Data Architect£56,293 - £61,064 per annum + public sector pension2-3 days per week on-site in ManchesterA public sector organisation is looking to appoint a Data Architect to help shape and deliver its data strategy. This is an excellent opportunity for a Data Architect to lead the design of secure, scalable and reliable data solutions that support long-term organisational goals. The successful Data Architect will work across digital, technical and business teams to ensure data is well governed, accessible and fit for purpose.Day-to-day of the roleLead and oversee data architecture across a range of systems, ensuring alignment with wider enterprise and digital strategies.Design and maintain data models, metadata frameworks and data dictionaries to support business and technical needs.Define architecture for data integration, warehousing, Business Intelligence and cloud-based data services.Work closely with technical architects, project teams and subject matter experts to make sure solutions are robust, secure and scalable.Support the full data product lifecycle, from design through to implementation and transition into live service.Ensure solutions meet key architectural standards around usability, performance, capacity, security, availability, maintainability and governance.Contribute to data policies, procedures and best practice, including data quality, lineage, privacy and secure-by-design principles.Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, external ..... full job details .....