A data architect sets the vision for the organisation’s use of data, through data design, to ensure that data is managed properly and meets the organisation’s needs.
https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/role/data-architect
Data Architect
A data architect designs and builds data models to fulfil the strategic data needs of the organisation, as defined by chief data architects.
At this role level, you will:
- design, support and provide guidance for the upgrade, management, decommission and archive of data in compliance with data policy
- provide input into data dictionaries
- define and maintain the data technology architecture, including metadata, integration and business intelligence or data warehouse architecture
Senior Data Architect
A senior data architect delivers the vision for the organisation as set by the chief data architect.
At this role level, you will:
- design data models and metadata systems
- help chief data architects to interpret an organisation’s needs
- provide oversight and advice to other data architects who are designing and producing data artefacts
- design and support the management of data dictionaries
- make sure that your teams are working to the standards set for the organisation by the chief data architects
- work with technical architects to make sure that an organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the appropriate data architecture
Chief Data Architect
A chief data architect sets the vision for the organisation’s use of data as directed by the appropriate governance body.
At this role level, you will:
- oversee the design of multiple data models and have a broad understanding of how each model fulfils the needs of the organisation
- be accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation’s data strategy
- champion data architecture both internally and through collaborating and communicating at the most senior levels across government
- set the standards and ways of working for the data architecture community
- be accountable for assuring data models at the level of a project or enterprise
- provide advice to project teams and oversee the management of the full data product life cycle
- be responsible for ensuring that the organisation’s systems are designed in accordance with the enterprise data architecture