Data Architect

Data Architect
Permanent
Hybrid Working (2 Days on site in Birmingham)

Reporting to the Head of Architecture, the Data Architect will be responsible for designing and implementing enterprise-level data architecture and strategies that align with the business and technology goals of the organisation, rather than the operational aspects such as performance, monitoring, quality reporting.

As the Data Architect, you'll focus on architectures that move, process, store, validate and present data, ensuring scalability, efficiency and security. This role is strategic in nature, requiring less of a hands-on approach. Your primary focus will be designing the blueprint of the organisation's data infrastructure and supporting strategic and business as usual projects and change initiatives, with responsibility for the upkeep and governance of supporting architecture principles and TOGAF artefacts.

This role plays a pivotal part in the development of a holistic view of the organisations architectural landscape, requiring alignment with and support of the other architectural disciplines within the team.

Responsibilities
Ownership of data architecture vision, data strategy, data maturity roadmap ensuring alignment with business and technology strategy
Design of the overall data architecture, including conceptual, logical and physical data models, data warehouses/data lakes and data integration in alignment with the needs and strategic goals of the business and/or industry
Definition of data standards (case, naming conventions, metadata etc) and integration patterns.
Collaborate with business analysts, data engineers, application architects, and security teams translating business requirements into technically feasible data solutions aligned with the wider goals of the organisation
Collaborate with regulatory, customer and industry partners to work towards a single version of the truth across the industry and to enable data sharing in line with an 'open data' ethos
Evaluation of data related trends, tools and emerging technologies including cloud solutions, analytic platforms and data storage technologies
Development and implementation of data architecture frameworks ensuring accuracy, consistency, completeness, data ethics, readiness for AI/ML integration and lineage of data
Creation, maintenance and governance of Data Architecture artefacts (TOGAF)
Represent all aspects of Data Architecture within the Architecture Review Board
Strategic alignment of a scalable and efficient data ecosystem to meet current and future needs
Establishment of a data governance framework with developed policies for data quality, security and life cycle management, ensuring regulatory and industry compliance, including UK GDPR and Data Protection Act Specialist/Technical Expertise Essential