Data Architect

Job title: Data Architect
Team: Data
Location: Any Scottish Enterprise hub, with everyday flexibility options
Salary: £48,798
Hours: Full-time, with flexible working hours considered
Status: 12 months fixed term
Vacancy ref: R00640
Closing date: 14 August 2025

Be part of building Scotland’s future

Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s national and international economic development agency. We help businesses innovate, scale and thrive – our goal is to transform Scotland’s economy.

We’re looking for a technically proficient Data Architect to join our small Data Team. You’ll help shape how our data is structured, migrated, and used across systems to make it work harder, smarter, and more strategically for the future.  

The role

You’ll take the lead on defining, building and documenting our data architecture. 

An experienced individual contributor, you’ll play a central role in modernising our finance estate, planning and delivering complex data migrations from multiple systems to a new platform.

Responsibilities 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Understanding and documenting our current data architecture to maintain an accurate view of all data across the organisation
• Designing data models for transactional and analytical systems aligned to business needs
• Analysing existing web applications and databases to reverse-engineer data models
• Developing and applying data mapping strategies to support integration, migration and transformation across systems
• Providing technical guidance and assurance to stakeholders throughout the delivery of technical solutions
• Planning and delivering large-scale data migrations from legacy systems to new platforms and archives
• Advising on, designing and developing solutions to help us get the most out of our data

Who we’re looking for

Your skills, abilities, and experience should include:

• Designing data architecture to solve specific business problems while aligning with organisation-wide standards and principles
• Hands-on experience of managing complex data migration from legacy systems to new cloud platforms
• Explaining the concepts and principles of data modelling and creating, maintaining and updating models based on organisational needs, including reverse-engineering from live systems
• Working with metadata repositories to support complex tasks such as integration impact analysis, and keeping those repositories accurate and up to date
• Using Power BI, SQL Server Management Studio, MS Fabric, Azure and other tools with confidence
• Working comfortably with APIs, including iPaaS solutions
• Communicating data clearly and effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Profiling data and analysing source systems
• Work comfortably with Microsoft Power BI, SQL Server Management Studio, Fabric, and Azure

Role profile

Further information on the role can be found in the attached role profile.

Life at Scottish Enterprise

As one of Scotland’s Top 10 Flexible Employers, we pride ourselves on empowering our colleagues to work when and where they can best deliver their role in support of our corporate plan. Learn more about working with us.

How to apply

If you're interested in this role, complete and submit your application by 13 August 2025.

Interview dates

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 August 2025.

Our values

Being part of Scottish Enterprise means being open to new ideas and trying different ways of working. We support each other to reach our full potential. We celebrate shared success and learn together when things don’t go so well. And we always treat each other fairly, with respect and understanding. Together, we are the difference.

At Scottish Enterprise, we’re proud to celebrate difference. Diversity of experience and thought is vital to the success of our vision for the future of every community across Scotland. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from a wide range of individuals, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender identity and expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required, not only during the application and assessment process but throughout your employment with us.

We have the following networks which are open to all colleagues to help drive inclusion: Disability Positive, Gender Balanced, Multi-Cultural, Multi-Generational and Pride (LGBTQ+).

Apply now to build your future with us.