About the job

Job summary

Do you want to work for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and care for the Defence Estate? DIO enables Defence to live, work, train and deploy, all with sustainability in mind. From net carbon zero accommodations to runways for the F35 fighter jets; our outputs are unique in the UK and across the globe!

Learn much more about DIO in our Candidate Information Guide attached. 

About DIO
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Where business needs allow, some roles may be suitable for a combination of office and home-based working.  This is a non-contractual arrangement where all office-based employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in office, subject to capacity and any required workplace adjustments.  Requirements to attend other locations for official business, or work in another MOD office, will also count towards this level of attendance. Applicants can request further information regarding how this may work in their team from the Vacancy Holder (see advert for contact details). 

This position is advertised at 37 hours per week. 

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within CIO as a Senior Data Architect. The role sits within the CIO Data Team and is responsible for managing and continually improving all aspects of DIO data architecture, including establishing an enterprise data architecture capability. They will also lead the Data Quality and Data Architecture teams by providing the necessary guidance and support to ensure the team’s continued success. The role supports the business by working with internal and external stakeholders across the organisation to:

• Continuously improve of all aspects of DIO’s data architecture in support of the business intelligence programme, enabling the business to fulfil its information requirements.
• Continue to embed concepts of master data management across the DIO, ensuring the continued success of the ‘locations as a service’ programme.
• Support senior managers in the migration to cloud infrastructure, ensuring processes and documentation are updated accordingly and any risks are mitigated effectively.

Person specification

Essential experience of:

• Experience in Data Management activities (including Data Quality) within a large organisation
• Lateral thinking to problem solving
• Translating technical concepts to a wider business audience
• Exposure to a Data Warehouse environment

Essential technical skills required:

• Complex multi-layered SQL
• Data Modelling (Information Modelling, UML or similar)
• Data Analysis
• Exposure to ETL tools (Pentaho or similar)

Desirable technical skills of:

• Cloud (AWS, Azure, Oracle or similar)
• Relevant Certifications (TOGAF, Cloud) - not essential

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £43,080, Ministry of Defence contributes £11,631 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 Experience and Technical skills.

At application you will be assessed against the following:

Experience:
CV - including Job History, Full Qualification Details and Previous Skills & Experience

Personal Statement - in no more than 500 words, please outline your experience and suitability within Data Architecture

Technical skills - Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Data Architect - data analysis and synthesis

At interview you will be assessed against the above PLUS the following:

Technical skills:

• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Data Architect - data modelling
• Government Digital and Data Profession Capability Framework - Data Architect - turning business problems into data design

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: DBSCivPers-Resourcingteam3@mod.gov.uk . 

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical.  

The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system. Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn. 

Face to face interviews will be held at Defence Infrastructure Organisation, St Georges House, DMS Whittington, Lichfield, Staffordshire, WS14 9PY

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

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). 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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

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.