Senior Data Architect Public Sector | Hybrid | Discovery Phase Programme

Senior Data Architect Public Sector | Hybrid | Discovery Phase ProgrammeLocation: Remote - Once or twice across the contract onsite to your local officeSalary: £550 - £580 per dayIR35 - Inside ir3510 Week Discovery with an option to go on for 2 years Provided data architecture leadership for a large-scale public sector discovery, defining the data strategy, governance framework, and information architecture required to enable secure data sharing across multiple organisations. Key Responsibilities\n

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• Led the data architecture workstream, identifying data risks, dependencies, and opportunities across complex organisational landscapes.
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• Defined target data models, schemas, and integration requirements to support operational and analytical outcomes.
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• Designed scalable data architecture patterns, including cloud-based data platforms, APIs, and data-sharing solutions.
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• Established information governance, data protection, and security frameworks to ensure compliance with regulatory and organisational standards.
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• Collaborated with delivery, product, business analysis, and engineering teams to develop data-driven prioritisation and decision-support models.
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• Validated data architecture assumptions through prototyping and user testing, translating findings into future-state architecture recommendations.
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• Produced data strategy, governance, and architectural outputs to support progression into the next phase of delivery.
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• Provided expert advice to senior stakeholders on data management, interoperability, and information governance.
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Skills & Experience\n

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• Enterprise Data Architecture and Strategy
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• Data Modelling (Conceptual, Logical, Physical)
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• Data Governance, Metadata Management, and Information Assurance
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• Data Sharing, Privacy, GDPR, and Security Frameworks
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• Cloud Data Platforms (AWS, Azure)
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• Data Lakes, API-Based Integration, and Modern Data Architectures
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• ArchiMate, UML, and Enterprise Architecture Modelling
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• Agile Discovery and Service Design
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• Stakeholder Engagement and Technical Leadership
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