DV Data Architect Location: Wyton, Huntingdon (45 days onsite) Clearance: Active DV required Contract: 12 months (extension likely up to 3 years) or Permanent role Programme Overview Arqtech Search is supporting a defence delivery partner on a secure data transformation programme within an RAF operational environment. The programme focuses on designing, sustaining and evolving secure data platforms that underpin intelligence, surveillance and operational decision-support capabilities. The Data Architect will play a critical role in shaping scalable, resilient and compliant data architecture within a high-assurance defence setting. Role Overview The DV Data Architect will be responsible for the design, governance and optimisation of enterprise-level data architecture supporting operational and analytical systems. You will work across structured and unstructured data environments, ensuring that platforms are secure, scalable and aligned to MOD governance standards. This role requires both strategic architectural oversight and hands-on technical leadership within secure cloud and hybrid infrastructures. Key Responsibilities Define and own the end-to-end data architecture across secure platforms. Design scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) to support operational and analytical workloads. Develop logical and physical data models aligned to enterprise standards. Oversee ETL/ELT processes, data integration and transformation patterns. Design and optimise data storage solutions (data lakes, warehouses, distributed systems). Ensure solutions are secure-by-design and compliant with MOD security frameworks. Establish data governance, metadata management and lineage standards. Collaborate with engineering, DevOps and analytics teams to support deployment pipelines. Contribute to architectural roadmaps aligned to long-term capability evolution. Ensure high availability, resilience and performance optimisation of data systems. Required Experience Proven experience as a Data Architect within complex, secure or regulated environments. Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture principles and frameworks. Experience designing cloud-native or hybrid data platforms. Expertise in data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical). Strong knowledge of data warehousing and data lake architectures. Experience working within defence, national security or similarly regulated environments. Strong understanding of data governance, access control and information assurance. Experience implementing secure data handling and audit controls. Due to nature of this work, active DV clearance is essential and 5 days per week are required on-site in Wyton for a 9 day condensed working week (every other Friday off). We cannot consider candidates who do not currently hold an active DV clearance.