Data Solution Architect

Aviva plc; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 95,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity

Generous pension

Private medical benefit

Aviva product discounts

Matching share plan

Volunteer days

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Aviva plc is seeking a Data Solutions Architect to Bristol, driving enterprise data strategy and building AI-ready data platforms. You will partner with senior stakeholders to translate business needs into robust data solutions and shape enterprise data governance and architecture.

You will define standards and roadmaps, lead architectural decisions, and collaborate across technology, data and analytics teams to unlock value from both structured and unstructured data.

Qualifications

• Experience in architecting enterprise-scale data solutions.
• Experience designing cloud-based data platforms (AWS/Azure) and Snowflake.
• Knowledge of unstructured data, knowledge graphs, metadata frameworks, ontologies or enterprise search concepts.

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 drive governance and adoption.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

AI platform architecture

Cloud data platforms (AWS/Azure)

Knowledge graphs & metadata

AI technologies (LLMs, vector DBs, RAG

Python

SQL

Tools

Snowflake

RDF/OWL/SPARQL

AWS

Azure

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.

• Starting salary 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 days holidayplus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit to 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 our Matching Share Planand share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earnscheme
• Brilliantly supportive policiesincluding parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of ourAviva Communitiesand useyour3paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take your wellbeingseriously withlots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’reinclusive andwelcome 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 –spendingatleast50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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