About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Architect to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, creating, and managing our organisation’s data architecture using Microsoft’s Azure platform. The ideal candidate should have extensive knowledge of data architecture and management principles, along with a deep understanding of the Azure cloud platform.

Key Responsibilities:

Design and Implement Data Solutions: Develop and maintain Azure Data Architecture, developing and ensuring compliance with data-related policies and standards.
System Integration: Analyse data-related system integration challenges and propose appropriate solutions.
Collaboration: Work with data analysts, suppliers and IT team members to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
Data Security & Governance: Working closely with the Cyber security team to ensure data security and privacy protection measures are at the heart of what we do, ensuring data quality, compliance, metadata management, access control, and stewardship in alignment with company policies and regulatory standards.
Data Models & Warehousing: Define data models for analysts and future data scientist team members to assist them in building and optimising the Azure system.
Strategy Development: Develop and implement strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, and database implementation. Moreover, defining and maintaining key enterprise artefacts such as the data landscape.
Compliance: Work with our information governance team to ensure data solutions are compliant with regulations.
Performance Monitoring: Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues.
Continuous Learning: Maintain updated knowledge of the Azure platform and best practices.

You will work closely with the data infrastructure team to nurture and guide them to get the best strategic value and insight out of the datasets in line with the Islington 2030 plan and our 5 key missions;

A child-friendly Islington
Fairer Together
A safe place to call home
Community wealth building
Greener, healthier Islington

You will spearhead the collaboration between departments and suppliers to bring the focus onto delivering data driven, user friendly, digitally accessible solutions to our residents and service users as well as uphold the integrity and security of our systems protecting the council’s ICT data assets.

Moreover, you will be the navigator, resourcefully able to get the best value for money out of our current estate; championing re-use and helping extract the full potential out of our existing estate.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now or share the opportunity with someone who fits the bill!

For further information or for an informal conversation about the post, please contact:

Stephanie Nash

[email protected]

Working for the team, service and our organisation

Islington is a place rich with diversity and culture. As a council our sense of purpose couldn’t be clearer: we serve. It’s in the logo. We are committed to challenging inequality in the borough and as one of the largest employers we know that to look after the place and the planet, we have to look after our people. Together we can change the future.

We are determined to create a more equal Islington, where everyone who lives here has an equal chance to thrive.

To do this, everyone who works at Islington Council lives by a set of values which guide us in everything that we do: collaborative, ambitious, resourceful, and empowering. They spell out ‘CARE’, which is what we think public service is all about.

Watch our video to hear more about our mission and how you can help us achieve it from the Leader of the Council, Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz.

Recruitment information

It is the policy of Islington Council that no user of service, present or future employee or job applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their sex, perceived or actual sexual orientation, marital status, race, religion or belief, age, creed, colour, nationality, national origin, ethnic origin, or disability, or on the grounds of their association with someone in one of these groups; nor is disadvantaged by any conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justified. We welcome applications from Black and Minority Ethnic candidates and acknowledge our responsibility to mitigate against racial discrimination. 

Islington Council operates a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria and we are committed to providing support to applicants who request reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process and throughout their career with us.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note: Priority will be given to those at risk of redundancy within Islington Council. Current employees who are part of the redeployment pool must meet the essential criteria for shortlisting to be prioritised.