Enterprise Data Architect

Aviva; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus opportunity 12%

Pension scheme

29 days holiday

Aviva Private Medical Benefit

Matching Share Plan

Save As You Earn

Parental and carer’s leave

Flexible benefits

Cycle to work

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Aviva is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to drive the data agenda across the organisation. The role sits in Data Architecture and leads on market data strategies to deliver Aviva's global data ambition, with exposure to senior leadership and opportunities to guide data products and prioritisation.

You will build roadmaps with a long horizon, balance delivery with sustainability, and partner with across-business stakeholders to realise best business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing data architecture strategy and roadmaps for large organisations.
• Ability to balance near-term delivery with long-term data sustainability.
• Strong communication tailored to various audiences and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead on defining data products and roadmaps within Data Architecture.
• Advise how the business utilizes data to deliver outcomes.
• Engage with senior leadership to convey data opportunities and constraints.

Skills

Data architecture strategy

Stakeholder influence

Effective communication

Data management

Data governance

Tools

Snowflake

AWS

Job description

Enterprise Data Architect

Location: Norwich, Bristol, York, Eastleigh, Glasgow or London

Salary: Regional circa £90k / London circa £120k

If you enjoy developing data strategy, we would love to hear from you!

We are recruiting for a forward-thinking Enterprise Data Architect to join our innovative team and our phenomenal journey to drive the data agenda at Aviva.

At Aviva, we are on an exciting mission to make things simpler for our customers and our people, by building an excellent service that’s low on customer effort and high on customer satisfaction. Data is at the heart of this mission, and we need Architects like you to truly get involved and craft our vision for data and help turn it into reality!

A bit about the job:

This role will sit within Data Architecture which is part of the wider Group Architecture function. You will be working to build Aviva's market data strategies to deliver the global ambition for data that gives competitive advantages through data by providing the views, designs and leadership needed to optimise the value of data.

This is a fantastic opportunity that will provide you with the prospect to develop your skills, as you will lead on driving the roadmap with strong awareness of business opportunities and constraints, define data products, and advise how the business utilises these efficiently. Along with engaging with senior leadership to convey the opportunities available from data, support data innovation and guide the prioritisation of development to build the best business outcomes.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Experience in the development of data architecture strategy and execution in large organisations like Aviva with Financial Services being an advantage. Track-record of defining data roadmaps with a 5 to 10-year horizon which balance known, and anticipated business need alongside enabling simplification.
• Skills in making highly sophisticated decisions that are considerate of multiple factors including the balancing of near-term delivery with longer-term sustainability.
• Ability to influence through building positive relationships; alongside strong communication that is adapted to consider the audience environment, drivers and needs.
• Expertise in all things data including lifecycle, technologies, data-patterns, insights, analytics and machine learning, master and reference data management, integration, data warehousing, NoSQL, data quality, metadata, and data compliance.
• Outwardly looking with an excellent understanding of industry standard data strategies and trends alongside technologies and business models. Snowflake experience and certification would be advantageous alongside knowledge of core platform technologies including AWS.

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: Regional circa £90k / London circa £120k (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’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 –spendingat least50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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