Data Architect

A leading insurance company is hiring a Data Architect to join their team.

Job responsibility:

• Document all solutions in line with client standards, and obtain signoff for solutions
• Partner with implementation teams to ensure that the agreed architecture is implemented within delivery programs
• Support ongoing development of the overall corporate enterprise architecture, including liaising with key stakeholders (senior management in head office and business units, Group Digital) to ensure acceptance of the architecture
• Support project and program internal funding requests
• Ensure that all proposed solutions are fit for purpose and meet all client governance standards
• Act as a neutral trusted advisor across all business stakeholders
• Support development of a communications plan on all architecture to stakeholders
• Assist in the sizing and implementation initiatives

Candidate Requirements:
• Proven capability to provide complex solutions across multiple functional domains
• Proven capability to embed work with complex programs
• Excellent knowledge of cloud data technologies, processes and standards, specifically the Azure platform.
• Practical and extensive experience of agile delivery methodologies
• Excellent finance systems knowledge
• Excellent verbal and written communication including ability to create simple visualisations of complex concepts
• Excellent stakeholder management skills
• Strong leadership skills with proven ability to lead cross functional teams to deliver
• Knowledge of insurance reporting metrics useful
• Strong knowledge of architecture frameworks, and proven ability to utilise frameworks to deliver consistent enterprise solutions