Data Architect (12 month FTC)
London/Hybrid
up to £100,000 per annum + generous benefits package
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a global organisation within the insurance industry, famed for their diverse workforce and superb office culture.
As the new Data Architect you will be entering into a two phased process. The first phase is a scoping on what will be required to conduct a deep dive into hierachy issues across the business. The second phase will be the strategy and implementation.
Main duties include:
- Identifying class of business hierarchy - how that propegates through the company ecosystem
- implementing tactical solutions
- Collaberating with all data teams for a resolution
- Overseeing the production of Data Architecture project deliverables, including logical data diagrams, data flow diagrams, data dissemination diagrams, data migration, data life cycle diagrams, common data models, data roadmaps, as well as conceptual, logical and physical data models.
- Promoting Data Architecture and analysis practices in line with DAMA/TOGAF standards and in conjunction with wider architecture practice.
- Ensuring the flow of data within the company is as efficient as possible.
- Defining and defending the company’s data standards and principles
- Ensuring data is organised and structured to meet the needs of the business
- Working with functional departments to ensure the consistent application of data standards and data quality policies across all technology projects, systems and services
Skills required:
- Experience within the insurance space
- Ability to initiate, plan and develop data architecture
- Business analytics experience
- Experience designing and developing complete data models, including; Hierarchical, Relational, Graph, Network, Object-oriented, Entity-relationship and Star schema
- SQL, XML, JSON,
- Snowflake
- Proven experience driving digital agendas
- Demonstrable experience of working with packaged cloud solutions (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS) and how to manage data limitations and dependencies between systems to provide a comprehensive data architecture
- Knowledge of Cloud based big data frameworks such as data lake, relational, graph and other no-SQL databases
- Strong communications and stakeholder management skills
- Able to articulate a vision and build support for that vision in the wider team and organization.
- A degree in a computer science or a related field is desirable but not essential.
This represents an amazing opportunity for an experienced Data Architect (preferably with Business Analyst experience) who is looking for a chance to make a big difference within an organisation while enjoying an excellent work/life balance. The role is hybrid working with ONE day per week in the London Office
If you are interested, please apply for full details.