Enterprise Architect (Data)

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This is an exciting opportunity to join HMRC’s Enterprise Architecture team who are responsible for setting the architectural direction for HMRC as well as providing consultancy and support to solution architects.

Job description

As an Enterprise Data Architect working within the Enterprise Architecture team you will contribute towards the setting of Departmental wide Data strategy through architecture roadmaps and reference architectures as well as governing against these directions.

Reporting to the Senior Enterprise Data Architect and supporting the Lead Enterprise Data Architect.

The role also supports and contributes to solution designs cutting across business, data, application and technology domains. You may also be involved in proof-of-concept exercises exploring new technologies.

You will be confident in your ability to play a key role in ensuring that HMRC develops and maintains a strong Data Architecture capability.

Person specification

An Enterprise Data Architect is responsible for supporting the Senior Data Architect in defining data strategy and roadmaps, aligning them with business strategies and requirements, and securing senior stakeholder buy-in.

The role supports the development of the Enterprise Data Model and HMRC’s wider data modelling capability, while documenting the organisation’s data assets to improve understanding, enable more effective integration of data, reduce legacy data silos, and support the transition of HMRC’s complex IT estate towards a smaller set of strategic systems.

Candidates should also bring an understanding of the data lifecycle and its implications for GDPR, experience in process modelling using BPMN and other modelling tools, and either hold, or be willing to work towards, professional IT qualifications such as TOGAF or CITP.

You will be:

• Working with colleagues to understand and help design operational considerations of solutions.
• Understanding HMRC systems and the technologies that deliver those systems.
• Understanding wider HMRC technology systems and strategies.
• Playing a supporting role and delivering specific technical data related aspects of the service delivery of HMRC systems.
• Contributing to the delivery Data Strategies, Principles, Standards and other Data Architecture deliverables and making them readily available to wider HMRC through collaboration tools
• Contributing to the ongoing development and maintenance (evergreening) of the Enterprise Data Model, supporting programmes and projects in the definition of conceptual and logical models.
• Articulating data viewpoints to colleagues, senior management and business partners and Championing data architecture and appropriate business data use in HMRC systems.

Essential Criteria:

• A background in IT with demonstrable experience in Data.
• Experience in developing and governing Data Principles, Policies, Standards, Processes and/or Procedures.
• An understanding of how IT can be used to support the business.
• Experience in establishing professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Ability to simplify complex / technical information by using appropriate and accessible language for non-technical audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a proven ability to communicate clearly.
• Experience in Data Modelling for operational and analytical systems, including conceptual models through to physical schema deployments.

Office closures

For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.

If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.

These sites are:

• Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
• Telford Plaza, Telford - moving to Parkside Court, Telford

You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.

Further Location Information

Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.

Leeds Locations

Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.

Capability Allowance

The advertised role is part of the Government Digital and Data Profession and has access to a Capability-Based Allowance. Any allowance awarded will be based on an assessment, at interview, of your capability against the skills advertised for this role. Please see the attached candidate pack for more information.

The allowance values are set by HMRC, subject to remaining in a qualifying role, and are non-pensionable. This allowance is non-contractual, subject to an annual review and could be withdrawn at any time.

For both new entrants and existing civil servants, the total reward compensation offer is a combination of base salary and, if applicable, a capability-based allowance. New entrants to the Civil Service will start on the pay range minimum. For existing civil servants, our policies on level transfer and promotion will apply.

For more information please visit the Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework (opens in a new window).

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £45,544, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £13,194 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).

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