Senior Data Architect

On behalf of the Cabinet Office, we are looking for a Senior Data Architect (Inside IR35) for a 3 month contract (possible extension) based Remote, with occasional travel to Newcastle or Glasgow once per month.

The Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) is responsible for delivering a compensation scheme that has been long awaited by the infected blood community to provide financial compensation to victims of infected blood on a UK-wide basis.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect who can shape a data ecosystem, where data is well-structured, secure and easily accessible to act as a fundamental pillar to our compensation service.

You will be confident at working in a complex and pressured data delivery environment across products where you'll be supporting the strategic objective of IBCA to pay compensation to those impacted by the infected blood scandal seamlessly.

You will collaborate across the architecture function in data and digital to ensure the creation of solution designs keep data in mind meaning that data is accurate, accessible and interoperable across systems.

Working at IBCA gives you a huge opportunity to make an impact on those who deserve compensation, and this role will shape and support the development of safe and secure data solutions that provide a single source of truth for those going through their compensation journey.

As a Senior Data Architect you will:

. Work on multiple projects across the data delivery programme on problems that require broad architectural thinking. This post operates within a data delivery setting, especially one focussed on managing and handling highly sensitive data.
. Lead the design of data models, data flows and data dictionaries for systems and services, providing clear justification for design decisions.
. Work closely with Technical Architects to ensure systems are designed in line with the agreed data architecture
. Collaborate with senior stakeholders, offering direction and challenge where required
. Work proactively with Product Managers and Engineers to identify issues and translate them into data flows
. Participate in architecture reviews and technical workshops

Responsibilities
. Data Model Design & Governance
. Data Governance, Security & Quality
. Integrating Data Systems and Data Flows
. Agile Delivery & Stakeholder Translation

Essential:
. Experience designing data models from conceptual through to physical, using appropriate modelling patterns
. Expertise in data storage design and management across SQL, NoSQL and Data Lakehouse technologies
. Strong background in data architecture including Master Data Management (MDM), metadata management, data lineage and data governance
. Ability to create clear data flow diagrams and lead data orchestration design
. Experience working across product teams in Agile environments from inception to go live
. Ability to translate business requirements into tangible, compliant technical solutions with clear traceability to user value that can be demonstrated to stakeholders

SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role, as a minimum you must be willing & eligible to undergo checks. Please note, due to the exceptional requirements of this position (short-term nature of this role and speed at which we require a postholder in situ) preference may be given to candidates who meet all of the essential criteria and hold active security clearance.

Desirable:
. Experience with data modelling tools such as Erwin or equivalent
. Experience architecting solutions on AWS and Databricks
. Experience in security architecture design, including data security and Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Cabinet Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".