SC Cleared Data Architect

We're looking for a Senior Data Architect to deliver a short, decision-focused engagement assessing the feasibility of centralising cyber security data and insights.

You'll own the end-to-end data architecture - from understanding the current data landscape through to shaping a clear path to MVP delivery.

Rate: Up to £600/day Outside IR35

Location: Remote

Clearance: Active SC Clearance (essential)

Contract: 3 months (+extensions) What you'll do

• Assess priority cyber datasets for readiness, quality, sensitivity, ownership, and access constraints
• Define what is MVP-ready, what needs remediation, and what belongs in a future state
• Set clear architectural guardrails to guide MVP delivery, covering data centralisation vs federation, secure access, privacy, and metadata-led discovery
• Advise pragmatically on tools and platforms, aligned to what's achievable within the engagement
• Support proof-of-concept insights, ensuring assumptions, limitations, and reuse potential are clear
• Contribute to a prioritised MVP backlog and provide a robust architecture handover

What you'll bring

• Strong knowledge of data governance, sharing, lineage, and stewardship
• Experience working in high-security or restricted data environments
• Ability to translate technical constraints into clear, decision-ready advice
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and hands-on data teams
• Background in mixed cloud/platform environments (eg Microsoft and Google)

The client are looking to get someone started next Monday (26th), so please don't hesitate to apply now!

• Strong knowledge of data governance, sharing, lineage, and stewardship
• Experience working in high-security or restricted data environments
• Ability to translate technical constraints into clear, decision-ready advice
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and hands-on data teams
• Background in mixed cloud/platform environments (eg Microsoft and Google)