We are looking for an experienced Data Architect for an 18-month fixed-term contract to act as the vital link between our business teams to understand what we need to do, our technology teams to drive the right strategic technology decisions for the Council and our Transformation teams to make that a reality.
We want to be the leading local council in digital innovation. To achieve this, we need the right people inputting into the technology roadmap, ensuring the technology strategy is aligned to the business strategy.
The ideal candidate will have recent experience of implementing data standards, data governance, data principles and policies into another government organisation. You would have a prior experience in data modelling and translating complex data problems into data designs. You would have a working knowledge on reference and master data management, metadata management as well as data quality assessment and experience. You would be versed in data profiling and source systems analysis. Is this you? If so, we’d like to hear from you.
Our benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits to our employees, these include:
What will you be doing?
As the Data Architect you will design data models to fulfil the strategic data needs of the organisation and support the Council’s services. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders to design and deliver the data management strategy ensuring this aligns with WNC policies and Data Architecture Principles.
You will be supporting to deliver a vast portfolio of work supporting key strategic projects in parallel to fixing data foundations as well as translating the organisations data strategy into designs, working closely with various business areas, understanding their data needs and future integration.
Day to day, your job will look like:
About you
Ideally you will have previous experience as a Data Architect or Solution Architect with experience of operating in a large and complex organisation. You would have a prior experience in data modelling and translating complex data problems into data designs. You would have a working knowledge on reference and master data management, metadata management as well as data quality assessment and experience. Demonstrable experience in data profiling and source systems analysis.
About us
At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.
Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.
Hear more from our Chief Executive, Anna Earnshaw, about what it's like to work at West Northants Council https://youtu.be/lV0EfeUF4aU
We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner
The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.
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