General

• Coordinate the development of digital qualification specifications and associated materials
• Ensure alignment with regulatory requirements, development briefs, and digital exam platform functionality
• Manage Associates and matrix-manage Assessment Design & Principles Leads
• Develop high-quality qualification specifications, specimen assessment materials, and assessment strategies
• Support qualification accreditation and timely submission/resubmission to Ofqual
• Maintain alignment and consistency across specifications, SAMs, and assessment strategies
• Build relationships with assessment, product, qualification development, quality, regulatory, and subject-sector teams
• Monitor risks, assumptions, issues, and dependencies and maintain decision logs and audit trails
• Apply regulatory requirements and implement feedback from regulatory, quality, and internal reviews
• Use publishing and development tools to create accessible, well-formatted market-ready documents
• Contribute to concept and market testing and use customer feedback to refine qualification content
• Recommend amendments to customer resources and support offers
• Lead or participate in cross-functional meetings, review sessions, and workshops
• Report to a Senior Qualification Development Manager

Qualification Development Lead

Data Engineer

• Define, understand and articulate data across Assessment Technology
• Create and shape data architecture artefacts, including data models, data dictionaries and data flow diagrams
• Translate business capabilities into practical data requirements
• Support data strategy and governance through standards, policies and procedures
• Engage with operational, product, technical and business stakeholders to understand data requirements
• Model, describe and visualise data across the assessment technology estate
• Work with Solution Architects and Product Managers to produce a data roadmap
• Assess the landscape for data management and transformation improvements
• Provide documentation supporting architectural designs
• Work with Solution Architects and development teams to deliver approved domain data models
• Ensure data security and retention compliance
• Collaborate with the Data Protection Officer and Security teams on regulatory requirements
• Develop business process models and flows explaining data creation, distribution and transformation
• Provide governance around data integrity
• Mentor and coach team members
• Manage risks associated with production changes
• Provide product support when needed
• Influence innovation and change across the AQA group

Qualification Development Lead

Data Architect