Data Architect

About the role

University of Sussex has an exciting strategy over the next decade, and this is your opportunity to help shape and deliver a new data-focused future for our researchers, students and staff.

As a Data Architect you will be working across our project portfolios and initiatives to help people structure and use data more effectively, unlocking the value in the data to benefit the organisation.

You will work with data models and mappings, standards and products, build on plans to advance our data-related, reporting and analytic technologies, including use of AI, and provide lead support in projects around data migration and integration efforts.

You will be working with business stakeholders, Business Analysts, IT Services colleagues and across the wider University, including stakeholders at a variety of levels. There will also be opportunities to be involved in the development of data-related initiatives aligned with the Sussex 2035 strategy.

About you

You will come with demonstrable experience of working as a Data Architect (or similar role), with excellent knowledge and understanding of data and data-related solutions, models and approaches.

You will have excellent business and data analysis skills, communication skills suitable to work across all levels and be able to build a network of data-minded professionals across the University. You will also have relevant experience in data processing, reporting and analytics tools.

Working knowledge of Entity Relationship Modelling, DAMA-DMBOK, Archimate, BPMN, DMN, TOGAF and other architecture / process related standards would be helpful, as would experience of modelling tools.

About our Division

Led by our Chief Digital Technology Officer and his Leadership team, we are now embarking on an ambitious programme of change. Over the coming years, this digital transition will be an ever-developing programme supported by senior stakeholders both financially and strategically. This University will be a very different world in years to come and aspires to achieve levels of performance and digital delivery yet unseen in the sector.

Please find further information regarding the division at IT Services & Sussex Projects: University of Sussex

Why work here

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Further Key Information

Please contact Peter Collier (p.collier@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply, please click the 'Apply' button above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

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