Data Architect (Insurance Domain)

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Job Title: Data Architect (Insurance Domain)

Location: London UK

Hybrid role

Responsibilities:

Experience Level 15 years with at least 5 years in Azure ecosystem

Role: We are seeking a seasoned Data Architect to lead the design and implementation of scalable data solutions for a strategic insurance project The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Azure cloud services Azure Data Factory and Databricks with a strong understanding of data modeling data integration and analytics in the insurance domain

Key Responsibilities

Architect and design end to end data solutions on Azure for insurance related data workflows
Lead data ingestion transformation and orchestration using ADF and Databricks
Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand data requirements and translate them into technical solutions
Ensure data quality governance and security compliance across the data lifecycle
Optimize performance and cost efficiency of data pipelines and storage
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to data engineers and developers

Mandatory Skillset:

Azure Cloud Services Strong experience with Azure Data Lake Azure Synapse Azure SQL and Azure Storage
Azure Data Factory ADF Expertise in building and managing complex data pipelines
Databricks Handson experience with Spark based data processing notebooks and ML workflows
Data Modeling Proficiency in conceptual logical and physical data modeling
SQL Python Advanced skills for data manipulation and transformation
Insurance Domain Knowledge Understanding of insurance data structures claims policy underwriting and regulatory requirements

Preferred Skillset:

Power BI Experience in building dashboards and visualizations
Data Governance Tools Familiarity with tools like Purview or Collibra
Machine Learning Exposure to ML model deployment and monitoring in Databricks
CICD Knowledge of DevOps practices for data pipelinesCertifications: Azure Data Engineer or Azure Solutions Architect certifications

Skills

Mandatory Skills: Python for DATA,Java,Python,Scala,Snowflake,Azure BLOB,Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Azure SQL, Azure Synapse Analytics, AZURE DATA LAKE,ANSI-SQL,Databricks,HDInsight

If you're excited about this role then we would like to hear from you!

Please apply with a copy of your CV or send it to Prasanna . merugu @ randstaddigital . com and let's start the conversation!

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT & Engineering industries. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business

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