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Lead Data Architect

QinetiQ • Farnborough, Hampshire

Salary
£43k – £83k
Posted
26 September 2026
Work mode
Full-time
Sponsor match
high
Global Business Mobility: Graduate TraineeTemporary Worker (A rating)
Role overview

QinetiQ is hiring a Lead Data Architect in Farnborough, a full-time it role. The advertised salary is £43k – £83k. QinetiQ holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Salary: £43,000 - 83,000 per year Requirements: Extensive experience in data architecture and/or data platform engineering, including ownership of architecture on complex programmes Proven experience taking an established architecture and evolving it through clear roadmaps, standards, patterns and governance Good knowledge of on-premises, cloud and hybrid platforms, and strong knowledge of data governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, stewardship and lifecycle management Experience designin…
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Visa sponsorship snapshot
  • Employer: QinetiQ — confirmed licensed sponsor
  • Visa route: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee
  • Advertised salary: £43k – £83k
  • How this salary compares: about 38% above the £60,000 median across 1,664 it roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
  • Location: Farnborough, Hampshire · Full-time
  • Similar roles nearby: 4 other live it roles in Farnborough — browse them
  • Posted: 26 September 2026
  • How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.
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