The closing date is 09 October 2024
If you are really passionate about data, understand the power that data can have and want to use your knowledge in a role that can make adifference, the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) have the role for you! We are looking for a Data Architect to join our Digital, Data &Technology Directorate. It's the perfect opportunity to take the next step in your career whilst supporting the NHS.
If you are excellent at problem solving, great at building relationships and have outstanding technical data architecture skills, you have what thisrole needs! You will join the Data Strategy & Governance team, as part of a newly developed data architecture function. You will work inpartnership with stakeholders, analysing how data is modelled and collected, understanding gaps, and making recommendations forimprovements. You will help design, develop, and implement data principles and standards across the organisation. You will need to beenthusiastic, a logical thinker and have a drive to succeed!
What do we offer?
- 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays
- Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours)
- Flexi time
- Hybrid working model (we are currently working largely remotely)
- Career development
- Active wellbeing and inclusion networks
- Excellent pension
- NHS Car lease scheme
- Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts!
Main duties of the job
- Undertaking a review of NHSBSA's critical data assets, cataloguing data items and their sources. Working closely with the productteams to define their data requirements based on the data architecture standard.
- Build and manage the repository of NHSBSA's data assets and help define/manage/maintain data standards for NHSBSA
- Develop robust data models to meet customer needs creating technical design documentation that reflects data standards
- Continually researching emerging technologies and best practices to ensure standards are maintained
- Understands a variety of metadata management tools and can design/maintain the appropriate metadata repositories to enable theNHSBSA to understand their data assets
- Collaborate with partners across functions to ensure solutions adhere to architectural principles, best practice, and meet the desired outcomes of the customers
- Providing SME input to the development and evolution of the NHSBSA data architecture standards, policies, and practices
- Evaluating technical proposals from external suppliers, making implementation recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Explaining the concepts and principles of data modelling; producing, maintaining, and updating relevant data models for specificbusiness needs
- Contribute to and prepare proposals for change including producing necessary estimates, mandates, and business cases within the relevant departments.
About us
Here at the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA), what we do matters.
We manage the NHS Pension scheme, process prescription payments and much more. Our services are used by NHS organisations, contractors and the public: we take pride in being part of something so meaningful, that touches millions of lives.
