Data Architect

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Job Description

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Company Description

Goaco is a global digital consultancy delivering secure, scalable solutions for government, enterprise and fast-growing tech companies. We specialise in software engineering, cyber security, digital identity, and cloud transformation. Our projects span across the UK, UAE and KSA with a proven record of delivery in complex regulated environments. We invest in our people and support flexible, high-performance work.


Role Purpose

The Data Architect provides senior technical leadership for the commission, operating within a security-cleared environment. The role is responsible for designing and assuring data architecture approaches that enable decision-ready outcomes while complying fully with security, classification and handling requirements.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead data architecture and design activities within an SC-cleared environment.
  • Assess data readiness, quality, ownership and interoperability for priority datasets in line with security and classification constraints.
  • Define secure architectural patterns for analytics, federation and controlled data access.
  • Ensure all proof-of-concept outputs comply with security, governance and assurance requirements.
  • Provide architectural assurance and guardrails to support transition from discovery to MVP delivery.
  • Document architecture decisions, risks and dependencies in a form suitable for secure handover.

 

 

Skills and Experience

  • Extensive experience designing data architectures in secure government or defence environments.
  • Proven understanding of working with sensitive and classified data under strict handling controls.
  • Experience aligning data architecture with security, governance and assurance frameworks.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, including supporting senior decision-makers in secure forums.
  • Ability to balance delivery pragmatism with security and compliance obligations.

 

 

Clearance Requirement

  • Security Clearance (SC) required
  • Role will operate in accordance with all applicable security, classification and information handling policies.
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Location:
London
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Technology

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