Data Architect UK-Based Hybrid Working SC Clearable Required Permanent Meraki are working on behalf of a leading digital consultancy delivering complex, secure data platforms across the UK public sector. We re seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design and evolution of enterprise-scale data architectures supporting digital services, analytics and operational decision-making. This is a lead-level position combining hands-on architecture with technical leadership, assurance and stakeholder engagement. You ll shape strategic data decisions across multiple delivery teams ensuring solutions are secure, sustainable, user-focused and aligned with government standards. This role is ideal for someone operating at SFIA Level 5 (Lead) providing authoritative guidance, influencing architectural direction, and ensuring long-term value without being tied to a single cloud provider or vendor ecosystem. The Role You will: Define and own end-to-end data architecture designs across digital services and analytics platforms Establish architecture principles, standards and reusable patterns across teams Ensure architectures address the full data lifecycle (acquisition through to decommissioning) Provide technical leadership and architectural assurance across delivery teams Align data decisions with user needs, business outcomes, risk appetite and security requirements Influence and support data governance including metadata, lineage, ownership and data quality Engage senior stakeho