Data Architect / Database Architect- Enterprise Wide Data Flow, Data Strategy, Date Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM); Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB), Java, Python, Scala, Apache, Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, AWS. Multinational, Financial Services, Permanent, Crawley, West Sussex. £80k+ (Negotiable) +Bonus +Benefits
Global Insurance Corporation currently seeks a Data Architect / Database Architect to provide strategic and hands-on architectural, design and consultancy in relation to global enterprise wide systems by improving the coherence, quality, security and availability of the organization's data assets through the development and deployment of the Data Architecture roadmap.
You will be responsible for leading strategic data architecture across enterprise level systems by undertaking data modelling, master data management (MDM) techniques, and planning and documenting system architectures. You will provide detailed understanding of data flow across the global organisation, define and implement overall data modelling standards, guidelines, best practices and approved modelling techniques and approaches. Build the logical data models for very large data systems and apply these within a variety of environments including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB).
As a senior member of the data architecture team you will use your experience of presenting to both very senior execs, and supplier technical teams, adjusting the language and presentation skills as necessary, to get across the key messaging in a clear and concise manner. You will be comfortable working in a strategic and hands-on capacity to deliver data models and architectures within a wide variety of technical environments (on prem/in cloud, AWS, Azure etc) for multiple enterprise systems used across a global organisation. Additionally, you will be able to design solutions in Apache, Spark, and/or Hadoop using Python libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, scipy, numpy and design Data flow solutions using operating system command languages such as bash or ksh.
We are searching for a Data Architect / Database Architect / Enterprise Data Architect ideally from within the Insurance / Reinsurance sector but other areas of Financial Services. You will have worked as a Data Architect / Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking or Financial Services. You will possess understanding or experience of systems integrations and ideally have some experience of Master Data Management (MDM), Logical and Physical Data Modelling, enterprise level database environments and related tools covering a mix of: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Redshift, NoSQL and data appliances such as Netezza, Teradata and BI tools spanning SSRS, Business Objects, Qlikview, Cognos or PowerBI. You will be able to design solutions using Apache Spark, Hadoop and be capable of programming with Java, Scala and or (ideally) Python. We do not expect experience to have been gained in ALL technologies. TOGAF qualification desirable, degree level education pre-requisite.
This is an excellent opportunity to work on a cutting edge enterprise level systems within a stable, global Insurance environment. Competitive salary, bonus, share-scheme offered to the successful candidate.
Location is easily commutable from Brighton, East Sussex or Croydon, Surrey. Also from South West London (45 minutes from Victoria or Clapham Junction).