Data Architect (SC Cleared)

Job Title: Data Architect Location: South England (Hybrid - 3 office days per week) Contract Length: 6 months (contract to permanent opportunity) IR35: Inside Start Date: ASAP Interview Process: 1 Stage, MS Teams Current Clearance Required: SC (with eligibility for higher clearances) We are supporting a public sector client in hiring a Data Architect with strong expertise in Entity Resolution and Master Data Management. The role will focus on designing and implementing scalable, secure and high-quality data architectures that enable accurate matching, deduplication and linkage of complex datasets to support decision-making and analytics across the organisation. This is a senior, hands-on architecture role requiring someone who can operate at both the strategic and technical level, for defining data models, establishing governance rules and leading the implementation of entity resolution solutions across large, complex and multi-source data environments. This role suits an experienced Data Architect with a strong master data management (MDM) and entity resolution background, comfortable working in a fast-paced public sector environment and contributing immediately to an established data programme. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and implementation of entity resolution and matching solutions across multiple data sources and large data volumes Develop record linkage, deduplication, clustering and matching algorithms to support accurate identification and consolidation of ..... full job details .....