Key Data Leadership Role
The organisation is seeking a Data Architect to play a pivotal role in the Commercial team, responsible for designing and governing the data solutions. This includes ensuring effective movement, enhancement, integration, quality and availability of data across the business.
Primary Responsibilities:
* Developing and implementing a comprehensive data architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and availability.
* Improving data management practices to ensure that data is well organised, accessible and engaging.
* Ensuring data governance and standards across the business.
* Mapping and documenting existing data models to a future state and supporting the overall data strategy.
* Collaborating on solution designs and technical problems.
* Reviewing and coordinating user testing to evaluate the effectiveness of data architecture.
* Communicating complex technical solutions into clear business outcomes and conveying across stakeholders.
About the Ideal Candidate
* Experience in data management including data architecture, data engineering, data modelling, data warehousing, data governance, data security, data privacy and business intelligence.
* Knowledge of Cloud solutions (Amazon Web Services, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft, Azure), data integration tools and related technologies.
* A strong understanding of data strategy and how to take low maturity environments towards best practices.
* Understanding of data management and governance concepts such as data quality, metadata, master and reference data management.
* An analytical approach to problem-solving; ability to use technology to solve business problems.
* Recognised qualifications to support Data Architecture skills.
* Excellent communication, negotiation and problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work to strict deadlines and manage time-critical and sensitive information effectively.