About The Role

FDM is a global business and technology consultancy seeking a Data Architect to work for our client within the Public sector. This is initially a 3 month contract with the potential to extend and will be a hybrid role 2 days a week in office (Monday + Wednesday) that will be based in London.

Our client is seeking a Data Architect to lead the analysis of current data flows, integrations and reporting, and define the data requirements and target data architecture needed to support a replacement platform with improved data quality and integrity.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to the Discovery Plan and constraints log from a data perspective
Map end-to-end data flows, including key upstream/downstream systems and manual transfers
Review reporting needs and limitations, including operational, management and BI/Power BI consumption
Assess data integration patterns, interfaces and dependencies
Define data requirements within the requirements catalogue, ensuring consistent definitions, clear ownership and data quality by design
Contribute to options appraisal and feasibility from a data architecture perspective, including finance impacts
Contribute data architecture input to the target architecture and indicative roadmap
Contribute data-related input to the business case inputs pack

Contributes to deliverables across

Project initiation & scope definition, Discovery & research plans, stakeholder/user mapping, current-state assessment, requirements elicitation, future-state definition, options assessment & recommendations, future delivery roadmap, business case inputs pack & handover.

About You

Proven experience as a Data Architect on Discovery or early-stage transformation engagements
Strong experience mapping end-to-end data flows and integration patterns across complex system landscapes
Experience defining data requirements, data quality standards and ownership models
Working knowledge of reporting and BI consumption patterns (e.g. Power BI)
Experience in UK public sector, regulated or similarly complex organisational environments

Desirable experience/skills

Experience with GDPR-driven data governance in a regulated environment
Familiarity with finance system integration and reconciliation impacts
Experience contributing to procurement or business case documentation

Reporting line / working arrangements

Reports into the Discovery Lead / Delivery Manager. Works closely with the Technical Architect and Data Analyst.

About Us

FDM is an award-winning global leader in tech and business talent solutions, backed by more than 35 years of industry experience. We have centres across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific, and a global workforce of over 2500 employees. FDM has shown exponential growth throughout the years, firmly establishing itself as an award-winning employer, currently listed on the FTSE4Good Index and as a 2026 Financial Times UK ‘Best Employer’.

Diversity and Inclusion

FDM Group is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, provincial or local laws.

Why join us

Career coaching, mentoring and access to upskilling throughout your entire FDM career
Assignments with global companies and opportunities to work abroad
Opportunity to re-skill and up-skill into new areas, develop non-linear career paths and build a skillset within your field
Annual leave and work-place pension

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