Solution Data Architect - Hybrid, Data Governance Lead

Intact Insurance UK; Liverpool, Manchester, Horsham, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Pension contributions 11%

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

Intact Insurance UK is hiring a Solution Data Architect to design robust, scalable data architectures and lead data modelling efforts across strategic systems. Reporting to the Lead Solution Data Architect, you’ll work with enterprise architects, the Chief Data Office, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

You’ll drive solution-level data architecture, governance, and integration patterns while embedding secure-by-design principles and contributing to

Qualifications

• Advanced data modelling and architectural design skills.
• Hands-on experience with data modelling tools (Erwin highly beneficial).
• Excellent understanding of data integration patterns, middleware, and database technologies.
• Knowledge of data protection, governance frameworks and secure design practices.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview or other enterprise data catalogue platforms.
• Experience with master and reference data management tools (e.g. Ataccama, Profisee).
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft Azure ecosystem, including Databricks and Power BI.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Experience delivering solution-level data architecture across complex projects and programmes.
• Experience producing data impact assessments, guidance and reusable design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Designing and delivering high-quality solution data architectures aligned to enterprise standards.
• Developing and maintaining solution data models, dictionaries and integration designs.
• Supporting canonical data exchange across strategic systems.
• Acting as the project-level data architecture lead, providing trusted guidance to stakeholders.
• Embedding data governance and Data Protection by Design principles.
• Contributing to the continuous improvement of data architecture practices and patterns.

Skills

Data Modelling

Erwin

Data Integration

Data Governance

Purview

Ataccama

Profisee

Databricks

Power BI

Azure

Stakeholder Mgmt

Security by Design

Tools

Erwin

Purview

Databricks

Power BI

Ataccama

Profisee

Job description

Intact Insurance UK is hiring a Solution Data Architect to design robust, scalable data architectures and lead data modelling efforts across strategic systems. Reporting to the Lead Solution Data Architect, you’ll work with enterprise architects, the Chief Data Office, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.

You’ll drive solution-level data architecture, governance, and integration patterns while embedding secure-by-design principles and contributing to