Requirements
Must have:
- We require significant experience in IT architecture with a strong focus on data and analytics solutions. - We require proven experience designing and evolving enterprise-scale data platforms. - We require deep expertise in cloud-based data and analytics services on Microsoft Azure, including Azure Databricks and Azure ML. - We require experience shaping proofs of concept and evolving designs into production solutions. - We require strong stakeholder engagement skills, including experience working with senior stakeholders. - We require experience leading and developing architecture teams. - We prefer experience working with architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF and Zachman. - We prefer broad knowledge of enterprise data technologies, including lakehouse and medallion architectures, legacy data platforms, and data engineering approaches such as ETL, ELT, and CDC. - We prefer experience working within large, complex, or highly regulated organisations.
Responsibilities:
- We define and govern solution and enterprise architectures for data analytics platforms. - We translate business strategies and requirements into target architectures, solution designs, and technology roadmaps. - We produce architectural artefacts including blueprints, technical options, design patterns, and high-level designs. - We shape architectural decisions across complex initiatives and represent architecture at governance forums. - We lead and develop a team of architects, supporting capability development and delivery. - We engage with senior stakeholders across Technology and the wider Bank. - We promote best practice across the data lifecycle, including data governance, quality, security, and responsible use.
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Company:
We are the Bank of England, working in partnership with Inspire People, and we are seeking a Lead Solution Architect - Data Analytics to join our Technology Strategy \& Architecture function for Data, Analytics and AI. Based in Leeds on a 21-month fixed-term contract, this role offers a salary of up to £81,360, an 8% cash benefits allowance, an annual bonus of up to 25%, and a non-contributory pension. We offer a flexible and inclusive working culture with adaptable working patterns, flexible start and finish times, working-from-abroad subject to approval, private medical insurance, income protection, dental cover, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy more, and a strong focus on wellbeing and development. In this role, you will help shape enterprise-scale data architecture for nationally critical services that support the UKs financial stability, working on high-security, highly regulated platforms with lasting impact.
