Data Architect

Job Description

As a Data Architect, your role is to provide strategic guidance and define the best data architecture approaches for the team. You will support a team of Data Architects and collaborate closely with stakeholders, including product owners, solution architects, and data engineers. Your expertise will be instrumental in shaping and implementing data architecture strategies, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of Data Architects in designing and implementing data architecture solutions that align with business objectives, technology strategy, and industry best practices.
• Help define and communicate the strategic vision for data architecture, considering data governance, data integration, data modelling, and data management. Ensure that the design approaches align with this vision.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand data requirements, translate them into actionable data architecture designs, and influence the development of data solutions.
• Ensure data integrity and security by establishing data governance frameworks, data quality standards, and data protection measures.
• Drive the adoption of data best practices, data standards, and data management processes across the team.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to the team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Stay up to date with emerging data technologies, trends, and industry developments. Evaluate and recommend new tools and methodologies to enhance data architecture capabilities.

Essential Skills

• Leadership: Possess strong leadership skills to support and inspire a team of Data Architects.
• Data Architecture Expertise: Have a deep understanding of data architecture principles, data modelling, data integration, and data management.
• Communication with Impact: Strong communication skills to effectively convey complex data architecture concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Consulting: Demonstrate strong consulting skills to provide valuable insights and guidance to cross-functional teams.
• Relationship/Stakeholder Management: Excel in managing relationships and stakeholders at various levels.
• Problem Solving: Expert level problem-solving skills to analyse complex data challenges and develop innovative solutions.
• Data Governance: Strong understanding of data governance principles and ability to establish and enforce data governance frameworks.

Location

Sheffield, UK

Rate/Salary

500.00 - 600.00 GBP Daily

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