repository
• Support data governance, data ethics, interoperability and cross-domain data sharing
• Contribute to emerging technology research, including AI/ML and automation, to enhance future data capabilities

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience working as a Data Architect in complex or secure environments
• Strong understanding of data architecture principles across relational, NoSQL and cloud-based ecosystems
• Experience reviewing, evaluating, and improving existing data platforms
• Familiarity with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and data modelling tools
• Awareness of data analytics, visualisation, data standards, data ethics, and interoperability
• Technical experience with modern data tooling, integration patterns, and scripting
• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work autonomously while supporting junior members of the delivery team

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping mission-critical data ecosystems while benefiting from strong career development, ongoing training, and exposure to modern data and cloud technologies.

If you have practical experience in data architecture and want to progress your career on impactful, nationally significant projects, get in touch to learn more!