It Data Architect

About UK Infrastructure Bank

We are the new, government-owned policy bank - launched in June 2021 - providing £22bn of infrastructure finance and partnering with the private sector and local government to finance a green industrial revolution and drive growth across the United Kingdom.

We are looking for skilled and results oriented individuals who are motivated to help us build the UKIB into an industry-leading institution.

Job Purpose

Responsible for UKIB’s data and information architecture, and its alignment to the broader Information Governance Frameworks and IT Strategy which supports the Bank’s wider strategy.

Core Accountabilities:

• Define, develop, and maintain the data and information architecture and assure delivery of UKIB’s data and information roadmap.
• Ensure alignment of the data and information architecture roadmap with IT operations and security roadmaps as well as key corporate initiatives such as strategic banking.
• Assure the information governance framework including policies, standards, and procedures for information management appropriate for a financial services organisation.
• Ensure that senior-level stakeholders across the bank information management needs are clearly articulated to optimise the data and information architecture of the bank.
• Provide reliable, stable, secure, and responsive data and information architecture services that meet the needs and risk acceptance profile of the bank.
• Assure the data operations dimension within the Bank’s wider operational resilience framework, including information life cycle management plans.
• Assure controls to monitor and automate data protection and information security across the bank’s technology estate.
• Assure the continuous improvement of the data platform, validating that the bank has a single source of trusted data to support operations and decisions.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Technical

Essential

• Demonstrable experience of designing and building data platforms, reporting frameworks, data governance and data transfer solutions.
• Relationship management, including demonstrable experience of representing IT with C-Suite, Senior Management colleagues and 3rd party Service Providers.
• Experience of building and managing information management architecture to deliver organisation wide services.
• Strategic mindset with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to articulate complex solutions in a business context.
• Strong commitment to delivering excellent service with an attention to detail.
• Demonstrable experience of operating effectively in a challenging delivery focused environment containing blended teams (e.g., permanent, contract, vendor, managed service providers and systems integrators)
• Defining and implementing an information management framework within a Bank including data protection controls, data quality, data transfer and data sharing management.
• Data Architecture experience assuring data designs, solution procurement and data privacy impact assessments.
• Working knowledge of cyber security practices and experience of assuring applications and solutions against information security requirements.
• Working knowledge of data protection legislation and experience of implementing it across an organisation’s data estate.

Desirable

• Cabinet Office Code of Practice.
• Good knowledge of TOGAF, DAMA and Agile frameworks.
• Good knowledge of data modelling techniques including conceptual and logical.
• Understanding of broader Change Management principles, practices, and methodologies.

Interpersonal

• Excellent communication, engagement and influencing skills.
• Lead and motivate small teams to deliver sustained high performance.
• People management. Identifies, nurtures, and realises the potential in others.
• Collaborative, inclusive and engaging.

A career with us offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact and work on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the UK’s future. We value diversity in our people and inclusion is at the heart of what we do.

We offer competitive benefits and unique learning opportunities from combining both private and public sector skills and experience.