Description
Lead Data Architect
Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people and our community. Our mission and our values guide the way we do business. The foundation of our Leidos culture is our Values, Beliefs and Expectations by which we select, recognise and reward employees. They create the environment that drives us toward our mission.
Inspired to make a difference, we are committed to solving the world’s toughest problems.
Passionate about customer success by being determined to understand and respond to our customers’ needs as if they were our own.
What is the role and who will you work with?
We are delighted to be hiring a talented Lead Data Architect to join our Supply Chain ERP transformation team, supporting key data centric responsibilities aligned to our Data Engineering and Specialists in core technical competencies. Working alongside our Programme Team, Business Development Team, Solution Architects, fellow technical specialists. This is a SFIA Level x role [add note here]. This role will focus on the use of modern technologies with a cloud focus, particularly leveraging Oracle Fusion.
As a Lead Data Architect, you will
- Lead and co-ordinate teams, setting best practice and standards
- Provide data architecture skills, lead and produce solution designs as part of the transformation programme.
- Work with delivery teams to design and implement modern, scalable data products using a range of new and emerging technologies
- Lead on all data solution aspects including setting data standards and providing your deep technical expertise to Leidos programme teams
- Utilise the concepts and principles of data modelling and produce relevant data models across multiple subject areas
- Collaborate on all aspects of data management including the assurance and integration of data services to meet the needs of multiple lines of business
- Recognise and exploit business opportunity by leveraging data architecture and design best practice
- Communicate effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries, understanding the context
- Providing technical leadership, mentoring and coaching
Preferred skills
- Experience as a Lead Data Architect and a background in Data Management
- Data Modelling and Database Design
- Data Platform Modernisation
- Cloud Data Services (Oracle, AWS, Azure)
- Experience of Oracle Fusion ERP
- Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence
- Data Migration
- Metadata Management
- Stakeholder Management & Data Governance
- Experience estimating task effort and identifying dependencies
- Excellent communication skills
- Pre-sales content contribution and pricing for new business pursuits
What is your approach to work?
As a technology professional you will be:
- A true team player, with an attitude that enables getting the job done by collaborating with internal and external team members;
- Possessed of a customer-centric focus and committed to delivering significant benefit to our customer’s business;
- Expert in communicating between the technical and the non-technical domains.
- Supportive of other team members and able and willing to deliver effective coaching and mentoring support where the need arises;
- Self-managing, with the ability to effectively prioritise and schedule your own tasks in line with customer and project priorities.
- In possession of an extensive track record in delivering high quality outcomes within complex environments
What we do for you:
At Leidos we are PASSIONATE about customer success, UNITED as a team and INSPIRED to make a difference. We offer meaningful and engaging careers, a collaborative culture, and support for your career goals, all while nurturing a healthy work-life balance.
We provide an employment package that attracts, develops and retains only the best in talent. Our reward scheme includes:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Private Medical Insurance
- 33 days Annual Leave (including public and privilege holidays
- Access to Flexible benefits (including life assurance, health schemes, gym memberships, annual buy and sell holidays and a cycle to work scheme)
- Dynamic Working
Commitment to Diversity:
We welcome applications from every part of the community and are committed to a truly diverse and inclusive culture. We foster a sense of belonging, welcoming all perspectives and contributions, and providing equal access to opportunities and resources for everyone. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages please let us know, and we will respond in a way that best fits your needs.
Who We Are:
Leidos UK & Europe – we work to make the world safer, healthier, and more efficient through technology, engineering and science.
Leidos is a growing company delivering innovative technology and solutions focused on safeguarding critical capabilities and transformation in frontline services, our work in the United Kingdom includes addressing some of the most complex problems in defence, healthcare, government, safety and security, and transportation.
What Makes Us Different:
Purpose: you can use your passion and abilities at Leidos to keep the people you care about safe. We are at the forefront of machine learning, AI, cyber security and solutions. Using your skills in the technology frontline by helping to build a safer world. You can inspire change.
Collaboration: having flexibility to do your job is one of our core benefits, enabling you to become part of our extraordinary team. We have been empowering our people to work flexibly for years. Whether you work from home, the office or on customer sites, we will give you the digital tools and the flexibility to work smarter and align your needs and ours.
People: Leidos empowers people from every background to be themselves and gives you the tools to learn new skills by enabling growth whilst developing. We believe that extraordinary people need opportunities to grow, to be inspired and to inspire others. At Leidos, we invest in technical academies, career rotations and a career development plans that enhance your future.
Original Posting:
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
