Data Architect / BI Architect

Job Title: Data Architect Location: Telford - 2 days onsite per week The role provides client-side leadership across data architecture, solution governance, stakeholder engagement and strategic planning, while supporting the adoption of modern data technologies across cloud, on-premise and as-a-service platforms within Data Platform Services. Enterprise Data Architecture Define, own and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, principles and patterns. Ensure data architecture aligns with organisational architecture policies, governance frameworks and delivery methodologies. Support the evolution of enterprise data capabilities, including data products, metadata management, data fabric and data virtualisation approaches. Strategic Planning and Roadmapping Develop and maintain strategic roadmaps for enterprise data platforms and data products. Assess the impact of business and technology change across the enterprise data landscape. Support long-term technology investment planning and capability development. Engage with Data Platform Services, enterprise architects, programme teams, project managers, security teams, suppliers, vendors and business stakeholders. Represent data architecture within business workshops and architecture forums. Build strong collaborative relationships across technical and non-technical communities. Assess impacts to applications, data assets and business processes. Contribute to the Data Architecture Community of Practice. Transformation and Continuous Improvement Support organisational transformation initiatives and strategic change programmes. Identify opportunities to improve data management, architecture practices and delivery approaches. Strong experience in enterprise data architecture within complex organisations. Ability to rapidly understand large-scale IT and data estates spanning on-premise, cloud and SaaS environments. Experience assessing and managing the impact of change across enterprise application and data landscapes. Knowledge of cloud architecture patterns, particularly AWS and Azure. Understanding of data management concepts, including data fabric, data virtualisation, metadata management, data integration and governance. Knowledge of modern data platform technologies and operating models. Experience supporting commercial, procurement or licensing activities. Contribution to architecture communities of practice or professional bodies. Enterprise data architecture and standards Strategic planning and roadmapping Vendor and commercial management Continuous improvement and transformation leadership Cloud architecture, particularly AWS and Azure Enterprise data management and governance If you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website