Enterprise Data Architect London, Agile (Basé à London)

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  • Work closely with the Privacy team to lead the design of data privacy and protection, and own the technical solution going forward.
  • Develop and deliver long-term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
  • Create short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall data management roadmap.
  • Establish processes for governing the identification, collection, and use of corporate metadata; take steps to assure metadata accuracy and validity.
  • Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement.
  • Conduct data capacity planning, life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies, and other tasks.
  • Create strategies and plans for data security, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and archiving.
  • Ensure that data strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance.

Acquisition & Deployment

  • Ensure the success of enterprise-level application rollouts (e.g. ERP, SCM, CRM, SAP, PeopleSoft, etc.).
  • Liaise with vendors and service providers to select the products or services that best meet company goals.
  • Design privacy data architecture which follows privacy retention standards.
  • Own the data obfuscation solution which will be applied across the estate.
  • Design blueprint data architectures, aligned to business function on both cloud and on-premise environments.
  • Develop and promote data management methodologies and standards, which may be executed.
  • Select and implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.
  • Oversee the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality.
  • Collaborate with project managers and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data.
  • Address data-related problems in regard to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple-platform integration.

What you will bring:

  • Certifications in Azure, and data virtualization tooling.
  • Certification in Snowflake.
  • This is a hands-on position in data architecture and design focused on data privacy, and will require a degree of data modelling and engineering. It is important the architecture understands data modelling standards and practices. They need to know GDPR and privacy regulations, and have applied automation processes when considering stale data.
  • Domain experience in reinsurance, actuarial or finance would be an advantage.
  • Knowledge and experience across Data Privacy and Protection, Data modelling, Data engineering, Analytics, Cloud Engineering, Data virtualization.
  • College diploma or university degree in computer science, information systems, or computer engineering.
  • Consulting mindset, who is comfortable working with our business, along with external vendors.

Who we are:

Enstar Group Limited (“Enstar” or “EGL”) is a leading global insurance group. Through our network of group companies, we help others – principally other insurance companies – release capital by taking over liability portfolios which no longer make strategic sense for them to hold. We create value by better managing these “run-off” insurance portfolios and strive to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from our investment portfolio.

Enstar’s solutions allow our partners to release capital, dispose of non-core businesses and portfolios, achieve early finality on legacy insurance contracts and manage claims volatility. In return, Enstar drives earnings through savings arising from our technical excellence and from investment earnings on the reserves we hold.

At year-end 2023 we had completed 117 transactions since the 2000. Today, Enstar is the industry’s largest standalone run-off consolidator. With around 800 global employees, our network of group companies has a significant physical presence in Bermuda, where our headquarters are located, the United States, the United Kingdom, continental Europe, and Australia.

Enstar maintains a strong balance sheet. We hold long-term issuer ratings of BBB+ with stable outlook by S&P and Fitch. Enstar’s capital base continues to grow, reaching $7.4 billion at the end of 2023, including $5.6 billion of shareholders’ equity and total debt of $1.8 billion. A market leader in the run-off space, Enstar leverages its expertise in claims management, risk analysis, and investments to generate value. These services make Enstar different, something unique.

A characteristic that is core to our culture: we encourage an entrepreneurial spirit, our colleagues have autonomy to shape strategy, innovate new revenue streams and we reward those who are commercially focused.

NIMBLE

We are quick to respond to change. We embrace new technology and new lines of business according to market demands. We grasp new concepts quickly, are able to deliver in a timely manner and can improvise when needed.

SOLUTIONS FOCUSED

We are resilient, successful, have a winning mentality, possess a strong work ethic. We believe in getting it done.

TEAMWORK

Our strength is working together as a Group, across regions, companies and disciplines. We firmly believe the sum of our collective effort, knowledge and ambition will always outweigh our individual contributions. We work as a trusted partner to our clients.

AWARE

We use our knowledge and experience to stay aware of market trends, acquisition opportunities and other influencers that could impact us and our competitors. Our constant awareness means that we are vigilant, innovative and responsive.

RELEVANT

At all times we strive to undertake actions that are relevant to help us achieve our vision, and to ensure we remain a provider of relevant insurance solutions to the market. We have shown a capacity to evolve and will continue to do so in order to ensure our ongoing relevance to the market.

Equal Opportunities at Enstar:

Our annual Inclusivity Index puts Enstar ahead of the industry in terms of diversity and inclusivity. At Enstar, we value all types of diversity. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our diversity creates an authentic working culture. We don’t discriminate on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and carer status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. Enstar is committed to providing an accessible recruitment experience for all those interested in working with us. Please let your Enstar Recruitment Partner know if you require any reasonable accommodation during the application process due to a disability to enable you to fully participate in our recruitment process.


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