Enterprise Information Architect - 6 months

Job Title: Enterprise Information Architect
Rate: £670 (Inside IR35)
Duration: 6 months
Location: Remote with occasional visits to London
Clearance: BPSS
Stages: 1 Stage

Key Responsibilities

• Document and maintain the enterprise data architecture for both current and target state, in the form of conceptual, logical and physical models
• Define and maintain enterprise data domains (eg property, asset, lease, customer, finance) and associated canonical models, semantic layers and ontologies
• Align business, digital and data strategies to support the business and develop data architecture principles
• Work with the Enterprise Architect to build and maintain appropriate Enterprise Architecture artefacts including data flows, value chains, taxonomy, data dictionary, and implementation roadmaps guided by business strategy and requirements
• Work with technical and business teams to understand and document business process, develop requirements and design operational and analytical data models to support business requirements
• Develop and maintain the enterprise data/information architecture roadmap
• Work with Data Governance team on the development of data capabilities such as Master Data Management, Data Quality and Data Observability
• Promote data lineage, traceability, and auditability across key data assets
• Support and guide master data solutions such as integration between systems and onboarding of new systems and sure alignment between enterprise data models and solution architectures
• Maintain TCE repository of knowledge for logical meta data mapped to applications
• Support Solution, Infrastructure, Networks and Security Architects to deliver Digital initiatives
• Act as a thought leader for enterprise information architecture and mentor and guide data architects, modellers, and analysts
• Member of the Architecture and Technical Design Authority, providing approvals with respect to architectural decisions across the TCE Digital Estate.
• Support and guide Data literacy campaigns in content, audience and delivery.

Key Skills

• Significant experience working in enterprise-level data architecture and able to act as a thought leader in this space
• Experience working in complex, asset-heavy or real estate environments
• Experience of Finance transformations
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and shape strategic decisions
• Excellent communication skills to translate complex data concepts for both executive and technical audiences, and influence without authority.
• Expertise in designing end-to-end data architectures (conceptual, logical, physical) across complex ecosystems.
• Strong experience in canonical models, ontologies, and semantic layers to ensure consistent, business-friendly data representation.
• Working knowledge of modern data platforms and cloud ecosystems (Azure and Databricks) and AI platforms and how to architect for scalability and performance.
• Understanding of data governance principles and practices
• Strong collaboration skills to work with technical and business teams
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to document and present data architecture and models effectively
• Experience in managing and delivering data-related projects
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage time effectively.

Desirables Skills

• Experience of TOGAF, DAMA-DMBOK or a similar architectural framework
• Experience supporting machine learning, advanced analytics, and digital product initiatives
• Working knowledge of SQL and/or Python to query and manipulate data
• Experience in and Agile/Hybrid delivery environment
• Knowledge of working with EA tooling (for example: Aris, LeanIX)
• Experience with digital twins and geospatial data.