Information Data Architect

Position Overview

Job Title Information Data Architect
Location London
Corporate Title Vice President

As an Enterprise Architect within Group Architecture - a division of Technology, Data and Innovation (TDI) supporting teams in designing, evolving, and implementing data architectures that align with the enterprise target state and enable scalable, compliant, and interoperable solutions.

You will also serve as the go-to expert on our enterprise data landscape to define and measure how it should evolve and to enable teams to deliver the right changes in an efficient and controlled manner. This role is ideal for an experienced data professional with strong solution architecture and design skills, solid understanding of banking processes and functions, and a proven ability to influence design decisions across both business and technology teams.

• Hybrid Working - we understand that employee expectations and preferences are changing. We have implemented a model that enables eligible employees to work remotely for a part of their working time and reach a working pattern that works for them
• Competitive salary and non-contributory pension
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional days
• Life Assurance and Private Healthcare for you and your family
• A range of flexible benefits including Retail Discounts, a Bike4Work scheme and Gym benefits
• The opportunity to support a wide-ranging CSR programme + 2 days volunteering leave per year

• Support teams in designing, evolving, and implementing data architectures that align with the enterprise target state and enable scalable, compliant, and interoperable solutions
• Lead and contribute to solution architecture for key programs, ensuring architectural decisions are well-documented, justified, and aligned to enterprise principles
• Work with engineering and platform teams for designing data assets, integration patterns and reusable capabilities aligned to and supporting data management and control requirements
• Uplift how our data landscape is presented and explained, enhancing measurements for improvement and mitigating risks of non-compliant change, and enabling teams to better navigate the landscape to support their data needs and deliveries
• Document and present architectural recommendations to both technical and senior audiences with clarity and confidence
• Act as an advisor and architectural leader across initiatives mentoring junior architects and supporting federated architecture teams in delivery

• Extensive experience in data architecture, data integration or enterprise architecture
• Significant Financial Services sector experience with exposure to banking processes and functions, preferably within a global financial institution
• Proven track record of analysing and understanding complex data landscapes with the ability to make sense of complex and disparate metadata
• Hands-on experience with data platforms, metadata-driven architecture, data integration and architectural patterns for real-time and batch processing
• Strong grasp of data governance, data quality, privacy, and regulatory compliance concepts especially as they intersect with architectural decision-making
• Strategic mindset, with the ability to connect architectural goals to business value, and influence and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working across business domains including Risk, Finance, Treasury, or Front Office functions

• Training and development to help you excel in your career
• Flexible working to assist you balance your personal priorities
• A culture of continuous learning to aid progression
• A range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your needs
• We value diversity and as an equal opportunities employer, we make reasonable adjustments for those with a disability such as the provision of assistive equipment if required (e.g., screen readers, assistive hearing devices, adapted keyboards)

Deutsche Bank is the leading German bank with strong European roots and a global network. Deutsche Bank in the UK is proud to have been named a The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 for five consecutive years. Additionally, we have been awarded a Gold Award from Stonewall and named in their Top 100 Employers 2024 for our work supporting LGBTQ+ inclusion.

We strive for a culture in which we are empowered to excel together every day. This includes acting responsibly, thinking commercially, taking initiative and working collaboratively. Together we share and celebrate the successes of our people. Together we are Deutsche Bank Group. We welcome applications from all people and promote a positive, fair and inclusive work environment.