Data Consultant – M&A Integration & Data Strategy

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors. This contract role will lead on data strategy, integration, and governance across a range of organisations, ensuring data is onboarded quickly, securely, and consistently.

Requirements

• Lead the strategy, design, and delivery of data platforms, pipelines, and architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
• Drive data integration across acquisitions, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and quality.
• Define data governance frameworks covering security, compliance, quality, and lifecycle management.
• Act as the technical authority across data architecture, engineering, analytics, and platforms.
• Assess and rationalise inherited data estates (structured, unstructured, legacy).
• Translate business goals into data integration and analytics roadmaps.
• Establish repeatable data integration patterns for future acquisitions.
• Build and lead data capability across teams and partners.
• Deliver measurable outcomes including improved data availability and faster insights.

Benefits

• Personalised Career Development
• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Pension scheme
• Access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes