Senior Data Solution Architect - VP

Background and Organizational Context

Scale and Scope

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• The Technical Data Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the data architecture of the organization. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure data is organized, accessible, and secure, aligning with business goals and compliance requirements.
• Role will be responsible for developing solution designs for a portfolio of projects across the SMBC EMEA entity and overseeing solution designs developed by others. With a focus on data solutions to be delivered by the EMEA Data and Analytics technology team.
• Collaborating with colleagues in other entities across the global group to share thinking, define technical strategy and drive its consist application where possible.
• Engage with other departments across IT and the business, including Data Office, to understand use cases for setting the technical strategy and developing solution designs.
• Communicate and explain solutions to technical delivery teams.
• Escalate any issues to Lead Data Solution Architect and Head of Data and Analytics Technology for EMEA.
• Stay updated on emerging data technologies and trends to make informed recommendations.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Essential
• Deep and broad experience of developing technical data solutions in large or medium sized enterprises in a similar role.
• Defining technical strategy and roadmaps for delivery in medium to large enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of database systems, data modeling, and data integration technologies
• Event driven architectures.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills. Strong experience of different data architectures including hub and spoke, data lakes, data fabrics, lakehouses.
• Detailed understanding of Databricks eco system.
• Strong experience of Data reporting solutions from data warehousing (Kimble and Inmon), ETL, reporting tools, and document stores.
• Exceptional communication skills to explain concepts and solution designs to any stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Clear formal communication skills to document ideas and solutions.
• Collaborative and curious practices to develop strong well thought through solutions.
• Taking the initiative to determine the best solutions to meet the requirements and understand all the different aspects of the solution.
• Desirable
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Capital markets, asset management, or corporate banking financial institutions.
• Familiarity with data governance and compliance regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA, DORA, BCBS239).
• Strong experience of Agile practises and especially scrum of scrums and Atlassian tooling.
• Proficiency in database management systems (e.g., SQL, NoSQL).
• Data modelling tooling such as Power Designer.
• Experience of BI tools.
• Experience of working Data Office departments.
• Experience working with other data modellers and solutions architects.
• Experience of HR systems, such as Success Factors.

Challenges

What we offer

• For all the expertise and experience you bring to help us make a difference, it’s only sustainable if we support you to build your career and be your best self so we offer competitive company benefits, centred around promoting positive well-bring and work-life balance. We also believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment, where all team members perspectives and contributions are valued. Initiatives in place which promote a diverse and inclusive culture and healthy work life balance include hybrid working, Sport & Social Clubs and Diversity and Inclusion networks.
• As an employee of SMBC you have access to a host of both useful and exciting benefit offerings. See below some of the benefits on offer to you:
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Competitive paid leave days
• Benefits to support your physical wellbeing, including private medical insurance and life and invalidity insurance
• Various policies to support your mental wellbeing, including a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services
• Access a wide range of learning and development opportunities and career progression opportunities
• Ambitious remuneration package
• So, if you like a challenge and want to continuously grow and develop in a role where you will be supported along the way by a dynamic and diverse team, apply today!!
• We recognise our role as a bank to support social change and welcome all applications, including those from groups often under-represented in financial services. We value the uniqueness of professional and personal, backgrounds and perspectives as they play a vital role in continuing the sustainable growth of our organisation. We’ll ensure reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process are offered due to a disability or long-term condition whenever requested.
• We are committed to transparent and equitable pay practices. Compensation is determined using objective criteria, including skills, experience, and role responsibilities, and applied consistently throughout our recruitment processes. We do not request candidates' pay history and are committed to preventing unjustified pay disparities.

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