If you are really passionate about data, understand the power that data can have and want to use your knowledge in a role that can make a difference, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) have the role for you! We are looking for a Data Architect to join our Digital, Data & Technology Directorate. It’s the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career whilst supporting the NHS.
If you are excellent at problem solving, great at building relationships and have outstanding technical data architecture skills, you have what this role needs! You will join the Data Strategy & Governance team, as part of a newly developed data architecture function. You will work in partnership with stakeholders, analysing how data is modelled and collected, understanding gaps, and making recommendations for improvements. You will help design, develop, and implement data principles and standards across the organisation. You will need to be enthusiastic, a logical thinker and have a drive to succeed!
What do we offer?
* 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays
* Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
* Flexi time
* Hybrid working model (we are currently working largely remotely)
* Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
* NHS Car lease scheme
* Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts!
Main duties of the job
* Undertaking a review of NHSBSA’s critical data assets, cataloguing data items and their sources. Working closely with the product teams to define their data requirements based on the data architecture standard.
* Build and manage the repository of NHSBSA’s data assets and help define/manage/maintain data standards for NHSBSA.
* Develop robust data models to meet customer needs creating technical design documentation that reflects data standards.
* Continually researching emerging technologies and best practices to ensure standards are maintained.
* Understand a variety of metadata management tools and can design/maintain the appropriate metadata repositories to enable the NHSBSA to understand their data assets.
* Collaborate with partners across functions to ensure solutions adhere to architectural principles, best practice, and meet the desired outcomes of the customers.
* Provide SME input to the development and evolution of the NHSBSA data architecture standards, policies, and practices.
* Evaluate technical proposals from external suppliers, making implementation recommendations to senior stakeholders.
* Explain the concepts and principles of data modelling; produce, maintain, and update relevant data models for specific business needs.
* Contribute to and prepare proposals for change including producing necessary estimates, mandates, and business cases within the relevant departments.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In this role, you are accountable for:
* Undertaking a review of NHSBSA’s critical data assets, cataloguing data items and their sources.
* Working closely with the product teams to define their data requirements based on the enterprise data architecture standard.
* Building and managing the repository of NHSBSA’s data assets.
* Helping define/manage/maintain the data standard for NHSBSA.
* Taking business and technical requirements and implementing the data tier of a solution in compliance with data strategy.
* Development of robust data models to meet customer needs.
* Identifying viable solution options offering value for money delivery.
* Continually researching emerging technologies and best practices to ensure standards are maintained.
* Creating technical design documentation that reflects the data standards.
* Understanding a variety of metadata management tools and can design/maintain the appropriate metadata repositories to enable the organisation to understand their data assets.
* Recommending suitable terminology and metadata standards and supporting the management of coherent, consistent, and accessible data dictionaries.
* Logging, analysing, and managing problems in order to identify and implement the appropriate solution ensuring that the problem is fixed.
* Undertaking data profiling and source system analysis, presenting clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.
* Making recommendations on technology platforms to enable near-real time data linkage.
* Developing requirements specifications and business cases to support projects as required.
* Collaborating with partners across functions to ensure solutions adhere to architectural principles, best practice, and meet the desired outcomes of the customers.
* Providing SME input to the development and evolution of the NHSBSA data architecture standards, policies, and practices.
* Evaluating technical proposals from external suppliers, making implementation recommendations to senior stakeholders as required.
* Explaining the concepts and principles of data modelling; producing, maintaining, and updating relevant data models for specific business needs.
* Supporting the development of talent within the team by delivering specialist training and providing ongoing coaching to trainee Data Architects.
* Contributing to continuous business plans including budget monitoring.
* Contributing to and preparing proposals for change including producing necessary estimates, mandates, and business cases within the relevant departments.
* Developing outputs to demonstrate uses of data using modern business intelligence and reporting tools.
* Taking responsibility for collaborating and supporting in wider governance not just data governance; assuring and integrating data services to meet the needs of multiple business services.
* Working proactively to ensure the organisation designs architecture that considers all users and uses of data.
* Developing and setting data standards across multiple subject areas and liaising with the NHSBSA's Design Authority where appropriate.
In addition to the above accountabilities, as post holder you are expected to:
* Undertake additional duties and responsibilities in line with the purpose of your role and as agreed by your line manager.
* Demonstrate NHSBSA values and core capabilities in all aspects of your work.
* Encourage an environment where your own and colleagues’ safety and well-being is promoted.
* Contribute to a culture which values diversity and inclusion.
* Follow NHSBSA policies, procedures, and protocols as they apply to your role.
Person specification
Personal Qualities, Knowledge and Skills
* Data modelling - Understand the concepts and principles of data modelling and able to produce relevant data models.
* Ability to identify the conformity of data across different systems.
* Data Analysis & Synthesis - Undertakes data profiling and source system analysis and can present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.
* Data Governance - Knows how to assure and integrate data services to meet the needs of multiple business services.
* Turning business problems into data design – working with business and technology stakeholders to translate business problems into data designs.
* Ability to break down complex problems and projects into manageable goals.
* Ability to get to the heart of a problem and make sound and timely decisions to resolve it.
* Ability to develop people, skills in coaching, mentoring, and teaching on the job.
* Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
* Enthusiasm, motivation and resourcefulness, with the initiative to recognise and escalate problems and opportunities.
* Ability to manage adversity and challenging situations.
* Ability to develop cooperative and constructive working relationships.
* Self-motivated and have an energetic approach.
* An understanding of data linkage methodologies and technologies.
* Knowledge of DAMA DMBOK.
Experience
* Knowledge of industry best practices for database development and administration of relational and multi-dimensional database design.
* Knowledge and experience of working with large datasets in relational database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server, PL SQL, PostGres etc.
* Experience of eliciting and documenting user requirements from a wide range of stakeholders.
* Experience of working with or advising on the development of coherent and consistent terminology, definitions, dictionaries, or business glossaries.
* Expert level knowledge of industry best practices for database development and administration of relational and multi-dimensional database design.
* Knowledge and experience of business intelligence and reporting tools for data visualisation.
* Knowledge and experience of advising on links between relational/transactional and dimensional/reporting databases.
* Knowledge and experience of open-source big data tools.
* Recent experience of integrating large, complex datasets.
* Experience of working with standard terminologies such as SNOMED CT or the NHS Data Model and Dictionary.
* An understanding of data linkage methodologies and technologies.
* Experience of analysing and validating requirements through the lifecycle of a project or an ongoing service.
* An understanding of GDPR.
* Experience of Data Governance & Data Quality tooling.
Qualifications
* An IT related degree or equivalent, plus significant demonstrable experience in two of the following: Data Architecture, System Design, Business and Technical Analysis, Data Profiling and/or Data Modelling.
* Knowledge of GDS principles.
* Experience of working in an agile environment.
* TOGAF Certification or equivalent.
The NHSBSA is passionate about creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, which is a great place to work and truly reflects the diversity of our customers. We welcome applications from talented people of diverse characteristics including age, disability, gender identity and expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or any marginalised group. We also welcome applications from all those in the Armed Forces Community.
At the NHSBSA we pride ourselves on being a Disability Confident Leader, Stonewall Top 100 employer and we’ve recently been awarded the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion Gold Standard benchmark.
We offer an invitation to the first stage of the selection process for people with disabilities that wish to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme, and for members of the Armed Forces Community, where all of the essential criteria in the person specification are met.
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