Solution Architect

Responsibilities:

• Translating business and data requirements into scalable technical architectures and implementation concepts
• Designing solutions to integrate and process structured data within BDAP, Databricks and analytical database environments
• Designing data pipelines and processing logic for the transformation, enrichment and harmonization of data
• Designing analytical data models and reusable data products for analytics and downstream business applications
• Architecting and guiding Databricks-based data engineering solutions and processing workflows
• Defining reusable architecture and integration patterns for data processing, persistence and consumption
• Supporting business projects end-to-end from requirements engineering and solution design to implementation and productive rollout
• Collaborating closely with data engineers and development teams to ensure maintainable, secure and scalable implementations
• Ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture, data governance, security and data quality requirements
• Supporting operational excellence and continuous optimization of analytical data solutions regarding performance, scalability and cost
• Help drive forward good Conduct for the business to deliver the best outcomes for customers / policyholders.

Knowledge and Skills

• Experience with Agile delivery frameworks/methodologies (e.g. Scrum, SAFe) and tools (i.e. Jira, AzureDevOps).
• Demonstrate a proven track record of having implemented solutions using one or more agile methodologies in conjunction with a large system integration partner.
• Experience with mass ingestion capabilities and cloud process flows, data quality and master data management 
• Understanding data related security challenges and tooling with specific technologies (e.g. Databricks)
• Experience in migrating data and associated systems from on-prem to Cloud environments
• Consulting and collaborative working style creating a culture of accountability and sharing.
• Knowledge of advanced analytics (models, tools, etc.) and their operational support is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication coupled with negotiation skills.
• Ability to work in a demanding and fast-paced environment.
• Lloyds/Company Market (re)insurance experience with a good knowledge of products and markets

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for!