Principal Data Architect - MoJ – G6
Join the Manchester Digital team as Principal Data Architect at Justice Digital, leading data architecture across prisons, courts, probation and more.
Location
United Kingdom – including East Midlands, East of England, London, North East England, North West England, Scotland, South East England, South West England, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Key Responsibilities
* Build and lead a team of Data Architects, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
* Enable and support professional development through mentoring, coaching and clear career pathways.
* Champion data architecture as a strategic enabler across the organization.
* Define and embed architectural standards, principles and patterns for data across MoJ systems.
* Oversee data model development and alignment across programmes, ensuring reusability and consistency.
* Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture and data governance frameworks.
* Stay close to emerging tools, technologies, and methods, bringing fresh thinking from industry and government.
* Represent MoJ in government‑wide data architecture communities and working groups.
* Be the Head of Profession for Data Architecture, working closely with the capability and GDS leads.
* Ensure consistent standards are understood and applied within the wider profession, and support profession leads in driving continuous improvement across Justice Digital.
* Work with other heads of profession and leads to ensure consistency across GDD professions.
* Ensure effective use of L&D budgets.
* Ensure we attract, develop and retain high‑calibre talent within the profession, building the digital capability, skills and competencies needed within Justice Digital and across the MoJ.
Person Specification – Essential
* Deep expertise in data architecture or related fields (e.g. technical architecture, data engineering).
* Demonstrable knowledge of cloud‑based architecture (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP) and appropriate tech stack, including open‑source tools.
* Proven experience leading technical direction and delivering data architecture solutions across large, complex organisations, with a customer‑centric mindset that aligns strategies to business outcomes.
* Ability to influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across technical and non‑technical domains, applying commercial and financial understanding to shape strategy.
* Track record of building, leading, and developing high‑performing technical teams, fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture.
Additional Information
Willingness to be assessed against the requirements for SC clearance.
Seniority level: Director.
Employment type: Full‑time.
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology.
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