Enterprise Data Architect

We are Civica, a software company that delivers essential services to citizens globally. From local to central government, education, health and care, over 5,000 public organizations worldwide rely on our software to serve over 100 million citizens.

We aim to be a global GovTech leader, meeting the needs of citizens and those who serve them. With 21 years of continual growth and accomplishment behind us, we are currently at a crucial juncture in realizing this aspiration.

As a company, we take pride in our work and the citizens we serve. If you're as enthusiastic about harnessing technology in public services to improve citizen outcomes and bolster public sector institutions, Civica is the perfect fit. Here, we'll help you maximize your potential and further your career, all while making a tangible difference to people and communities.

Requirements

We are looking to recruit an Enterprise Data Architect for Civica’s Central Government Consultancy Services Team.

Role Purpose:

The Enterprise Data Architect is tasked with creating and maintaining data designs that meet enterprise needs. They utilize these designs to guide data integration, manage data assets, and align project data architecture delivery with business strategy. They are also responsible for:

• Producing and sustaining enterprise domain and subject area data models that align with business strategy
• Monitoring the use and alignment of project data architecture against enterprise models
• Advising project teams and overseeing the management of the full data product lifecycle
• Ensuring that the organization's systems align with the enterprise data models

Principal responsibilities and tasks:

• Developing and maintaining enterprise data models to extend and enhance the Data Architecture Framework
• Conducting assurance checks on the design and alignment of data artifact products
• Creating and sustaining data glossaries and dictionaries
• Ensuring the enterprise models align with business strategy
• Supporting core team members and project data architects, maintaining high quality and measure against standards
• Cooperating with Enterprise and Solution Architecture to ensure that projects and programs generate designs and artifacts in line with the Data Architecture Framework
• Promoting the use of Data Standards within the organization, including data modeling, and providing relevant templates and guidance
• Collaborating with Data and Information Management teams to maintain alignment

Essential competencies:

• Data modeling – understanding of diverse modeling notations (UML, Dimensional, NoSQL, Data Vault, ORM, Barker Notation)
• Experience with Data governance forums and methods
• Knowledge of industry-standard data guidelines
• Understanding of Metadata and repositories
• Ability to translate business problems into data design
• In-depth knowledge of Sparx EA
• Effective communications skills for explaining the value of enterprise models
• Understanding of reference data, transactional data, and master data - able to distinguish and process metadata, reference data, transaction data, and master data from the system landscape

Preferred skills:

• Communicating data between technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Translating business problems into data design
• Knowledge of TOGAF
• Understanding of BPMM
• CDMP accreditation

Benefits

Life at Civica

Civica is the UK's top software provider for the public sector, boasting over 22 years of consistent growth.

We're producing and rolling out technologies that are changing our vital public services, spanning Local Government, Government, Healthcare, and beyond.

• Blended working: less commuting, more quality time with loved ones.

• 'Investors in People' – Gold: We prioritize the development of our colleagues to match their aspirations.

• Financial Times - Diversity Leader 2023: We're committed to fostering an inclusive and supportive culture.

• Top-rated employer – Glassdoor: Our average length of service is nine years.

• Societal Impact: Our solutions instigate positive societal change, aiding local Authorities, Schools, Police forces, the NHS, and several Central Government offices.

Creating and sustaining an inclusive and supportive culture

Research suggests that certain underrepresented groups are less likely to apply for a job unless they feel fully qualified. At Civica, we're devoted to fostering an inclusive and supportive culture in which diversity flourishes, and all our people excel.

If you're interested in this opportunity but fail to meet all of the requirements, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the ideal candidate for this or other opportunities at Civica.

Mental Health Champions are here for you!

We have a team of Mental Health Champions committed to changing the perception of mental health. We routinely conduct awareness workshops to help our colleagues better understand how mental health can affect daily life. We are here for support when needed and actively encourage people to reach out to us.

Affinity Groups

Civica has several affinity groups where people can share experiences, put forward ideas, suggestions, and recommendations to make Civica an even more inclusive organization. These groups are open to everyone who is willing to support and ally with the community, they include: early careers, accessibility, parents and caregivers, wellness, LGBTQIA+, race and ethnicity, and many more.

Civica is a Diversity Leader, ranked by the Financial Times in 2023 as one of the top European companies for diversity and equality in the workplace.

We are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive, supportive culture in which diversity thrives and all of our people excel. We believe that diversity sparks innovation, enables us to deliver better outcomes for people and communities, supports our individuals' growth, and delivers impressive results for our customers. At Civica, we recruit, promote, and reward our people based on their contribution, irrespective of gender, race, disability, religion/belief, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.