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Job Opportunity: Senior Data Architect
Pay of up to £79,501, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work-life balance.
Do you want to help shape the future of data architecture within one of the UK's largest and most complex digital organisations?
If so, we'd love to hear from you.
We are seeking experienced Senior Data Architects to join DWP Digital, working within a large-scale, complex digital environment to deliver data-driven products and services that support critical business outcomes.
You will play a key role in major strategic initiatives ensuring data architecture solutions are innovative, secure, and scalable.
Working closely with architects, engineers, delivery teams, and business stakeholders, you will contribute to the design and delivery of enterprise-wide solutions.
You'll develop architecture options, provide expert recommendations, and influence technology decisions ensuring solutions align with business priorities, architectural standards, and long-term organisational objectives.
This is an opportunity to make a significant impact across some of DWP Digital's most important programmes, providing architectural leadership and helping to establish the strategic data capabilities that underpin future digital services.
DWP. Digital with Purpose.
What skills, knowledge, and experience will you need?
- Expertise in data architecture design, modelling, patterns, tools, and standards.
- Strong knowledge of data modelling, Master Data Management (MDM), metadata management, and data governance.
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures, including pub-sub and data streaming patterns.
- Proven track record of presenting and influencing architecture decisions through technical governance and assurance forums.
- Knowledge of cloud hosting, containerisation, and networking, including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Application of Agile, DevOps, Continuous Integration (CI), and Continuous Delivery (CD) practices.
- Proven track record of supporting technology projects, programmes, and portfolios, shaping architectural direction, and technology choices.
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You and your role
As a Senior Data Architect, you will shape data architecture across multiple products, services, and programmes, helping to solve complex data challenges and define solutions that are secure, scalable, and aligned with organisational goals.
You'll lead the design and development of data models, metadata frameworks, and other key data architecture artefacts ensuring data is structured, managed, and governed effectively.
Your work will support informed decision-making and enable the consistent use and reuse of data across the organisation.
You'll provide technical leadership and guidance to Data Architects and multidisciplinary teams, helping to translate business requirements into effective data architecture solutions.
You'll review designs, provide architectural assurance, and promote adherence to agreed standards, principles, and best practices.
A key part of your role will be overseeing the development and maintenance of data dictionaries, metadata repositories, and other governance assets, helping to improve data quality, consistency, accessibility, and understanding across the organisation.
Working closely with Technical Architects, Engineers, and other stakeholders, you'll ensure systems and services are designed in line with our data architecture standards. You'll champion good practice, drive consistency across teams, and support the successful delivery of business and technology outcomes.
Details. Wages. Perks.
Location
You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in your choice of Birmingham, Blackpool, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, and Sheffield.
Hybrid Working
We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face-to-face in a hub.
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Pay
We offer competitive pay of up to £68,205. You'll get a salary of £57,946 plus a Government Digital and Data Allowance of up to £11,296, subject to our assessment of capability at interview.
Pension
You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £16,786 per year.
Holidays
A generous leave package starting at 25 days rising to 30 days over time.
You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.
Broad Benefits Package
- 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, and more
- Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
- Sports and social activities
- Professional development, coaching, mentoring, and career progression opportunities.
Award-winning Environment and Culture
DWP have been recognised as 2024 Diversity Employer of the Year at the Computing Women in Tech Excellence awards
Diverse and Inclusive Leadership at Digital Leaders Awards 2024
Commended as Best Place to Work in Digital category in the Computing Digital Technology Leaders awards 2025
Recognised as one of the Best Public Sector Employers at 2025 Women In Tech Employer Awards
Process
We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process is just two stages:
- Apply: Complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.
- Interview: A single-stage interview online.
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