GCP - Data Architect

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the UK is seeking a Data Architect for a contract role. The ideal candidate will define data product architecture and roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategies and policies. Responsibilities include leading design efforts, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with information standards.

Qualifications

• Experience on GCP, Harness, Azure is expected.
• Experience with UK Mortgages background is beneficial but not mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Define Data Product Definition, Architecture, and Roadmap.
• Ensure designs and guidance are aligned with relevant strategies.
• Lead Architecture Committee governance approvals for artefacts.

Skills

GCP

Data Products

Data Mesh

ETL

BigQuery

DataProc

DBT

Job description

Role: Data Architect

Job Type: Contract

Skills: GCP, Data Products, Data Mesh, ETL, EDW Composer, BigQuery, DataProc, DBT

More about the role:

1. Able to define Data Product Definition, Architecture, and Roadmap.
2. Define Target Model backlog in collaboration with client stakeholders and lead the delivery of a complete Architectural Design.
3. Ensure designs and guidance are aligned with relevant strategies, roadmaps, and policies.
4. Experience with UK Mortgages background is beneficial but not mandatory.
5. Experience on GCP, Harness, Azure is expected.
6. Support gathering of information requirements from IT and Business stakeholders.
7. Ensure information requirements are realistic and achievable, simplifying and de-risking the information landscape.
8. Model information requirements to be understandable by different stakeholders.
9. Understand enterprise-wide information architecture and relate specific requirements to it.
10. Identify solution strengths and weaknesses and take steps to mitigate weaknesses.
11. Define the information roadmap for the project and wider programme.
12. Understand the solution's position within the wider application and information landscape and work with other architects to embed the solution.
13. Ensure data design consistency from inception through build by facilitating knowledge transfer and reviewing deliverables.
14. Define logical data interfaces between systems.
15. Assist in the physical design of data stores, interface files, or services.
16. Ensure compliance with client’s information policies and standards.
17. Lead Architecture Committee governance approvals for artefacts.