Job Description:

Salary Range: £53,000 - £71,000

Leonardo UK operates a grade-based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

Your Impact

At Leonardo UK, you’ll play a key role in shaping the foundations of enterprise-wide data and analytics capabilities. As part of our growing data function, you’ll be responsible for designing and optimising data structures that enable trusted Business Intelligence, advanced analytics, and informed decision-making across the organisation.

In this role, you will:

• Design, organise, and optimise enterprise data models and structures that support scalable Business Intelligence and analytics solutions.
• Develop and maintain logical and physical data models for modern BI environments, ensuring data is structured for performance, usability, and long-term scalability.
• Drive semantic and structural consistency across data platforms and systems, enabling accurate reporting and aligned business insights.
• Work closely with technical teams, data engineers, and business stakeholders to understand analytical requirements and translate them into effective data architecture solutions.
• Ensure data is accessible, reliable, and aligned to organisational objectives, supporting both operational reporting and strategic decision-making.
• Contribute to the evolution of enterprise data standards, governance practices, and modelling frameworks to improve data quality and consistency across the wider ecosystem.
• Support the delivery of advanced analytics and reporting initiatives by creating data structures that empower insight generation and self-service BI capabilities.
• Collaborate across teams to continuously improve the organisation’s data architecture, helping to build a robust and future-ready analytics environment.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how enterprise data is structured and utilised within Leonardo UK, helping drive innovation, insight, and smarter business outcomes through high-quality data design.

What you'll bring

• Strong knowledge of data modelling methodologies and best practices.
• Experience with SQL, ETL processes, data warehousing, and Business Intelligence platforms.
• Familiarity with big data technologies such as Hadoop and Spark.
• Understanding of data architecture principles and IT service delivery processes

• Ability to analyse and interpret complex datasets to create scalable and effective data models.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving capabilities related to data management and integration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Statistics, Economics, or a related field.
• A Master’s degree or postgraduate specialisation in Data Science, Data Analytics, IT Service Management, or Business & IT Alignment is considered an asset.
• Experience in data modelling, data architecture, Business Intelligence, or related roles.
• Experience with data integration techniques and enterprise data management environments.

This is not an exhaustive list, and we are keen to hear from you even if you might not have experience in all the above. The most important skill is a good attitude and willingness to learn.

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location:

GB - Edinburgh

Additional Locations:

GB - Basildon, GB - Bristol - Coldharbour Lane, GB - Bristol - Others, GB - Luton - Cap. Green 300, GB - Southampton, GB - Yeovil - Lysander Rd

Contract Type:

Permanent

Hybrid Working:

Hybrid