Data Solution Architect - Azure

Data Architect - Azure

Contract: 6+ months | Location: Remote (1-day p/w in London)| IR35: Inside IR35

The Role

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to support a strategic data initiative within a specialist insurance organisation operating in the London Market.

You will lead the data and solution architecture for a BDX Management System and associated Delegated Authority capabilities, designing scalable Azure-based solutions and ensuring effective integration across the wider enterprise technology landscape.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead data architecture and modelling, including conceptual, logical and physical data models.
• Define end-to-end data flows, integration patterns and solution designs across enterprise systems.
• Design Azure-based solutions covering data ingestion, APIs, transformation, storage, security and governance.
• Define data quality, lineage, metadata and master/reference data standards.
• Produce architecture diagrams, data models, interface specifications and design documentation.
• Work closely with business stakeholders, data engineers, developers and technical teams.
• Provide architectural guidance throughout design, development, testing and implementation.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Proven experience as a Data Architect, Solution Architect or Data Solution Architect.
• Strong expertise in data modelling, data integration and enterprise data architecture.
• Extensive practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure architecture and cloud-based data solutions.
• Experience with Azure API Management, APIs and enterprise integration patterns.
• Understanding of ETL, event-driven, batch and API-led integration.
• Knowledge of data governance, quality, lineage and master data management.
• Experience integrating cloud platforms with Legacy enterprise applications.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Desirable Experience:

• Specialty insurance, London Market, Delegated Authority and BDX/Bordereaux data.
• Experience with Snowflake, Talend and Salesforce.
• Familiarity with Eclipse Policy Administration and Unqork.
• Experience within insurance policy, underwriting and broker data environments.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.