Data Architect

Data Architect

Application closing date: 13/04/25 at 23:59

Interviews will take place W/C 21/04/25

A bit about the role…

As the Government’s housing and regeneration agency, we exist to work with partners to support them in tackling housing challenges and enabling the delivery of new homes. The Data and Analytics Directorate plays a crucial role in this mission, providing the data, insights, and intelligence necessary to ensure the agency's efficiency and success in delivering existing business while generating new opportunities.

Our core mission is to empower the agency through robust data strategies and insightful analytics, helping to deliver on Homes England's strategic plan.

We are currently undertaking an ambitious data programme aimed at centralising our data onto an Azure data platform. This initiative involves close collaboration with data architects and data engineers to create a system that enables more efficient, scalable, re-usable, automated, and sustainable use of data.

We are committed to maintaining data integrity and fostering a data-driven culture where information is not merely a tool but a strategic asset that underpins our efforts to deliver better homes and places for those in need.

Joining the enterprise architecture team means becoming part of a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is dedicated to making a tangible impact on the housing landscape of England. We are looking for professionals who are passionate about data, driven to solve complex challenges, and eager to contribute to the success of one of the nation’s most critical public agencies.

As a Data Architect, you will play a pivotal role within the Homes England, driving the development and implementation of robust data architecture frameworks, patterns, and standards across the organisation. This role offers the chance to shape Homes England's data ecosystem, ensuring that data is well-structured, secure, and easily accessible to meet current and future business needs.

Collaborating closely with colleagues across Data and Digital teams, you will design and manage data models and structures for internal and external applications, ensuring adherence to corporate standards. As the technical expert for data architecture, you will review, refine, and expand the agency’s data assets, enabling greater cross-system connectivity and supporting data-driven decision-making.

A bit about you…

You are an experienced and proactive professional with a deep understanding of data governance principles, frameworks, and best practices. You have experience delivering impactful data governance initiatives and aligning them with organisational goals.

You are developing strong leadership skills, with some experience in fostering collaboration, supporting teams, and contributing to positive outcomes. You are an effective communicator, capable of translating complex data governance concepts into actionable strategies and presenting them to both technical and non-technical audiences.

You are resilient and adaptable, able to navigate change and maintain focus on achieving outcomes, even when challenges arise. You view setbacks as opportunities to learn and continuously improve.

With a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach, you excel at building relationships across the business, managing expectations, and fostering a culture of teamwork and shared accountability for data management. You bring an innovative and solutions-oriented approach, challenging existing practices constructively to drive positive outcomes.

Who are we? 

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer... 

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave, we are committed to 50/50 hybrid working. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you. 

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay controls and pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names. 

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future. 

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go. 

Homes England are a geographically diverse community. We work to a 50/50 office/ home based model. Moving back into our office environments has enabled us to utilise our space and time together in the most collaborative way. 

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications. 

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme. 

If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your right to work in the UK at this stage.