Data Architect

Job Title Data Architect - Strategy & Architecture

Permanent

Grade 7 - £66,627 - £85,845

Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review

Working 36.5 hours per week

Sponsorship is not available for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK that does not require employer sponsorship for the duration of the appointment

Are you passionate about data and its potential to transform organisations? Do you thrive on creating robust data strategies and architectures that enable business success? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Data Architect at Birmingham City Council.

As a Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data landscape, driving data strategy, and unlocking the immense value hidden within our vast data reserves. You will be at the forefront of leveraging data lakes, master data, and data modelling to enable our organisation to make informed decisions and deliver exceptional services to our citizens.

We are embarking on a transformative journey towards becoming a truly data‑driven organisation. This involves establishing a clear and coherent enterprise approach to how data is structured, governed and used across services, platforms and functions.

As a Data Architect, you will play a key role in enabling this transformation by supporting the development of a consistent data operating model and ensuring strong alignment between Digital & Technology Services, the Data & Insight function, and service areas.

• Data-Driven Mindset: We place data‑led decision‑making at the centre of everything we do
• Collaboration: We work across teams, functions and services to deliver joined‑up data outcomes
• Integrity: We uphold the highest standards in data protection, governance and security
• Continuous Improvement: We continually enhance our data practices, platforms and approaches

• Strategic Thinking: Designing data architectures aligned to organisational goals
• Collaboration and Communication: Working with stakeholders to understand needs and deliver value
• Problem Solving: Developing practical solutions to complex data challenges
• Adaptability: Keeping pace with evolving data technologies and practices

As a Data Architect at Birmingham City Council, your work will encompass a range of strategic and delivery‑focused activities:

• Data Strategy and Governance: Supporting the development and implementation of a coherent data strategy and governance framework aligned to organisational objectives
• Data Operating Model Design: Contributing to the definition and implementation of a clear data operating model, ensuring roles, responsibilities and ways of working are aligned across Digital & Technology, Data & Insight and service areas
• Enterprise Data Architecture: Designing and maintaining enterprise‑wide data architectures across lines of business, ensuring consistency, reuse and alignment of data structures across systems and services
• Target State Architecture and Road mapping: Defining target state data architectures and developing clear, phased roadmaps to transition from current to future state
• Data Architecture Design: Designing robust data architectures using the Microsoft toolset, enabling scalable, secure and accessible data across systems and applications
• Microsoft Fabric Architecture: Designing scalable Microsoft Fabric‑based data platforms, including the effective use of One Lake, Lakehouse patterns and medallion data models to support enterprise data and analytics
• Data Modelling and Information Architecture: Developing and maintaining conceptual, logical and physical data models, alongside clear information architecture structures that support both operational and analytical use
• Master Data Management / Single View: Supporting the development of master data capabilities and single view approaches, enabling trusted, consistent and reusable data across the organisation
• Data Quality Frameworks: Establishing and embedding scalable data quality frameworks and standards to ensure accuracy, consistency and trust in organisational data
• AI and Analytics Architecture: Supporting the design of analytics and AI…