Senior Data Architect

Graphicsunlimited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

A government digital services provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for major digital transformation programmes. The role involves collaborating on data-focused products and providing expert advice while ensuring adherence to architectural standards. Offering competitive pay up to £83,917, the position encourages a hybrid working model, flexible hours, and provides a civil service pension with significant employer contributions.

Benefits

Flexible working including flexible hours

Time off volunteering

Diversity and Inclusion initiatives

Discounts and savings

Interest-free loans for commuting

Sports and social activities

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Expertise in data architecture design and modeling techniques.
• Experience presenting designs to technical governance forums.
• Skilled in data management and governance to ensure quality.
• Strong knowledge of public cloud technologies like AWS and Azure.
• Experience applying Agile methodologies and DevOps principles.
• Proven ability to shape technology initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities

• Design modern IT architecture for major digital transformation programmes.
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver data-focused solutions.
• Provide oversight and guidance to other data architects.
• Work closely with technical architects on data architecture.

Skills

Data Architecture Design & Standards

Technical Governance & Communication

Data Management & Governance

Cloud & Infrastructure Design

Agile & DevOps Delivery

Strategic Technology Leadership

Job description

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

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

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.

The scale of what we do.root is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

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

You and your role

We’re looking for a Senior Data Architect to help design modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformation programmes in Europe. This is an exciting opportunity to work on data‑focused products and services in a complex digital environment, supporting major initiatives across DWP Digital. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders to deliver solutions, provide expert advice, and influence technology choices that shape the future of our data strategy.

In this role, you’ll work across multiple projects, applying broad architectural thinking to design data models, metadata systems and data dictionaries. You’ll provide oversight and guidance to other data architects, ensuring standards are met and solutions align with organisational principles. You’ll also work closely with technical architects to make sure systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture.

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our digital hubs in Birmingham, Black photographs, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle‑upon‑Tyne or 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.

Pay: We offer competitive pay up to £83,917.

Pension: You’ll get a 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. You’ll also get all the usual public holidays.

Benefits

• 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,ER ch mentoring and career‑progression opportunities.

Awards 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.
• 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 Digital Awards.

Process

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages río.

• Apply – complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There will be full instructions when you click through.
• Interview – a single‑stage online interview.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.