Enterprise Data Architect (Snowflake)

Enstar Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension with 10% employer contribution

Dental Insurance

Medical Insurance

Travel Insurance

Eligible company funded annual 360 Health Assessment

Free annual eye examination voucher

Bicycle loan option

Wellness Reimbursement program

Electric Vehicle loan program

Optional Critical Illness coverage

Income protection program

Job summary

Enstar Group is searching for a Data Architect in Greater London, UK. The successful candidate will focus on Snowflake platform optimization, ensuring compliance, and providing guidance on best practices. Essential qualifications include proven experience with Snowflake and data engineering tools like Python and dbt. Benefits encompass a significant employer contribution to pension, medical and dental insurance, wellness reimbursement, and a program for electric vehicle loans. Join us in fostering an inclusive work environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating as a Data Architect in an enterprise environment utilizing Snowflake.
• Hands-on experience with data engineering tooling such as Python and dbt.
• Knowledge and experience in Data Privacy and Protection, Data modelling, Data engineering, Analytics, and Cloud Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support data initiatives on the Snowflake platform.
• Drive cost optimization across the Snowflake platform.
• Collaborate with Data Governance colleagues for effective control.

Skills

Data Architect

Snowflake

Python

Data Engineering

Education

College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering

Tools

dbt

Job description

Responsibilities

• Working to support our data initiatives by providing deep technical expertise on the Snowflake platform.
• Guidance on best practice for Snowflake enabling the organisation to extract optimal performance from the platform and its features.
• Working to drive cost optimisation and allocation across the Snowflake platform.
• Ensuring Enstar are compliant with the relevant regulatory frameworks in respect to our use of Snowflake.
• Collaborate with our Data Governance colleagues to ensure that Snowflake provides the required controls to achieve our desired outcomes.
• Develop and deliver long‑term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
• Create short‑term tactical solutions to achieve long‑term objectives and an overall data management roadmap.
• Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement.
• Conduct data capacity planning, life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies, and other tasks.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating as a Data Architect in an enterprise environment utilising Snowflake as a technology.
• A deep understanding of Snowflake preferably backed with current certifications.
• This is a hands‑on position so the candidate will need to have demonstrable hands‑on experience with data engineering tooling such as Python and dbt.
• Knowledge and experience across Data Privacy and Protection, Data modelling, Data engineering, Analytics, Cloud Engineering and their application in a Snowflake environment.
• Domain experience in reinsurance, actuarial or finance would be an advantage.
• College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering.
• Consulting mindset, who is comfortable working with our business, along with external vendors.
• Any knowledge of AI & Analytics and their practical application using Snowflake features is an advantage.

Benefits

• Pension (Enrolment is automatic on joining with a 10% employer contribution)
• Dental Insurance (This is an optional taxable benefit available to employee, spouse, and dependents)
• Medical Insurance (This is an optional taxable benefit available to employee, spouse, and dependents through a private health network)
• Travel Insurance (As an employee you are automatically enrolled with business and leisure travel insurance with single, couple, family, or single parent family coverage options.)
• Eligible company funded annual 360 Health Assessment.
• Voucher for free annual eye examination.
• Option to loan a bicycle and safety equipment tax free.
• Wellness Reimbursement program (up to £700 annual reimbursement for wellness related expenses, i.e., gym memberships, massage, etc.).
• Tusker – Electric Vehicle (A fixed monthly amount is taken directly from your gross salary and, in return, you get the use of a brand new electric car).
• Optional Critical Illness coverage
• Automatic coverage provided by income protection programme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for health and wellbeing

EEO Statement

Our annual Inclusivity Index puts Enstar ahead of the industry in terms of promoting an inclusive and welcome working environment. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our inclusive environment creates an authentic working culture. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Enstar is committed in providing an accessible recruitment experience for all those interested in working with us. Please let your Enstar Recruitment Partner know if you require any reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability to enable you to fully participate in our recruitment process.