Data Solution Architect

Aviva; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary circa £100k

Bonus 12%

Pension scheme

29 days holiday

Private Medical Benefit

Employee discounts

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental leave

Cycle to work

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva in Bristol is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to shape enterprise data foundations powering AI, analytics and smarter decision-making. You’ll influence technology direction, work with senior stakeholders and guide teams to build scalable, AI-ready data platforms.

Join Aviva's architecture community to define standards, roadmaps and secure, trusted data for both structured and unstructured sources, including knowledge graphs and semantic models.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering or AI platform architecture.
• Experience designing cloud-based data platforms using AWS and/or Azure, and Snowflake.
• Experience designing architectures for unstructured data, knowledge graphs, semantic models, ontologies or enterprise search.
• Understanding of AI technologies including LLMs, vector stores, semantic search and RAG.
• Strong Python and SQL skills with stakeholde?r influence and architectural leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture, standards and roadmaps for analytics, AI and future innovation.
• Design secure, scalable data solutions for structured and unstructured data.
• Collaborate with technology, data and business teams to deliver enterprise-scale data platforms.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

AI platform architecture

Cloud platforms AWS/Azure

Snowflake

Unstructured data

Knowledge graphs

Semantic models

Metadata frameworks

Ontologies

Enterprise search

RDF/OWL/SPARQL

Python

SQL

Job description

Data Solutions Architect

Location: Bristol

Salary: circa £100k

This is a great job for someone who is passionate about building the data foundations that power AI, analytics and smarter decision-making. You may already be a Data Architect, Data Engineering Lead, Knowledge Engineer or AI Platform Architect looking to shape enterprise-wide strategy.

You’ll enjoy influencing technology direction, working with senior stakeholders and helping others develop. If you’re excited by the opportunity to create scalable, AI-ready data solutions that make a real business impact, we’d love to hear from you.

A bit about the job:

Data and AI are transforming how we serve customers and make decisions across Aviva. You’ll join our architecture community and help build the foundations that make trusted, connected and accessible data available across the business. Working with technology, data and business teams, you’ll define the architecture, standards and roadmaps that support analytics, AI and future innovation.

You’ll be accountable for designing secure and scalable solutions that unlock value from both structured and unstructured data. Your work will help ensure our data is trusted, discoverable and ready for the opportunities ahead.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Strong experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering or AI platform architecture, with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms using AWS and/or Azure, alongside modern platforms such as Snowflake.
• Experience designing architectures for unstructured data, knowledge graphs, semantic models, metadata frameworks, taxonomies, ontologies, or enterprise search solutions using technologies such as RDF, OWL, SPARQL, or similar.
• Understanding of AI technologies, including large language models, vector databases, semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, provide technical leadership and define architecture standards and roadmaps.

Whatyou’llget for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Startingsalary Circa £100k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 12% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pensionscheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 daysholidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefitto help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further -Up to 40%discountonAviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through ourMatching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with ourSave As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantlysupportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefitsto suit you, includingsustainability optionssuch as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of ourAviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take yourwellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spendingat least50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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