Skills

Data Analysis Data Governance Dynamics Scrum Strategic thinking Architecture Data Architecture Strategic Planning

Job Specifications

Data Architect

Whitehall Resources require a Data Architect to work on a 6 month with a key client.

*This role will involve on site work in Shropshire 2 days per week.

*Inside IR35.

*Active SC clearance preferred, alternatively candidates will be required to be eligible for SC clearance.

Data Architect

This role will form part of a new scrum team within the Platfrom to develop and deliver the Ingestion and Risking within the SAS Platform including IDP.

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 teams

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Awareness is the first of 4 ascending skill levels)

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 (Working is the second of 4 ascending skill levels)

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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