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Lead Data Architect: Data Modelling - NESO
National Energy System Operator
Lead Data Modeler responsible for Enterprise Data Model development, semantic modeling, and data architecture standardization at National Energy System Operator (NESO).
16d ago
£70,000 - £80,000
Expert & Leadership (13+ years), Experienced (8-12 years)
Full Time
Warwick, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
Company Size
100 Employees
Service Specialisms
Energy Management
Consulting
Engineering
Project Management
Renewable Energy Solutions
Electrical Services
System Integration
Sector Specialisms
Energy
Electricity
Gas
Net Zero
Infrastructure
System Planning
System Security
Restoration Services
Role
What you would be doing
ontology design
data strategy
data architecture
standard governance
model development
tool evaluation
- Design and implement ontologies and semantic models using RDF, OWL, RDFS, SKOS, and SHACL to enhance data meaning and interoperability.
- Influence NESO’s data strategy by aligning models with core business capabilities, data products, and data quality frameworks.
- Provide architectural input into the design and implementation of MDM and RDM platforms, ensuring alignment between data models and master data domains.
- Define and enforce data architecture standards, conventions, and best practices across systems and teams.
- Translate business needs into reusable model components that support operational, analytical, and AI/ML use cases.
- Lead the evaluation and adoption of data modelling, graph databases, ontology tools and others, and defining selection criteria.
- Work with delivery teams to ensure models are implemented effectively in data platforms, including analytics, integration, and reporting environments.
- Own the Enterprise Data Model, including conceptual, logical, and semantic representations across all business domains.
- Contribute to identifying and maintaining authoritative data sources and golden records in collaboration with Data Governance and help lay the data modelling foundation for future Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities.
- Ensure that models reflect and support enterprise-wide data lineage, including source-to-target mapping, transformation logic, and traceability across the data lifecycle.
- Stay current on developments in semantic standards, knowledge graphs, and modelling automation to inform NESO’s data strategy.
- Provide technical direction and assurance, coaching to a team of data modelers and data architects.
- Recommend and evaluate tools and platforms to support data modelling and semantic model development in line with Microsoft Azure ecosystem.
- Lead the data modelling governance forum, reviewing modelling proposals, resolving design conflicts, and driving alignment between business and technical stakeholders.
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise data models, ensuring alignment with business functions, processes, and integration needs.
What you bring
mdm
sparx
ontologies
leadership
semantic
modeling
- Has architectural sensibility and can work at both detailed modelling and enterprise blueprint levels.
- Has strong working knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) concepts, including entity resolution, golden record modelling, and domain ownership—even if a formal MDM platform is not yet in place.
- Has strong hands-on experience with enterprise-scale data modelling tools, eg. Sparx or Erwin
- Has extensive experience building and governing enterprise data models and ontologies that span domains, systems, and teams.
- Is passionate about clarity, structure, and meaning in data, and have a vision for enterprise-wide consistency.
- Is skilled in leading cross-functional discussions to resolve differences in terminology, definition, and data interpretation.
- Is a strong leader, capable of mentoring and growing a team of data architecture professionals.
- Understands the importance of semantic modelling and can build ontologies and taxonomies that support interoperability and AI-readiness.
- Understands how data models connect to metadata, data governance, and cataloguing practices.
- Is a confident communicator and facilitator, equally comfortable guiding technical modelers and architects and presenting to senior stakeholders.
- Full support and career-development resources to expand your skills, enhance your expertise, and maximise your potential along your career journey.
- Generous Total Rewards Plan – comprising of health, finance and wealth, work/life balance, and career benefits.
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Company
Overview
- Founded with a mission to ensure the energy system operates efficiently and reliably.
- Specializes in managing the balance between energy supply and demand across a wide network.
- Focuses on integrating renewable energy sources like wind and solar into the grid.
- Has played a pivotal role in modernizing infrastructure to meet growing energy needs.
- Committed to providing secure energy services while minimizing environmental impacts.
- Works closely with stakeholders in the energy, transport, and utilities sectors.
- Supports government and private sector projects with a focus on energy sustainability.
- Has successfully managed several large-scale projects to upgrade energy transmission systems.
- A leader in adapting energy infrastructure to accommodate the future needs of smart grids.
- Clean Power
- Decarbonised Energy
- Consumer Value
- Customer Centricity
- Digital Mindset
- People Value
- "We will show up openly and consistently, ensuring our actions and decisions are seen as informed, considered and balanced."
- "We are committed to being inclusive and nurturing talent from all backgrounds, creating a deep sense of belonging across the organisation."
50% Renewable
Electricity from renewables
In 2024, half of Great Britain's electricity was generated from renewable sources.
UK Coal Phaseout
First G7 country coal-free
The UK became the first G7 country to completely phase out coal power in 2024.
- Net Zero – enabling the government to deliver on its legally binding emissions targets.
- Conducting Strategic Environmental Assessments, Habitats Regulations Assessment and Marine Conservation Zone Assessment for future network plans (ongoing over next 12 months).
- Pathway to 2030 and Beyond 2030 holistically coordinates offshore electricity generation network planning.
- Developing Clean Power 2030 pathways, balancing services reform, zero carbon operation and connections reform under the Clean Power priority.
- Strategic Planning includes safeguarding the environment while ensuring system resilience and consumer benefits in regional and whole-system energy plans.
- Member of Inclusive Employers to embed inclusive practices and provide resources, expert advice and events.
- Partnered with Disability Confident to improve recruitment, retention and development for colleagues with disabilities.
- We believe our people perform at their best when they can be their true selves… only by embracing diversity, and being a truly inclusive organisation, can we accelerate the delivery of a zero‑carbon energy system.
- Explicit commitment to fair representation of all demographics among employees.
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