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Data Architect - Sec Cleared - 6 Months - Outside IR35 - £600 per day - Hybrid working
We have partnered with a SME-sized consultancy working across 4 programmes of work with a public sector client, law enforcement more specifically. The contract will be 80% remote with a 20% onsite requirement in London, Birmingham and/or Bristol. These are unlikely to be specified days, but rather 'as and when' needed. As the successful candidate you will be:

Analysing Applications, data & infrastructure
Creating data models & meta data systems
Giving oversight and advice to the team
Building roadmaps & transition states
Scoping/defining work packages
The skills required are:

Security Clearance (NPPV3 Clearance is not essential, but is beneficial)
Data Architecture experience in a public sector setting (law enforcement experience being helpful but not essential)
DBMS, ETL, Cloud Data Services
Enterprise Data Architecture 
Design & Documentation of system improvements
Experience in SPARX is beneficial, but definitely not essential.
We are looking to arrange interviews over the next few days. Should you be interested then please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible

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