ONS will be designing, planning, and delivering a mandatory, questionnaire-based, whole-population census of England and Wales in 2031. The data collected helps shape public services, guide policy decisions, and support long-term planning across government and society
We’re recruiting a Senior Data Architect to join our Data Growth and Operations (DGO) Directorate.
DGO provides the statistical infrastructure and foundational frameworks that enable the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Government Statistical Service (GSS) and the wider research community to make better, more effective use of data.
Responsibilities
* Work across stakeholders, including service design and technical teams to ensure data architecture plays a key role in the design of an end-to-end census data journey.
* Lead on data architecture contributions to support the design and development of a census data pipeline.
* Contribute to the design and delivery of our Enterprise Metadata Management programme.
* Participate in cross-government data architecture communities, to help set direction and share your expertise.
* Contribute to the ongoing implementation of the ONS data strategy (including data principles, policies and standards) and provide advice to stakeholders on how to comply with the strategy.
* Line management of a small team one or two data architects or apprentices, and/or matrix management technical work.
* Play a role in the Data Architecture branch leadership team, particularly supporting the development of technical capabilities of your colleagues.
* Communicating between the technical and the non-technical.
* Metadata Management.
* Data Standards.
* Communicating Data.
Benefits
* Generous holiday allowance – 25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years service in addition to 9 public holidays.
* A good work-life balance – family-friendly working options including flexible working arrangements Monday to Friday between 5am and 10pm.
* Pension schemes – 28.97% find out more on the Civil Service Pensions website.
* A strong ethos of equality and diversity.
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