Data Architect - SITS System

Job Description

£550 Per Day

Hybrid Working

36.5 Hrs Per Week

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to introduce a new Akari system within the University of Warwick.

Working with a Solution Architect and an Integration Team, the role requires strong and deep expertise of SITS and enterprise level data architectural oversight to ensure a safe integration and transformation without major issue of a new system.

A specialist Data Architect will provide authoritative architectural direction on how curriculum data is handled, governed, and integrated across Akari, SITS, and downstream systems. This role is intended to remove risk from the programme, establish a consistent architectural approach, and support future initiatives that rely on curriculum data.

• Will provide deep, hands‑on SITS data architecture expertise, grounded in how SITS is configured and used in practice to support curriculum
• Be accountable for defining and assuring the target curriculum data architecture, grounded in what is practically achievable within SITS
• Must be able to demonstrate a strong understanding of the Akari academic data model and the project intent for Akari to operate as the single source of truth

• Enterprise (Domain) Data Architecture
• Define and document the canonical curriculum data model for the University.
• Establish data ownership, authoritative sources, and lifecycle rules across Akari, SITS, and downstream systems.
• Define data standards, including identifiers, coding principles, and referential integrity expectations
• Define logical mappings and transformation rules between Akari and SITS.
• Identify where rule‑based automation is feasible and where exceptions or manual handling will be required.

• Curriculum structures in SITS that can align to the new model.
• Legacy structures that cannot immediately align.
• Ensure integration approaches are supportable, auditable, and scalable.

• Target SITS data architecture and configuration recommendations.
• Akari–SITS mapping and transformation principles and rules.
• A hybrid data and operating model.

• Operate under the sponsorship of the Architecture / Design Authority.
• Produce architectural outputs that are reviewed and approved through established governance.
• Provide time bound enterprise data architecture leadership for the curriculum domain.

• A strong working history and understanding of SITS
• Good Data Architecture experience (Min 4 Years)
• Good knowledge of Data Configuration and Governance
• Strong Leadership and Project Management skills
• Good lower‑level system integration experience
• Good Data Point Mapping experience
• Good documentation and organisation skills

For more information please forward your latest CV to

Warwick Employment Group is acting as an internal recruiter for this vacancy.