Data Architect

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At Sthree, we bring skilled people together to build the future. We do this through our strategic focus on our people, our services and our customers. Data is at the heart of our business and ability to effectively access and use it is essential for fulfilling our strategic ambition.

Reporting to the Head of Data Excellence, this is a key role to help understand the current data landscape and define desired data models (including the overall enterprise data model) and having architectural leadership on a data journey to create best in class solutions

Day to day, the data architect will be involved in understanding and implementing solutions that drive data excellence. These will involve data consistency, mapping / lineage, quality, standards across multiple projects and solutions, data models and architectural patterns.

Successful candidate will have experience and ability to recommend best practices for data management of source data sets, both internal and external to the organisation with the ability to capture and document standards and designs that can be easily understood for all stakeholders (DBAs through to CDO).

* Mapping and definition of the current & future data architecture states

* Vision, strategy and principles for data management

* Standards to support the full end to end data lifecycle

* Data elements of project and programme solution designs, participating in deep architectural discussions to ensure solutions are designed for successful deployment into various environments

* Liaising with key data stakeholders to execute on the wider data excellence strategy

* Working closely with wider architect community to ensure alignment and adoption of principles and frameworks

* Providing oversight and ensuring that all projects comply with defined data architecture principles

* Communication skills (data). You can effectively translate and accurately communicate across technical and non-technical stakeholders as well as facilitate discussions within a multidisciplinary team, with potentially difficult dynamics. You can advocate for the team externally and can manage differing perspectives.

* Data analysis and synthesis. You undertake data profiling and source system analysis. You can present clear insights to colleagues to support the end use of the data.

* Data communication. You know that data needs to be aligned to the needs of the end user. You can create basic visuals and presentations.

* Data innovation. You are aware of opportunities for innovation with new tools and uses of data.

* Data modelling. You can explain the concepts and principles of data modelling and can produce, maintain and update relevant data models for specific business needs. You can reverse-engineer data models from a live system.

* Data standards. You know how to develop data standards for a specific component. You can analyse where data standards have been applied or breached and undertake an impact analysis of that breach.

* Metadata management. You work with metadata repositories to complete complex tasks such as data and systems integration impact analysis. You maintain a repository to ensure information remains accurate and up to date.

* Problem resolution (data). You respond to problems in databases, data processes, data products and services as they occur. You initiate actions, monitor services and identify trends to resolve problems. You determine the appropriate remedy and assist with implementation of it as well as preventative measures.

* Strategic thinking (data architecture). You know about the strategic context of your work and why it is important. You can support strategic planning in an administrative capacity.

* Turning business problems into data design. You design data architecture by dealing with specific business problems and aligning it to enterprise-wide standards and principles. You work within the context of well understood architecture and can identify appropriate patterns.

* Technical experience of following preferable - Salesforce data objects, experience with BusinessObjects Data Services and be capable of querying databases with T-SQL and PL/SQL. A deep understanding of the Azure Synapse business intelligence tooling will be highly advantageous.

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