Data Architect

Our growing Technology team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.

Join us and you'll have an opportunity to make an impact. To empower projects that deliver real-world benefits across Britain and internationally. To hear our customers say they couldn't have done it without us. And to be central to OS's vision: to be recognised as world leaders in geospatial services; creating location insight for positive impact.

About the role

Join our Data Architecture team where you will be responsible for data design from product definition through to implementation on our strategic data platforms. As an integral part of the business, you'll ensure the design and development of those solutions and processes are efficient, sustainable and fit-for-purpose for OS's future business needs - a future based on scaling-up to handle vast amounts of spatial data.

You will be a natural problem solver, a collaborator who relishes the opportunity to apply technology and data to the delivery of business-focused solutions. Seeking a candidate that is unafraid to learn and apply skills and experience to business situations in the areas of data design/modelling, data standards, data analytics technologies data strategy and governance.

What we're looking for

If you are interested in joining a team that lies at the heart of what OS is about, we are looking for someone that can demonstrate essential skills and experience in:

• Working in a recognised data or technical profession/role

• Knowledge of how data is produced and used, preferably geospatial

• Awareness of data design and modelling from data specifications to physical databases / schemas

• Experience in at least one of data analysis, data quality and profiling, managing technical metadata or data standards

• Ability to engage, work with and influence customers, business & technical teams to define data requirements

• Strong self-awareness and interpersonal skills - adapts personal style as appropriate to the situation and audience

We'll give you

• Salary - £41,659 - £49,010

• Performance related bonus

• A competitive pension scheme

• We adopt flexible working and can consider different working hours dependent on the role and your personal circumstances

• 25 days annual leave - (rising by 1 day each year to 30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 days over Christmas

• Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits

Location

OSHQ is based in Southampton, Hampshire but at OS we believe work is something you do, not somewhere you go. We embrace a hybrid working model where we believe the choice is with the individual on when they work from our fantastic office or from home. We want to continue to be an inclusive employer and recognise that one size doesn't necessarily fit all.

Security

OS conducts DBS background checks for all joiners and some of our roles require additional security clearance, including to SC or DV level in some cases. We will tell candidates at the appropriate time during the recruitment process if additional clearance will be required for this role.

Closing date: Sunday, 31 March 2024

We believe diversity and inclusion is about working together - in an encouraging and respectful environment to reach our full potential. We believe combining different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives will help us reach our vision and be trusted and admired across the globe for setting the standards and leading the way.

We are looking for passionate people from a range of backgrounds and welcome applications from any race, age, gender, background or religion.

We're individually talented and collectively powerful, and we give you the space to take your career in whichever direction you want.