Data Architect

Summary: The Data Architect role at a leading financial services organization in Glasgow involves collaborating with various teams to ensure strategic alignment and deliver effective solutions. The position requires a strong understanding of technology strategy, enterprise architecture, and banking operations. The successful candidate will engage with stakeholders, analyze requirements, and support the design of solutions that drive business success. This role operates on a hybrid working model, offering opportunities for professional growth and development.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business units, technology teams, and architects to understand objectives, elicit requirements, and drive consensus on project scope.
• Conduct detailed analysis of business processes, workflows, and technical requirements, translating complex concepts into clear, concise documentation.
• Partner with divisional architects, solution designers, and technical staff to ensure solutions align with business strategy, architecture principles, and industry best practices.
• Support the creation and evolution of roadmaps, capability models, and architectural blueprints.
• Identify and recommend process improvements to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and reduce risk.
• Analyze key performance metrics and present insights to stakeholders to support data-driven decision-making.
• Produce high-quality documentation, including business requirements, user stories, use cases, process flows, and senior leadership presentations.
• Support change management initiatives related to the adoption of new tools, processes, or standards.
• Ensure alignment with internal governance, technology standards, and regulatory requirements.

Key Skills:

• Strong understanding of banking operations, the regulatory landscape, and technology trends.
• Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles, system design, and technical concepts.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Strong ability to break down complex problems and deliver simple, effective solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
• Effective relationship-building skills to foster collaboration across business and technology teams.

Salary (Rate): £550

City: Glasgow

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Finance