About the job

Job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to join HM Land Registry’s (HMLR’s) data architecture team.

As Data Architect, you will help deliver data architecture and governance outcomes that support HMLR’s business and data strategies and help to deliver our business plan objectives.

This is a varied role, with the opportunity to be involved in data architecture taking responsibility for data design and documentation, as well as data governance to ensure that data is managed within an appropriate framework.

The value of land in England and Wales is estimated at around £8 trillion. For more than 160 years HMLR has served as the critical institution protecting the right to property and enabling the market to operate. By keeping the definitive and guaranteed record of property ownership in England and Wales, we allow property to be transacted securely and with confidence.

The role can be based in any of the 12 HMLR Offices, with a requirement for frequent travel to the Plymouth Office (approximately once every 2 weeks) as this is where the majority of the team are based.

Job description

As Data Architect you will support the development and implementation of data policies and standards that help to support HMLR’s business strategy and plan, producing data designs to support the full data lifecycle, ensuring that services are planned, designed and run, in compliance with data policy and standards.

You will work with solution engineering teams to ensure systems are designed, upgraded, managed, de-commissioned and archived in compliance with data policy across the full data life cycle.

You will design and implement practical data governance solutions to support organisational needs, and be responsible for data governance assurance, making recommendations to ensure compliance.

You will be involved in data policy and processes, and should keep up to date with emerging trends and features of database models and management systems.

Please see the attached Candidate Pack for more details.

Person specification

To be successful in this role, you will have current knowledge of implementing data governance frameworks, and be adept at data modelling, producing data models and reverse-engineer data models.

You will have the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical roles.

You will be able to evidence skills in data analysis and synthesis, data standards, metadata management and problem management, with the ability to turn business problems into data design.

You should be able to evidence experience of working with agile delivery teams to deliver effective data architecture and/or data governance outcomes, along with stakeholder relationship management and the ability to multi-task and prioritise projects. You will have line management experience, developing skills and capability of your staff.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £46,058, HM Land Registry contributes £12,435 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

Please complete the online application form and upload an anonymous CV when prompted, to include your qualifications, skills, and career history.

Please also complete the technical skills boxes as requested, to provide evidence on how you meet the below technical skills criteria:

• Data governance - Demonstrate current knowledge of implementing data governance frameworks, able to work effectively across business specialisms to implement a data governance framework and make recommendations to ensure compliance
• Data modelling – You can explain the concepts and principles of data modelling, produce and update data models for an organisation’s specific needs, reverse-engineer data models from a live system

In the event of high volume of applications, the Data Governance technical criteria may be used as the lead sift criteria.

The sift will take place shortly after the closing date. If successful at shortlisting stage, you will be invited to attend a virtual, blended interview and a pre-prepared presentation.  

The blended interview will test the essential technical skills, experience and behaviours listed in the attached Candidate Pack. 

Candidates may refer to notes within their video interview, but they should be used as a prompt only.

You should ensure you read the attached Candidate Pack fully before submitting an application.

Please review your application form before clicking ‘submit’ – once you have submitted, you will not be able to amend your application. Ensure your application form is received by the closing date for receipt of applications – this is 11:55pm on the advertised date.

Please note, the Civil Service values honesty and integrity and expect all candidates to abide by these principles. Please ensure all examples provided throughout the entire recruitment process are of your own experience. HM Land Registry take any incidences of cheating very seriously. Any detected instances of plagiarism or other forms of cheating, including the use of artificial intelligence, will be investigated and, if proven, the relevant applications will be withdrawn from the process.

HMLR is accredited to the Disability Confident Scheme, which denotes organisations which have a positive attitude towards disabled people. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria at the shortlisting stage are guaranteed an invitation to interview.

If you require the panel to consider a reasonable adjustment or there is anything else you would like the panel to take into consideration, you are asked to notify us of this at application stage where possible or during the process as soon as it becomes a requirement.

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Job Applicant Personal Information

For applicants applying to our Coventry office, please note that our office will be moving to our new location, Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road, Coventry CV1 2WT. The move from our current location (CV1 3BH) will happen in phases, with all staff due to have moved to Cheylesmore House by July 2024.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.