Data Architect

Data Architect
Flexible (UK) with occasional travel to Serco sites
Full Time, Permanent   
Band 3 / £70,000 - £85,000 (dependent on experience) 

Here at Serco, we’re looking for an experienced Data Architect to help shape the future of our data platforms, analytics and reporting capabilities.

This is a unique opportunity to influence enterprise-wide data strategy across multiple business units, working with senior stakeholders to design modern, scalable data solutions that unlock business insight, improve decision-making and support digital transformation.

As part of our Enterprise Architecture Practice, you'll define the strategic direction for data architecture across Serco. Working closely with Enterprise Architects, business leaders, IT teams and external partners, you'll translate business challenges into robust, scalable data solutions.

This is a hands-on architecture role with a strong focus on delivering business outcomes through modern cloud data platforms, analytics and reporting solutions. You'll provide technical leadership across data engineering, analytics, governance and reporting while mentoring other architects and helping to mature our enterprise data capability.

As part of this you’ll:

• Define and govern enterprise data architecture standards, principles and best practices.
• Design target-state data platforms, analytics solutions and reporting architectures.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical assurance across data initiatives.
• Work with senior business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into scalable data solutions.
• Design modern data architectures across cloud platforms including Azure and AWS, with knowledge of integration technologies such as Boomi.
• Shape data repositories, warehouses, semantic layers, reporting platforms, analytics capabilities, data catalogues and knowledge management solutions.
• Evaluate architecture options, balancing cost, risk and business value, and making build-versus-buy recommendations.
• Support the delivery of dashboards, reporting models and self-service analytics that enable better business decision-making.
• Champion data governance, data quality, metadata management and secure handling of enterprise data.
• Drive continuous improvement, platform optimisation and increased adoption of analytics capabilities.
• Build strong partnerships across business functions, IT teams and third-party suppliers.
• Mentor Data Architects, Engineers and Analysts while helping define capability and maturity roadmaps.
• Contribute to enterprise data strategy, technology roadmaps and innovation initiatives.

What you’ll need to do the role:

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical architecture expertise with excellent stakeholder engagement skills.

• Significant experience (typically 6–10+ years) designing enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions.
• A strong background in data architecture or data engineering within complex organisations.
• Experience delivering business intelligence, analytics and reporting solutions that demonstrate measurable business value.
• Knowledge of enterprise cloud data platforms including Azure, AWS, GCP or Databricks.
• Experience with technologies such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks, AWS Glue, Power BI and Excel.
• Understanding of modern data integration patterns and technologies, including platforms such as Boomi.
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, metadata management, master data management and information security.
• Experience designing scalable reporting and analytics environments that support business self-service.
• The ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and making architectural decisions across multiple business areas.
• Experience with Tableau, Qlik, advanced analytics, data science or big data technologies would be advantageous.
• Ability to achieve SC clearance.

Why Serco:

Meaningful and vital work: In this position, your work is vital to the business, in terms of decisions and growth. You will gain a world of opportunity working for a globally operating business delivering essential services across 5 vital sectors, personal growth, achievement and development won’t be hard to find. You'll also work with great people. You’ll find yourself working in a highly motivated, supportive environment where no two days are the same, with experienced colleagues who strive for excellence.

What we offer:

• Company car
• Private healthcare
• Bonus scheme of 5% on target
• Flexible working considered
• Pension – 6%
• Chance to contribute to innovation in the public services
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion
• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.
• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Simply Health Cash Plans, and more.
• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.
• A safe and supportive culture.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.

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