Data Architect

SBU:HMRC

Global grade:D

Location: Telford & Worthing

We're looking for an established data architect who has the experience and ability to operate across the data lifecycle, providing enterprise level data architecture solutions for programmes covering cloud migrations, data management, data virtualisation and creation of modern data pipelines. Experience in building world class leading data solutions inline with industry best practice.

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

The role will help our client define and deliver a coherent data strategy that goes beyond designing point data solutions. It focusses on the data capabilities that are needed to deliver objectives via the use of various data platforms. The role will initially look to make an initial grouping of key components needed, using principles based on wider industry best practise and providing technical recommendations on how this can be achieved.

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• Gain an understanding of the various programmes that have data at the heart of them e.g. Data Lakehouse, Enterprise risking, Advanced Analytics, MI reporting and AI to provide a perspective on how these capabilities can be delivered through various project and programme solution designs, aligning to the data strategy.
  
• Produce architectures and designs for complex end-to-end data solutions, including platform, ETL, Reporting, AI and Analytics
  
• Provide advice to clients on architecture/infrastructure, platform and engineering best practices across Data Warehouse/Data Lake solutions and modelling concepts.
  
• Take ownership of the client requirements, deliverables and accountabilities to ensure adherence to Architecture Governance processes, industry best practices and to maintain consistency with clients' Architecture vision
  
• Drive the solution development and documentation of solution designs ensuring good architectural practices are observed through the lifecycle of the solution development
  
• Provide oversight of architectural direction for and on behalf of our clients
  
• Develop excellent working relationships with our clients to become their trusted advisors through boldness and honesty
  
• Manage relationships with vendors, third parties and the wider Capgemini
  
• Ensure solution delivery is performed according to agreed specification while challenging the status quo, providing an alternative point of view as and when required.
  

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• Good understanding of cloud native data services and offerings on both AWS and Azure
  
• Experience with multiple data storage types and technologies in data warehouse and data lake solutions. Examples include relational DBMS (e.g. Oracle), Hadoop, NoSQL (e.g. Hbase), Columnar DBs (e.g .Amazon Redshift), Graph DBs (e.g. Neo4J), cloud object storage (e.g. Amazon S3), cloud DB as a service (e.g. Amazon RDS)
  
• Understanding of architecture and design concepts for ETL/ELT solutions utilising a range of tooling (examples include AWS Glue, Azure Data factory, Talend, Pentaho DI, Informatica, SAS DI, Java)
  
• Understanding of architecture and design concepts for data exploitation solutions and technologies includes Analytics (e.g. SAS, R), Reporting (e.g. Pentaho Business Analytics, Power BI) & APIs (e.g. Java, Denodo)
  
• Demonstrable expertise in the areas of data modelling in large complex estates, implementation of multiple data architectures and integration of Data Management/Governance tooling
  
• Experience in modern ways of working (examples include Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Test Automation and utilising AI)
  
• Experience working with On Premise, Cloud, and Hybrid solutions including Cloud Migration programmes.
  

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

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• Declare they have a disability, and
  
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.
  

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We realise a Total Reward package should be more than just compensation. At Capgemini we offer range of core and flexible benefits and have a Peer Recognition Portal called Applaud.

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini's 'learning for life' mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Growing clients' businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what's possible. It's why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world's leading businesses. And it's how you'll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge and always pushing yourself to do better, you'll build the skills you want. And you'll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.