Location: Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, PO17 6AD
At Dstl, our vision is to have a modern way of working efficiently, accommodating and enabling our people to create, collaborate and deliver. To do this successfully in this job will require attendance at a Dstl location; Government Departments including wider MoD or Delivery and Mission Partner’s premises for 60% of your working time. Where business needs allow, and with the agreement of your line manager, there may be the option for a combination of workplace and home-based working. This is a non-contractual arrangement.
Job summary
As Data Catalogue Manager, you will be responsible for the development, implementation, governance, and maintenance of a Dstl-wide data catalogue ensuring its integration with the Defence Data and Analytics Platforms (DDAP). This role is critical in enabling efficient data discovery and governance across defence and government stakeholders.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
You will own the development, maintenance and continuous improvement of a Dstl wide data catalogue that enhances data accessibility and governance and supports the data lifecycle by ensuring that data is findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR).
You will lead the development and implementation of a long-term data catalogue strategy ensuring alignment to Dstl’s Digital transformation and MOD data initiatives.
You will be responsible for establishing, implementing, maintaining robust data governance frameworks, policies and standards related to the Data Catalogue, collaborating with the Data Governance Manager as required.
Person specification
You will need to have strong communication and influencing skills, including storytelling across different media such as oral, written, and visual, as well as creative and critical thinking, and analytical and problem-solving skills, and strong networking and collaboration skills.
For more information on the job profile, see the job profile attached below.
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
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Data Catalogue Manager in Salisbury employer: Dstl
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