Introduction
The University of Warwick seeks to appoint an Enterprise Data Architect (EDA) to play a pivotal and strategic role within its Information Digital Group (IDG). The Enterprise Data Architect will act as the senior authority responsible for shaping, governing, and maturing the University’s enterprise data architecture capability to meet both current operational needs and long-term strategic ambitions.
This appointment represents an opportunity to establish a coherent and future-oriented data architecture practice that ensures data across the University is unified, secure, and optimised for performance.
The successful candidate will be the visionary who transforms and governs the institutional data ecosystem, enabling strategic alignment between business objectives and digital infrastructure while strengthening the foundations for analytics, integration, and regulatory compliance.
About the Role
The Enterprise Data Architect will lead the development and stewardship of the University’s Enterprise Data Architecture Strategy and Roadmap, defining the principles, standards, and models that guide the evolution of data systems and management capabilities. A core dimension of the role is the design and socialisation of enterprise data models—conceptual, logical, and physical—ensuring consistency, coherence, and effective integration across complex digital environments. The postholder will serve as the senior architectural authority for data, embedding governance frameworks and enforcing compliance to safeguard data integrity, security, and regulatory adherence.
The role requires close collaboration with agile development teams, enterprise architects, and senior stakeholders to ensure that new and existing digital solutions align with established enterprise data standards and the target architecture.
The postholder will provide expert guidance on complex architectural challenges, lead technical assurance activities to mitigate risk in data investments, and contribute to the broader technology and service roadmaps of the University.
The position also encompasses a strong strategic partnership dimension. The postholder will build trusted relationships across academic and professional services departments, articulating data-related risks at enterprise level and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement. Through engagement with sector best practice and emerging trends, the Enterprise Data Architect will promote architectural knowledge sharing and ensure that Warwick’s data architecture capability remains progressive, resilient, and aligned to institutional priorities.
About You
You will be an experienced enterprise-level data architect with a proven record of designing and implementing data architecture strategies within complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
You will demonstrate deep expertise in enterprise data modelling, governance frameworks, compliance standards, and integration architectures, alongside the capacity to translate technical complexity into clear strategic direction. Your professional credibility will enable you to act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, guiding investment decisions and influencing institutional priorities.
You will possess a sophisticated understanding of risk management in relation to data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance, coupled with experience of technical assurance and due diligence processes.
Your approach will be both strategic and pragmatic: capable of articulating a compelling long-term vision for enterprise data while also ensuring robust operational implementation through standards, controls, and collaborative delivery.
Experience working within large, matrixed organisations—ideally within higher education or similarly complex sectors—will be highly advantageous.
Above all, you will be a collaborative and forward-thinking leader, committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement and architectural excellence.
Benefits
- 30 days of paid annual leave, 4 shut-down days at Christmas, and 8 bank holidays
- A competitive pension scheme
- Staff training
- Free eye care vouchers
- Discounted private healthcare and cash plans to keep you and your family happy and healthy
- Discounts at Warwick Arts Centre and Warwick Sport Membership
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, a complete support network that offers expert advice and guidance 24/7
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How to apply
The University of Warwick has appointed SearchHigher as their recruitment partner for this campaign; apply below by submitting a cover letter and CV in Word Document format or via email to enquiries@searchhigher.com
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role, please submit your application as early as possible.