Data Architect – Permanent – Banking recruitment

A leading bank is currently looking to recruit a Lead Data Architect to join their business at an exciting time. As the Lead Data Architect you will driving and delivery Data Architecture and Data Strategy for the bank.

Purpose

To provide an Data/Information strategy and architecture for the domain which meets business and enterprise needs, and to deliver design blueprints/artefacts which enable that architecture to be built and operated, as well as appropriately validated roadmaps.

Accountabilities:

*Understand the needs of the domain and lead thinking in the way that those needs should be satisfied by IT.
*Be the principal advisor for the domain technology architecture and strategy.
*Define and communicate an IT architecture which balances the needs of the business and the domain and which is in line with the architecture and standards of the group.
*Own and develop a fit for purpose IT vision and roadmap for the aligned domain.
*Guide investment in the domain so that it follows the strategy and delivers the target architecture, reflecting the demands of that investment in the IT pipeline.
*Document domain blueprints and gain approval for their inclusion in the reference architecture.
*Leverage the capabilities of technology vendors and sourcing suppliers to define architecture and deliver blueprints.
*Promote the value of IT architecture governance and design deliverables across the organisation.
*Present design artefacts to the relevant architectural governance committees, to obtain timely approval avoiding delay or project risk.
*Participate in managing and maintaining vendor relationships, evaluating usefulness and cost of products and making appropriate recommendations.
*Maintain an awareness of external trends for the domain.

Technical Skills

Knowledge of one or more of the following Primary Domains;

*BI, Analytics Reporting
*Data Warehouse, Data Marts ETL
*Data Quality, Reference Meta Data
*Enterprise Data Models (E.g. FS-LDM) Data Governance
*Master Data Management
*Content Knowledge Management
*ILM, Archive, Records Management

You will have delivered large Analytical capabilities encompassing Financial, Risk, CRM and HR, ideally in a Financial Services organisation.

If this sounds like you and you are looking for a fresh challenge in your career, apply online today!

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