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Data Architect

Telford
3 weeks ago
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Data Architect

  • £550 to £572 per day

  • 6 month initial contract

  • Inside IR35

  • Hybrid working at Telford

    Project Overview:
    The Preventative Risking (PR) team within RIS is responsible for managing the risking and compliance referral processes for Self-Assessment (SA) registrations.

    Data architect responsibilities:
    A data architect designs and builds data models to fulfil the strategic data needs of the organisation, as defined by chief data architects.
    At this role level, you will:
  • design, support and provide guidance for the upgrade, management, decommission and archive of data in compliance with data policy
  • provide input into data dictionaries
  • define and maintain the data technology architecture, including metadata, integration and business intelligence or data warehouse architecture
    Communicating between the technical and non-technical Level: working
    Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels

    You can:
  • communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • support and host discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics
  • be an advocate for the team externally, and can manage differing perspectives

    Communicating data Level: awareness
    Awareness is the first of 4 ascending skill levels
    You can:
  • show an awareness that data needs to be aligned to the needs of the end user
  • create basic visuals and presentations

    Data analysis and synthesis
    Level: working
    You can:
  • undertake data profiling and source system analysis
  • present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data

    Data governance (data architect)
    Level: working
    You can:
  • understand what data governance is required
  • take responsibility for the assurance of data solutions and make recommendations to ensure compliance

    Data innovation
    Level: awareness
    Awareness is the first of 4 ascending skill levels
    You can:
  • show an awareness of opportunities for innovation with new tools and uses of data
    Data modelling
    Level: working
    You can:
  • explain the concepts and principles of data modelling
  • produce, maintain and update relevant data models for an organisation's specific needs
  • reverse-engineer data models from a live system

    Data standards (data architect)
    Level: working
    You can:
  • develop data standards for a specific component
  • analyse where data standards have been applied or breached, and undertake an impact analysis of that breach

    Metadata management
    Level: working
    You can:
  • work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis
  • maintain a repository to ensure information remains accurate and up to date

    Problem management
    Level: working
    You can:
  • initiate and monitor actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems
  • effectively consult specialists where required
  • determine the appropriate remedy and assist with its implementation
  • determine preventative measures

    Strategic thinking
    Level: awareness
    You can:
  • explain the strategic context of your work and why it is important
  • support strategic planning in an administrative capacity

    Turning business problems into data design
    Level: working
    You can:
  • design data architecture by dealing with specific business problems and aligning it to enterprise-wide standards and principles
  • work within the context of well understood architecture, and identify appropriate patterns

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