Information Technology Architect
Posted 2 weeks ago by PRIMUS Global Solutions (PRIMUS UK & Europe)
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Information Technology Architect is responsible for shaping the definition, structure, classification, and flow of information across the organization. This role ensures that data is trusted, discoverable, governed, and ready for AI applications, supporting various outcomes in underwriting, claims, risk, and regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Define enterprise metadata, taxonomy, and data classification frameworks.
- Standardise business definitions for consistency and discoverability.
- Embed privacy, sensitivity, and handling rules into information assets.
- Design and document end-to-end information flows across systems and domains.
- Maintain data lineage and dependencies.
- Ensure flows support operations, analytics, and AI use cases.
- Develop high-level information models aligned to core insurance domains.
- Ensure consistency across platforms, datasets, and products.
- Support data quality and observability frameworks.
- Embed GDPR, retention, and lifecycle policies into information design.
- Align classification with security and compliance requirements.
- Support Data Governance Group and audit obligations.
- Define standards for creation, usage, retention, and disposal.
- Enable data minimisation and ethical handling.
- Partner with engineering to implement lifecycle controls.
- Deliver a consistent enterprise Information Architecture framework.
- Improve data trust, quality, and discoverability.
- Enable regulatory compliance and reporting.
- Provide the foundation for AI and advanced analytics.
Key Skills:
- Strong data/information architecture and modelling expertise.
- Experience with metadata, taxonomy, and governance tools (IBM Manta, Data.World).
- Knowledge of GDPR and regulatory frameworks.
- Understanding of insurance data domains (preferred).
- Ability to bridge business, data, and technology.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Purpose Shape how information is defined, structured, classified, and flows across Organisation. Ensure data is trusted, discoverable, governed, and AI-ready, supporting underwriting, claims, risk, and regulatory outcomes.
Skills & Experience Strong data/information architecture and modelling expertise Experience with metadata, taxonomy, and governance tools (IBM Manta, Data.World) Knowledge of GDPR and regulatory frameworks Understanding of insurance data domains (preferred) Ability to bridge business, data, and technology
Key Responsibilities Information Structure & Classification Define enterprise metadata, taxonomy, and data classification frameworks Standardise business definitions for consistency and discoverability Embed privacy, sensitivity, and handling rules into information assets Information Flow & Lineage Design and document end-to-end information flows across systems and domains Maintain data lineage and dependencies Ensure flows support operations, analytics, and AI use cases Conceptual Modelling Develop high-level information models aligned to core insurance domains Ensure consistency across platforms, datasets, and products Support data quality and observability frameworks Governance & Regulatory Alignment Embed GDPR, retention, and lifecycle policies into information design Align classification with security and compliance requirements Support Data Governance Group and audit obligations Information Lifecycle Define standards for creation, usage, retention, and disposal Enable data minimisation and ethical handling Partner with engineering to implement lifecycle controls Accountabilities Deliver a consistent enterprise Information Architecture framework Improve data trust, quality, and discoverability Enable regulatory compliance and reporting Provide the foundation for AI and advanced analytics