Data Integration Architect

Hybrid - 1 day per week in various locations in the South i.e. London, Bristol

£640 per day inside IR35

6 month contract

Active SC clearance

Are you an experienced Infrastructure Engineer or Solution Architect with expertise in HVR and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)? We're looking for a specialist to play a key role in delivering a secure, cloud-based data integration solution for a high-profile government programme.

Working within a secure environment, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing an HVR-based data replication solution, enabling the migration of legacy Oracle data feeds into a modern Oracle Cloud Infrastructure landing zone. This is an opportunity to work on a complex, business-critical programme with a strong focus on cloud architecture, data integration and security.

The Role

You'll be responsible for designing and delivering a secure HVR integration capability, ensuring data can be replicated reliably from legacy Oracle environments into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Working closely with architects, engineers and key stakeholders, you'll help establish a production-ready landing zone that forms the foundation for future data migration and transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver an HVR-based data integration architecture within Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
• Produce High-Level Designs (HLDs) and Low-Level Designs (LLDs).
• Configure and deploy HVR target agents within OCI.
• Support the design of secure OCI landing zones, including storage, databases and networking.
• Analyse data volumes, retention requirements and capacity planning.
• Develop infrastructure, storage and licensing forecasts.
• Support governance and security approval processes.
• Assist with network connectivity and infrastructure changes.
• Oversee system testing and integration activities.
• Collaborate with technical teams and stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience with HVR (High Volume Replication) or similar enterprise data replication technologies.
• Proven experience designing cloud-based data integration solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
• Experience designing data landing zones and ingestion pipelines.
• Knowledge of secure data transfer, encryption and networking principles.
• Experience producing technical architecture documentation (HLDs & LLDs).
• Strong understanding of data storage, lifecycle management and data modelling.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and technical communication skills.
• Experience working within highly regulated or secure environments.
• Active SC Clearance is essential.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within Defence, Government or MOD environments.
• Knowledge of Secure by Design (SbD), DEAB and MOD security governance.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Database, OCI Object Storage and OCI Networking.
• Experience with Oracle Data Integration or Oracle AI Data Platform.
• Experience delivering large-scale cloud migration or data transformation programmes.
• Previous experience working alongside defence delivery partners.