Senior Data Architect

Senior Data Architect - London (Hybrid) - Initial 12 months contract Job Title: Senior Data Architect Location: London (Hybrid) Contract: Initial 12 months Salary: £600 - £800/day (Inside IR-35) Hours: Full-time

Role details - Senior Data Architect

We are currently looking for a Senior Data Architect to support a reputable organisation on an initial 12-month contract.

As the Senior Data Architect, you will be a member of one of the Agile development streams, responsible for the creation and maintenance of conceptual, logical and physical data models for Data and Analytics (D&A) being worked on within their stream.

Role responsibilities of the Senior Data Architect

• Responsible for creating models to the standards defined by the Lead Data Modeller in both process and documentation.
• Creation and maintenance of data models within the model repository
• Creation of Physical and Logical data models in line with the Conceptual model and therefore in line with the Data and Analytics Strategy.
• Generating the Data Definition Language (DDL) used to create/amend the database schema for each environment it will be implemented into.
• The migration of legacy data models into the D&A target model, including importing existing data models from new sources to generate a data model.
• Responsible for the database standards in terms of naming conventions and schema design within models produced.
• Accountable that the physical models produced by the D&A data modellers are compliant with the conceptual model and support the needs of the business in regard to performance, data quality and simplicity.
• To produce data modelling artefacts as agreed in the D&A delivery framework to the required quality standards
• Accountable for facilitating data modelling sessions with senior level business owners to create the data model for new or enhanced data sets.
• Accountable for the creation of a project logical model during the requirements analysis phase, and ensuring any changes to the conceptual, logical or physical models as part of a project are captured and the relevant models updated.

Skills required of the Senior Data Architect

• Detailed working knowledge of Business Intelligence, Data warehousing, Data modelling and dealing with big data
• Knowledge of star schema structure & design, understanding of Kimball & Inmon data warehouse design
• Understanding of Agile development approach
• Knowledge of relevant national and international legislation pertaining to the Government/Public Sector IT – e.g. Data Protection Act, EU Procurement Directives and Freedom of Information Act, including knowledge of basic confidentiality and data protection requirements that apply to the processing of customer information.
• Experience working with a data modelling tool such as Erwin.
• Experience with writing SQL and running queries on multiple database technologies in support of data analysis.

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