Data Architect
JOB_52832344642813Job type
ContractLocation
United KingdomWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Data & Advanced AnalyticsIndustry
Government & Public ServicesPay
£650-£700 per day outside IR35
Data Architect Contract (SC Cleared)
Your new company
You will be working for one of the largest global specialist consultancies - on a contract with an end client that is a UK Government organisation.
This role requires you to hold active, current SC clearance that has been used and sponsored within the last 12 months by an organisation. This is due to the nature of work and the types of data you will be working for under the Government.The contract will be 3-6 months, with potential extensions.
The role will be remote, but you may need to be prepared to attend very occasional on site meetings anywhere in the UK.
Your new role
Responsibilities:
- An in-depth understanding of modern data architectures including data lakehouses, data mesh, different hyperscaler offerings
- Facilitating client workshops/interviews to gather client requirements and turn these into data models
- Definition of Conceptual, Logical and Physical Data Models and Data Architectures to support client enterprise architecture and big data initiatives including mapping the data from source to target
- Definition of the end to end data architecture
- Part of a architecture capability responsible for delivering bid and project solution architecture definitions
- Involvement in pre-sales and bid efforts to define and explain BI and data management solution architectures
- Acting as design authority for small to large BI or Data Management application projects and owning delivery of the data architecture/models that support these projects
- Team lead for small teams of data modellers to support the above work
- Delivery of data governance processes to support management of client data architectures
- Client facing role working through requirements and delivering data architectures in required formats and using agreed data design/modelling tools
What you'll need to succeed
- Client (Customer) Focus – Committed to building excellent long term relationships with Clients based on a full understanding of their needs and dedication to meeting their expectations.
- Delivery Focus – Dedicated to delivering what is promised, ensuring that results are on time, on budget and to agreed quality standards.
- Profitability – Dedicated to delivering the commercial targets of the B2B Accounts and identifying potential opportunities to grow the B2B business.
- Creativity – Identifying effective solutions for clients through selecting the best combination of existing practices and innovative approaches or ideas
Team Working – Working together by involving others in goals and plans, sharing knowledge, taking a positive role in teambuilding and seeking opportunities for cross functional working and collaboration
Demonstrable experience of defining and building BI/Data Warehouse logical and physical models including normalised and dimensional models as required as well as data lake architecturesDemonstrable experience in defining and building Data Migration architecturesExpertise in a minimum of one data modelling tool preferably Erwin and/or IBM Rational System ArchitectExpertise in running client workshops to extract and understand client data requirements and turn these into valuable data modelsBe able to demonstrate a thorough appreciation of the architecture, design and data related issues that affect the development of the different types of Data Warehouse and BI applicationsDemonstrate experience across a range of relational and database technology, including Oracle and SQL Server
Experience in at least one of Azure, AWS or Google architecture
Must be able to demonstrate good analytical skills and a logical approach to problem solving
Pragmatic and detail orientated
Excellent organisational and co-ordination skills
Demonstrable team leadership attributes
Desirable:
Experience in ETL and business intelligence tools
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Data ArchitectJOB_528323446428132024-12-202025-03-21
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