Job vacancy - Data Architect

Position: Data Architect
Reference: acsParchda
Location: City of London
Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 per annum
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Job Title: Data Architect

Are you a Data Architect with experience of architecting and designing complex, high volume, data systems, including data modelling, ETL and interface design? This is a great opportunity to join an established business with a fantastic team of people.

Summary:

The Data Architect is responsible for the architecture of all data across the business. The role reports into the Head of Insight & Innovation, but by nature will be highly collaborative - working with teams across various projects and enhancements to provide leadership, guidance, or support to the design and delivery of data technology.

Responsibilities:

  • Work with delivery teams across department, projects, and enhancements to provide leadership, guidance, or support to the design and delivery of data systems.
  • Define and own data architecture principles, and data modelling and documentation best-practices, standards, and guidelines. Work with the Technical Delivery Manager and Technical Architect to ensure standards are adhered to.
  • Lead 'macro' and high-level data design activities. Support project/delivery estimation and planning activities.
  • Undertake detailed design activity as necessary, or support and assure developers when they are undertaking detailed design and physical data modelling.
  • Act as primary subject matter expert for data models, systems, and interfaces. Evaluate high-level business requirements against current systems and identify and articulate implications.
  • Work with the Technical Architect to identify, research, explore, and evaluate new data technologies and data management approaches.
  • Lead or support workshops and other requirements-gathering or clarification activities as necessary in order to be able to determine data designs that meet business needs.

Requirements:

  • Experience of architecting and designing complex, high volume, data systems, including data modelling, ETL and interface design
  • Experience of conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling for both relational and dimensional models
  • Experience of working with AWS cloud-based databases and data processing services
  • Experience of designing data integrations using API's, XML/JSON and other data exchange mechanisms
  • Experience of working in teams using the Agile method to develop systems
  • Experience of facilitating, leading and recording meetings to gather/clarify requirements and prepare solution designs

ACS are recruiting for a Data Architect. If you feel that you have the skills and experience required in this advertisement to be a Data Architect please submit your CV including an outline of your experience as a Data Architect. It is always a good idea to include a covering letter outlining your experience as a Data Architect with your application as this will enhance your chances of selection and improve your prospects of landing the Data Architect role you desire.