Data Architect - Cloud
Hybrid/Flexible working - local office options in Surrey, Lancashire, Hampshire or Monmouthshire
Salary negotiable to £84,000 DoE
Job Ref J12870

Ability to pass Security Clearance essential

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for designing and analysing data & analytics (D&A) cloud-based architecture that ensures efficient data management
• Supports the cloud data strategy, considering people, product, partners, and processes, collaborating with senior stakeholders across the business to understand the evolving data needs of the organisation
• Liaises with the product suppliers, COTS component vendors and sub-contract development teams ensuring alignment to the Data Technology roadmap
• Works jointly across enterprise architecture to inform, develop and design cloud data solutions that supports business strategy, requirements, and changes in capabilities
• Ensure strategy architectures are in alignment with data architecture, EA principles and target state
• Identifies conflicts and dependencies between action and raising these with the relevant projects and stakeholders
• Contributes and supports appropriate governance for all key aspects of delivery and platforms; champions and encourages adherence to process
• Actively participates across the enterprise, sharing and re-applying skills and knowledge and bringing in best practice
• Keep up to date with Microsoft Azure / AWS / GCP technologies and drive best practice and standard

Your skills and experiences:

Essential:
• Proven knowledge and experience of working within architecture frameworks e.g. TOGAF
• Technical knowledge of a range of cloud data technologies across Azure, AWS, GCP
• Understanding of the service and software development lifecycles lifecycle (including methodologies e.g. Agile) and associated reviews, policies, standards, and governance processes
• Self-starter with great stakeholder engagement skills and able to explain complex capabilities and their value to other technical professionals.

Desirable:
• Business and system requirements gathering / analysis

Benefits:
You'll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You'll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you are also be eligible for an annual bonus incentive