Data Architect

Data Architect - DV Cleared Hybrid/Manchester, Bristol or London Salary: £60,000-£95,000 depending on experienceSR2 is supporting a leading organisation delivering critical government defence programmes and is looking for DV Cleared Data Architects to join growing delivery teams.These roles focus on designing secure, scalable data architectures that support mission-critical services across the defence landscape. You will work across complex programmes, shaping cloud-based data platforms in collaboration with engineering, delivery and stakeholder teams.This role is focused on data architecture rather than data science, with an emphasis on data platforms, integration, governance, security and enterprise-scale design. The source brief describes a remit centred on defining data blueprints and end-to-end architectures across ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, observability and cost optimisation.Key ResponsibilitiesDefine end-to-end data architecture for secure, complex government defence programmesDesign scalable data platforms covering ingestion, integration, storage, governance and securityTranslate business and technical requirements into resilient cloud-based architecture designsWork closely with engineering and delivery teams to guide implementation and architectural decisionsEnsure solutions support performance, observability, cost optimisation and long-term maintainabilityContribute architectural leadership across multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholder ..... full job details .....