GCP Data Architect

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a GCP Data Architect, where you'll design and manage cutting-edge cloud infrastructure solutions. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable and secure architectures that drive innovation. Your expertise in cloud architecture, microservices, and data technologies will be essential as you contribute to IT roadmaps and ensure compliance with industry standards. This position offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of cloud solutions in the Banking and Finance sector. If you're passionate about technology trends and eager to make a significant impact, this role is for you.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a Solution Architect in Commercial Insurance.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native and data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with IT teams to develop and maintain IT Roadmaps.
• Create application upgrade and migration strategies.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

GCP

Microservices

Containerisation

Data Technologies (SQL/NoSQL)

API Standards

Cloud Security

Operational Excellence

FinOps

ML/AI Knowledge

Education

Cloud Certifications

Job description

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We are seeking an experienced GCP Data architect to join our Architecture team, as part of the current transformation programme.

The successful candidate will design, implement, and manage cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures.

Your responsibilities:

1. Collaborate with IT Business Leads and Business Stakeholders to develop, maintain, and curate the IT Roadmaps across multiple domains.
2. Contribute to IT Architectural bodies (Design Authority and Architecture Review Board) ensuring all solutions adhere to customer’s standards, principles, security, operational, and regulatory requirements.
3. Provide technology thought leadership and guidance to IT Business Leads and Business teams.
4. Conduct Business Capability assessments and map these to current and future state IT solutions.
5. Work as part of multiple delivery teams / scrums to ensure projects are delivered to a high standard of quality within the agreed time, scope, and cost measures.
6. Seek opportunities to simplify, automate, rationalize, and improve the efficiency of IT solutions.
7. Create application upgrade, migration, and retirement strategies that align with our plan while ensuring dependencies and risks are identified and mitigated.
8. Communicate architecture solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences, ensuring the communication style is appropriate for the audience.
9. Engage with wider IT teams to foster innovation, deliver proof of concept solutions, and facilitate acceptance of new technologies.
10. Stay informed about technology trends in Insurance. Proven track record as a Solution Architect in Commercial Insurance Enterprises.
11. Demonstrate experience designing IT solution architectures with migration plans where necessary.

Essential skills/knowledge/experience:

1. Strong knowledge of cloud architecture, hosting patterns & services (especially GCP), cloud security, resilience, and operational excellence.
2. Strong understanding of microservices, containerisation, cloud-native, data architectures, and event-driven design concepts.
3. Strong understanding of API standards, security, networking, ingress/egress patterns & FinOps.
4. Strong understanding of data technologies - SQL/NoSQL, Big Data.
5. Experience working with enterprise-wide cloud patterns - networks, security, ingress/egress.
6. Knowledge of ML/AI and data capabilities in GCP.
7. Knowledge of the SDLC & SRE.
8. Experience in the Banking & Finance industry.
9. Cloud Certifications, particularly GCP.
10. Preferable experience with ML/AI & Data Tooling in GCP.