Data Specialist

Job Description

Job Title:

Data Specialist  

Working Pattern:

Full time - Hybrid

Working location:

Bristol

When you join as a Data Specialist, you’ll be at the heart of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), supporting some of the UK’s most advanced defence projects. You’ll focus on how data is modelled, stored, governed, and integrated across complex IT systems, ensuring compliance with export control, government security legislation, data privacy, and cyber security standards. Working in a fast-paced, secure environment, your analytical mindset and expertise in data modelling, IT systems, and data governance will drive critical business decisions and future innovations.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

This role sits within our Defence Digital & IT function, primarily supporting the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) - the project delivering Tempest, the next-generation combat air system. Effective and secure data management will be critical to the success of this revolutionary capability.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

This is an exciting opportunity to advance your career with Rolls-Royce, working on high-profile projects that shape the future of defence technology. You’ll be part of a supportive team with access to world-class training, professional development, and mentorship, enabling you to expand your expertise in data governance, cyber security, and IT systems. With a clear focus on career progression, you’ll have the chance to make a significant impact on critical national programmes, all while developing your skills in one of the most innovative sectors.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity, you will get a chance to:

• Lead the development and optimisation of data models to support the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) and other Defense programs

• Ensure compliance with data governance policies, cyber security regulations, and government legislation

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve IT systems and data processes across the organisation

• Drive improvements in data quality, efficiency, and integrity, while continuously developing your professional skills

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Data Science, IT, Engineering)

• Have experience with data governance frameworks, ideally with DAMA-DMBOK

• Demonstrate proficiency in data profiling and data modelling tools such as IT IRWIN, ArchiMate, or TOGAF

• Show strong analytical skills and attention to detail in complex data environments

• Possess a solid understanding of data governance principles and data quality frameworks

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

We welcome applications from people with a refugee background.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Closing date: 06/05/2025 

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