Job Description Data Architect\n\nEdinburgh\n\n6-Month contract\n\nPaying up to £69p/h (Inside IR35)\n\nPlease note - due to the nature of the work, you will need to hold or be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security clearance - please only apply if suitable\n\nKey Responsibilities:\n\nDesign and implement enterprise-level data architecture solutions, including databases, data warehouses, and data lakes.\nDevelop and maintain logical, physical, and conceptual data models.\nDefine data management standards, policies, and best practices.\nWork with data engineers to design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines for structured and unstructured data.\nEnsure data quality, consistency, and security across platforms.\nCollaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions.\nEvaluate and recommend new data technologies, tools, and platforms to enhance data capabilities.\nOversee data integration across cloud and on-premises environments.\nSupport data governance initiatives, including metadata management, master data management (MDM), and compliance.\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to data engineering and analytics teams. \n\nRequired