Senior Data Architect (12-15 month FTC)

Ordnance Survey

Location: All Locations
Salary: £52,700 - £58,900
Closing Date: 05 July 2020
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Job Description

Ordnance Survey (OS) is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, and a world-leading geospatial data and technology organisation. Serving government, business and citizens across Britain and the world, OS helps customers in virtually all sectors improve quality of life and were looking for people to join our journey€¦


As a country and globally, were all experiencing challenging times right now, but Ordnance Survey (OS) continues to support the nation with our accurate geospatial data and services. As an organisation we are embarking on an ambitious growth strategy in location data, insight and services. Innovating our products, services and technology to benefit our customers, businesses and people across Great Britain and globally. In order to do this, we want to continue adding new skills and capabilities to our business and even in these tough times, were able to use technology to recruit talent to OS.


About the role:


Data is core to our business; recognising this, we are transforming towards a truly agile and data-centric organisation.

In this role, you will join our expanding Information Architecture team responsible for the definition of data architectures, data models, options and solutions to meet business objectives. A team that is accountable for ensuring that the design and development of those solutions and capabilities are efficient, sustainable and fit-for-purpose for OS future business needs a future based on scaling-up to handle vast amounts of spatial data.

Working with stakeholders from across the organisation, you will collaborate closely with a number of delivery teams in both the definition and realisation of architectural solutions. In your work you will benefit from collaboration with the brightest minds in OS, some of the best experts in the field.


What were looking for:


If youre interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, were looking for an individual that can demonstrate skills and experience in:
Defining and implementing Data Architecture at a conceptual and logical level
Hands-on experience of contemporary data technologies - SQL, XML, JSON, NoSQL, RDF
Data modelling environments - Sparx, XML Spy, or similar
Knowledge of delivering digital services using public cloud platforms and big data tech
Collaborating with key business and technical stakeholders
Knowledge of industry best practices for data architecture, software development processes and lifecycles


The rewards:


We want you to love what you do. Thats why our benefits package rewards a job well done. Well give you:


Salary: £52,700 - £58,900 (dependent on experience)
Performance related bonus
Competitive pension
37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
25 days annual leave Plus bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
Training and development We offer in-house training, a variety of masterclasses, bespoke training, study leave, access to learning resources and professional membership subscriptions
A wide range of additional benefits including free parking, paid volunteer day, support with health and wellbeing, sports and social activities, staff discount on over 500 national stores and more


Closing date:
Sunday 5th July 2020


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