Offre d'emploi Data Architect (Metadata) - DESNZ - SEO

• Expertise in metadata management, including designing and implementing metadata standards, organising and maintaining comprehensive data catalogues, and ensuring accurate, up-to-date documentation to support data discovery, governance, and cross-team collaboration across complex organisations.

• Experience in developing data catalogues or repositories using a range of technologies, such as MS Purview, Informatica, Collibra, AWS Glue Data Catalog.

• Strong understanding of data governance and data management principles to ensure compliance with relevant regulations, policies, and best practices for maintaining data quality, security, and accessibility.

• Strong SQL or Python proficiency for extracting, querying, and manipulating data from databases.

• Experience proactively managing own workstream, persuading and influencing colleagues to adopt recommended approaches.

• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams, particularly acting as a translator between technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Desirable Criteria:

• Cloud computing tools for managing data in cloud environments.

• Data visualization skills to present data in an understandable format.

• Associate Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) with the Data Management Association (DAMA), or equivalent.

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• Metadata management

• Data Modelling

• Communicating between technical and non-technical

• Data Governance (data architect)

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• Metadata management

Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, London, Salford

DESNZ

Do you want a career where you can make a real difference? Do you want to work at the forefront of current policy making decisions? Do you want to have an impact on the UK and beyond? If yes, then a career at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) could be for you.     

Here at DESNZ we are delivering our mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, with clean electricity by 2030 and accelerating the UK’s journey to net zero. Our work is helping ensure clean energy for all, keep bills down and seize the opportunities to lead the world in new green industries, taking back control of our energy with Great British Energy and encouraging greater energy efficiency across the UK. The work of the department has never been more timely or relevant, and by joining us you will be part of making that difference.   

Our work is varied, interesting and most importantly it's impactful. Our DESNZ Values are interwoven into everything we do; we are bold, we are collaborative, we are inclusive, and we learn. As a department we are committed to these values to build a culture where everyone can thrive 

We offer great working benefits including a world-class pension, flexible working options and a career where your learning and development is taken seriously. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.  

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the  and the . 

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