Senior Data Architect

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Pay up to £83,917, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work‑life balance.

We are looking for a Senior Data Architect to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading‑edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

• Data Architecture Design & Standards – expertise in data architecture design & modelling techniques, patterns, tools & standards, including event‑based architecture and pub‑sub/data streaming approaches.
• Technical Governance & Communication – experience presenting data architecture designs to technical governance forums, ensuring alignment with organisational standards & strategic objectives.
• Data Management & Governance – skilled in data modelling, master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance to ensure consistency, quality & compliance across enterprise systems.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Design – strong knowledge of public cloud technologies & hosting patterns, including containerisation and networking best practices across platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud Platform.
• Agile & Dev Ops Delivery – experience applying Agile delivery methodologies & best practices, alongside Dev Ops principles including Continuous Integration (CI) & Continuous Delivery (CD) pipelines.
• Strategic Technology Leadership – proven ability to shape & support technology initiatives, projects, programmes & portfolios, ensuring architectural integrity & alignment with organisational goals.

You’ll design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This includes collaborating with colleagues & stakeholders to deliver solutions, providing expert advice, and influencing technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy. You will work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems & data dictionaries. You will provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles.

You will also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.

Location:

You will join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne or Sheffield.

Hybrid Working:
Work a hybrid model – spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face‑to‑face in a hub.

Pay:
Competitive pay of up to £83,917.

Pension: A brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi‑time, plus all public holidays.

• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex‑friendly policies.
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving.
• Bring your authentic self to work with "I Can Be Me in DWP".
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out & more.
• Interest‑free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket.
• Sports & social activities.
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring & career progression opportunities.

• Apply:
  Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs; full instructions provided.
• Interview: A single‑stage interview online.