Data Architect (SC Cleared NPPV3)

Salary: £143,000 - 148,200 per year

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Senior Data Architect, with a proven track record delivering enterprise-scale data solutions in complex environments
• Experience working across multiple systems, applications and organisational domains
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end data architecture, including ingestion, storage, validation, transformation and integration
• Excellent logical and physical data-modelling skills
• Experience with modern data platforms, data warehouses and cloud-based data solutions
• Strong understanding of data governance, data quality and metadata management
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Active SC (Security Check) clearance
• Active NPPV Level 3 (NPPV3) clearance

Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end data architecture solutions across complex enterprise environments
• Define architecture for data ingestion, storage, validation, transformation, integration and reporting
• Produce logical and physical data models
• Work across multiple applications, platforms and technologies to create integrated data solutions
• Establish data architecture standards and best practices
• Embed data governance, quality, security and compliance in solution designs
• Collaborate with solution architects, engineers, analysts and senior stakeholders throughout delivery
• Produce technical documentation and architecture artefacts

Technologies

• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Security
• Embedded

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Were seeking an experienced Data Architect to join a high-profile programme delivering enterprise-scale data solutions in a secure government environment. Youll help define and deliver data architecture across a complex technology landscape, designing scalable, resilient solutions that support strategic transformation and critical business services. This is a contract role paying £570 per day, outside IR35, with hybrid working requiring three days per week onsite in Central London; an immediate start is preferred. We value respect and equality, welcome applicants from all backgrounds and perspectives, and can support reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

last updated 40 week of 2026