Data Architect - Junior/Senior/Chief

Chief Data Architect

"What a Chief Data Architect does A chief data architect sets the vision for the organisation’s use of data as directed by the appropriate governance body.

Chief data architects:

•oversee the design of multiple data models and have a broad understanding of how each model fulfils the needs of the business

•are accountable for the definition of the organisation’s data strategy

•champion data architecture across government, and set the standards and ways of working for the data architecture community

•provide advice to project teams and oversee the management of the full data life-cycle

•have responsibility for making sure that organisations systems are designed in accordance with the data architecture

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Senior Data Architect

"What a Senior Data Architect does                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       A senior data architect delivers the vision for the organisation as set by the chief data architect.

Senior data architects:
•design data models and metadata systems and help chief data architects to interpret business needs
•provide oversight and advice to other data architects who are undertaking the design of data models and support the management of data dictionaries
•make sure that their respective teams are working to the standards set for the organisation by the chief data architect
•work with technical architects to make sure that organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture
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Data Architect

What a Data Architect does A data architect designs and builds data models to fulfil the strategic data needs of the business as defined by chief data architects.

They undertake design, support and provide guidance for the upgrade, management, de-commission and archive of data in compliance with data policy. They also provide input into data dictionaries.