National Enabling Programmes (a programme of the Police Digital Service) · 5 days ago
Data Architect (Enterprise)- Remote
United States
Part-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level
£76K/yr - £76K/yrNational Enabling Programmes, a programme of the Police Digital Service, is seeking a Data Architect to oversee enterprise-level data architecture. The role focuses on strategy, design, and assurance, ensuring alignment of data models and governance across various products and partnerships.
Law Enforcement
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Define and maintain enterprise data architecture principles, patterns, and guidance for how data is structured, integrated and governed across PDS
Produce and assure conceptual and logical data models for priority domains; support teams to align local models to enterprise patterns
Own and evolve data standards and data dictionaries (canonical definitions, naming conventions, reference data), and drive adoption across teams and partners
Design and improve metadata management (cataloguing, ownership, lineage and impact analysis) and ensure metadata remains accurate and useful
Provide architecture assurance for data aspects of solutions through governance forums, identifying risks and recommending mitigations
Shape data integration and interoperability approaches (e.g., API/event/data exchange patterns) to enable safe, consistent data sharing
Define and assure data lifecycle practices (creation, retention, archiving and decommissioning) in line with organisational policy
Work with stakeholders to align priorities, explain trade-offs, and translate business outcomes into robust data design
Scan emerging data trends and advise on appropriate adoption with clear guardrails
Qualification
Required
Strong experience producing conceptual and logical data models, including aligning models across multiple domains
Experience defining and driving adoption of data standards and data dictionaries across teams
Practical capability in metadata management, including ownership, cataloguing, lineage and impact analysis
Experience operating within data governance / architecture assurance, identifying risk and ensuring compliance with standards
Demonstrable ability to turn business problems into data architecture design and select appropriate patterns
Strong stakeholder engagement: ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences and manage expectations
Awareness of emerging data approaches/tools, with the judgement to advise on sensible adoption timing
Proven ability to lead through influence and working across multi-disciplinary teams
All applicants must be eligible to undergo NPPV3 (Non Police Personnel Vetting Level 3) and SC vetting clearances
Benefits
28 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of service.
Holiday Purchase also available
Flexible working hours - We trust you to do your job and we appreciate that life doesn’t always fit around a 9 to 5 workday.
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay along with a flexible return to work
Company
National Enabling Programmes (a programme of the Police Digital Service)
The National Enabling Programmes (NEP) closed on the 31st March 2022 after successfully delivering the programme objectives of helping police forces across England and Wales to transform the way they work and collaborate.
Founded in 2016
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase