Senior Data Architect
2 days ago
City of London
Senior Data Architect 100 Liverpool street, London – hybrid Contract to 31st March Inside ir35 About the role My client are seeking a highly experienced and strategic Technical Data Architect to join our team in corporate and investment banking (primary and secondary markets). This senior-level role needs to be a leader with deep technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to influence stakeholders inside our local regional entity and the global group. The ideal candidate will work with current architects to drive our Technical Data Strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and business goals. Responsibilities • Role will be responsible for developing solution designs for a portfolio of projects across the EMEA entity and overseeing solution designs developed by others. With a focus on data solutions to be delivered by the EMEA Data and Analytics technology team., • Collaborating with colleagues in other entities across the global group to share thinking, define technical strategy and drive its consist application where possible., • Working with the Data Office to understand requirements and formulate strategies to deliver the long term goals of the enterprise., • Engage with other departments across IT and the business to understand use cases for setting the technical strategy., • Communicate and explain solutions to technical delivery teams and non-technical stakeholders., • Escalate any issues to Head of Data and Analytics Technology for EMEA. Experience Essential • Deep and broad experience of developing technical data solutions in large or medium sized enterprises in a similar role., • Defining technical strategy and roadmaps for delivery in medium to large enterprises., • Strong knowledge of database systems, data modeling, and data integration technologies, • Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Strong experience of different data architectures including hub and spoke, data lakes, data fabrics, lakehouses. At different levels, enterprise wide and application., • Strong experience of Data reporting solutions from data warehousing (Kimble and Inmon), ETL, reporting tools, and document stores., • Exceptional communication skills to explain concepts and solution designs to any stakeholders across the enterprise., • Clear formal communication skills to document ideas and solutions., • Collaborative and curious practices to develop strong well thought through architectures, strategies, and solutions. Desirable • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field., • Capital markets, asset management, or corporate banking financial institutions., • Familiarity with data governance and compliance regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)., • Strong experience of Agile practises and especially scrum of scrums and Atlassian tooling., • Proficiency in database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL)., • Experience of data analytics tool such as Python and R., • Data modelling tooling such as Power Designer., • Experience of BI tools., • Experience of working with Data Office departments. If you believe you have the experience required, please apply with your CV now for instant consideration! TO APPLY - PLEASE APPLY WITH AN UP-TO-DATE CV Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV in order to be considered. Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly. *Pontoon is an employment consultancy. We put expertise, energy, and enthusiasm into improving everyone’s chance of being part of the workplace. We respect and appreciate people of all ethnicities, generations, religious beliefs, sexual orientations, gender identities, and more. We do this by showcasing their talents, skills, and unique experience in an inclusive environment that helps them thrive.