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As Data Architect, you will be responsible for data architect solutions and strategies that support the overall business strategy and drives alignment to ensure the IT function collectively deliver simpler, flexible, and sustainable architecture. As a senior member of the IT team, you will partner internal and external stakeholders, contractors and suppliers to develop, build and upgrade IT systems.
Job Responsibility:
Responsible for the architecture of data to enable the delivery of the business strategy and IT objectives
Support the development of a target data architecture that will improve the business for customers and colleagues in line with our business and technology strategies and plans
Identify the optimal approach for data to deliver the business strategy whilst increasing agility and driving simplicity and cost efficiency over the short, medium, and long term
Contribute to developing short, medium, and long-term strategic data strategies and plans and then empower the SMEs to deliver them
Maximise business benefits through the development of solutions, whilst also minimising the business risks
Support the development of architecture to ensure alignment with industry standards and best practices that are agreed with key stakeholders
Build and actively maintain relationships with all key stakeholders, including external service providers
Ensure data architecture is kept up to date with legislative and regulatory requirements and ensure compliance and adherence to all legislative and regulatory requirements such as PCI, GDPR and IT security standards
Drive a commercially focused approach to data roadmaps and solutions, whilst seeking best value for solution investments, and ensuring that IT efficiency is balanced against both current and future business needs
Operate in a fast-moving retail environment developing data strategies and plans for managing multiple projects in parallel, working with cross-functional teams
Architect data strategies and solutions that support Performance for Growth
Challenge the business strategy through a broad understanding of technology and trends that will step change our customer and colleague proposition
Requirements:
Strong experience as a Data Architect from within a large and fast-paced organisation
Proven experience of developing and delivering Data solutions within a technology landscape
Demonstrable success in designing solutions on major programs
In depth working knowledge of Data Infrastructures (On-prem and Cloud), BI and Reporting solutions (Power BI, Cubes, SSRS, Semantic Models), Database technologies (Microsoft SQL, Oracle, Data Lakes), End to End Retail solutions
Strong technology understanding across Software, Infrastructure, Security, and Data