Principal - Cloud Data Architect

London Stock Exchange$135K — $160K *
Information Technology
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience with on-premises and cloud data management technologies
  • Advanced skills in end-to-end data architecture, relational modeling, SQL, and Python
  • Experience designing and implementing cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and GCP
  • Proficient with real-time data distribution technologies like Kafka and Kinesis
  • Ability to strategically relate architectural decisions to customer needs
  • Knowledge of data governance standards and best practices

Responsibilities

  • Design secure, scalable, and cost-effective data architecture
  • Lead adoption and integration of AWS/Azure architecture services with multi-functional teams
  • Assess and advocate for data management technologies to close gaps towards a desired future state
  • Deliver strategic plans that enhance data integration, quality, and delivery
  • Formulate architectural trade-offs and recommend optimal solutions
  • Mentor and develop team members' technical skills and capabilities
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure data architecture recommendations enhance client data value
  • Drive innovation through thought leadership on emerging technology trends

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth through mentoring and development
  • Collaborative environment with multi-functional teams
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and data architecture solutions
  • Involvement in strategic initiatives that impact business direction
  • Flexibility in working with cloud services and modern data tools
Full Job Description
We're looking for an exceedingly versatile Senior Data Architect to work in Digital Identity & Fraud Engineering team. As a Senior Technologist in the team, you'll be responsible for the technical direction of our Products, ensuring that we are using appropriate technologies and helping drive initiatives to bring customer value and efficiency in operation. You'll work closely with enterprise teams ensuring technical choices are aligned with the overall architecture of our products. Mentoring members of the team also forms a crucial part of the role, working alongside the team management to ensure that the team has the capabilities it needs to deliver. Responsibilities - Key responsibilities include designing secure, scalable, and cost-effective data architecture, working with multi-functional teams to lead the adoption and integration of AWS/Azure architecture services, and collaborating with data engineers to prepare and deliver raw data for prescriptive and predictive modeling - Assessing and advocating data management technologies and practices eliminating gaps between the current state and a well-targeted future state - Interpreting and delivering impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps - Formulating and articulating architectural trade-offs across solution options before recommending an optimal solution ensuring technical requirements are met - Motivating and developing staff through teaching, empowering, and influencing technical skills. - Collaborating with customers and development staff to ensure data architecture recommendations improve the value of client data across the organization - Driving innovative technology solutions through thought leadership on emerging trends - Sharing project solutions and outcomes with colleagues to improve delivery on future projects. Skills/Experience - 12+ years of Proven ability implementing with a variety of on-premises and cloud data management, integration, visualization, and analytical technologies - Advanced proficiency in end-to-end data architecture solutions including ingestion, storage and relational modeling using industry standard languages including SQL and Python - Demonstrated proficiency in the design and implementation of modern data architectures and concepts such as cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP), real-time data distribution (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis, DataFlow, Airflow), NoSQL (e.g., MongoDB, DynamoDB, HBase, CosmosDB), GraphQL and modern data warehouse tools including Snowflake and DataBricks - Ability to think strategically and relate architectural decisions and recommendations to customer needs. - Ability to assess traditional and modern data architectural components based on business needs - Familiarity with recommending data governance standard methodologies including MDM, security, privacy and policies. Career Stage: Manager

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