Enterprise Data Architect (Snowflake)

About you and the role:

The Snowflake Data Architect will be a key member of the Data Office helping the organisation deliver data solutions on our Snowflake data platform. They will apply their deep Snowflake expertise to these solutions to ensure they take full advantage of the features available and are provisioned in a cost effective and performant manner. This is a crucial role in helping Enstar build out its data strategy on the Snowflake platform.

What you will be doing:

Snowflake Expertise

• Working to support our data initiatives by providing deep technical expertise on the Snowflake platform.
• Guidance on best practice for Snowflake enabling the organisation to extract optimal performance from the platform and its features.
• Working to drive cost optimisation and allocation across the Snowflake platform.
• Ensuring Enstar are compliant with the relevant regulatory frameworks in respect to our use of Snowflake.
• Collaborate with our Data Governance colleagues to ensure that Snowflake provides the required controls to achieve our desired outcomes.
• 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 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.

What you will bring:

• Proven experience operating as a Data Architect in enterprise environment utilising Snowflake as a technology.
• A deep understanding on Snowflake preferably backed with current certifications.
• This is a hands-on position so the candidate will need to have demonstrable hands-on experience with data engineering tooling such a python and dbt.
• Knowledge and experience across Data Privacy and Protection, Data modelling, Data engineering, Analytics, Cloud Engineering and their application in a Snowflake environment.
• Domain experience in reinsurance, actuarial or finance would be an advantage.
• 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.
• Any knowledge of AI & Analytics and their practical application using Snowflake features is an advantage.

Your Benefits:

• Pension (Enrolment is automatic on joining with a 10% employer contribution)
• Dental Insurance (This is an optional taxable benefit available to employee, spouse, and dependents)
• Medical Insurance (This is an optional taxable benefit available to employee, spouse, and dependents through a private health network)
• Travel Insurance (As an employee you are automatically enrolled with business and leisure travel insurance with single, couple, family, or single parent family coverage options.)
• Eligible company funded annual 360 Health Assessment.
• Voucher for free annual eye examination.
• Option to loan a bicycle and safety equipment tax free.
• Wellness Reimbursement program (up to 700 pounds annual reimbursement for wellness related expenses, i.e, gym memberships, massage, etc.).
• Tusker – Electric Vehicle (A fixed monthly amount is taken directly from your gross salary and, in return, you get the use of a brand new electric car.).
• Optional Critical Illness coverage
• Automatic coverage provided by income protection programme
• Access to Employee Assistance Programs (EAP) for health and wellbeing
• One paid annual volunteer day

Who we are:

Enstar is a trusted, leading global (re)insurance group that delivers innovative solutions that help our clients reduce risk, release capital and achieve finality. We operate through our network of group companies positioned across the world’s major insurance hubs, spanning Bermuda, the US, London, Continental Europe and Australia.

We are dedicated to helping some of the world’s largest organisations manage risk, providing new opportunities and supporting freedom to grow. With deep expertise, a highly experienced team and a strong track record in the retrospective (re)insurance market, we are proud of our 30+ year history of building enduring partnerships and bringing fresh thinking to complex challenges.

Our solutions are supported by Enstar’s robust balance sheet, as evidenced by our $20.3 billion in assets, financial strength ratings and partnership with Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm.

Why choose us?

Learning and development opportunities are a fundamental part to our employee's career journey with Enstar. Their development and career progression remain key enablers of employee engagement, which can directly impact productivity, performance and retention.

At Enstar, we provide a number of initiatives and resources to support our employee’s development through their career at Enstar.

• Professional Qualification/Study Support: We support our employees who wish to take professional qualifications aligned to their role and career development. In addition, we also offer study support.
• Training, Conferences & Seminars: As we are a global company we work with many Professional Bodies which offer training, conferences, seminars and often free CPD events.
• Digital Learning Hub: Our digital learning hub LinkedIn Learn has self-serve resources (e.g. courses, videos, ebooks, audio books) covering a range of topics to upskill your knowledge

We also invest in physical, mental and financial wellbeing initiatives for every employee. Supportive teams, inspiring work and a great environment contribute to our happiness. We take efforts to have a positive influence in our communities and to continuously reduce our impact on the environment.

Enstar Inclusivity Policy:

Our annual Inclusivity Index puts Enstar ahead of the industry in terms of promoting an inclusive and welcome working environment. We’re an equal opportunity employer and believe that our inclusive environment 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 in 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.