Data Architect

Data Architect

Up to £90,000 (DOE)

The role is a hybrid role, therefore will involve a mix of working from home and also from our Halifax office.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Data Architect to join our architecture team here at Covéa Insurance.

Covéa Insurance offer a wide range of home, motor and commercial insurance backed by our award-winning customer service. Our purpose is to “help protect people against the worst happening and put it right if it does". It’s the reason we are here, and it’s the task we all focus on every day.

We are on an exciting journey to modernise our data capability. By leveraging advanced data products and platforms, Covéa can gain deeper insights into customer behaviour, optimize operations, and stay ahead of regulatory requirements. The right Data Architect will play a pivotal role in this transformation, ensuring that the company’s data strategy is robust, scalable, and aligned with business objectives.

Whilst technical proficiency is needed, Covéa are specifically looking for the right individual who can use their knowledge of data products, platforms, methodologies and governance to understand our ambitions, investigate to get to the root of problems, bring teams together, foster understanding, and take the business on a journey.

What will I be doing?

• Designing data structures and integrations that enable rapid and effective solution delivery
• Developing Architecture patterns and solutions and developing Target Architecture that meet the strategy and needs of the business
• Acting as design authority on Data projects, ensuring adherence to architecture and design standards and the Target Architecture
• Developing the relevant subject matter expertise or identifying and utilising individuals with relevant expertise to assist them
• Supporting with high profile, large-scale complex projects and programmes
• Driving solution adoption; building consensus and acceptance of a solution, and supporting the delivery team actively resolving constraints
• Ensuring that the project level architecture implemented, meets the project business objectives and technical requirements
• Ensuring a well-defined set of requirements exists to support the architecture creation process, a prerequisite being that the requirements have been agreed with the customer
• Operating within a governance process, and ensuring architecture deliverables satisfy and address design challenges
• Reviewing changes, proposals and designs to ensure compliance with roadmaps, standards and principles

You should apply if you have…

• Expertise in designing high-quality, data-centric solutions at conceptual, logical, and physical levels
• Experience in data analysis and modelling, including designing and maintaining data models at both enterprise and solution levels.
• Proficiency in handling structured and unstructured data types, and experience with relational and graph databases
• Experience with Data frameworks such as Data Vault, Kimball and Inmon
• Detailed understanding of Databricks, Unity Catalog, DLT, external connectors etc.
• General experience with cloud and on prem Data Warehouse, Data Lake and Lakehouse architectures and technologies
• Cloud architect/data architect certifications (Databricks, AWS & Azure) preferred
• Assertiveness in dealing with people at all levels within and outside of the delivery organisation, including partner and client organisations
• Understanding complex business challenges & opportunities (risks and opportunities across information, people, process and technology)

We understand that some candidates may be hesitant to apply for a position if they do not meet all the criteria listed in the job description. At Covéa, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment. Therefore, if you are interested in applying for this role but do not fully meet all the requirements, we still encourage you to submit your application.

What’s on offer?

• 36.25 working hours per week, along with a range of flexible working options.
• Annual pay review and performance related bonus of 12.5%
• 27 days holiday + bank holidays, with the option to buy/sell holidays
• Generous pension scheme with a 7.5% minimum employer pension contribution, matched up to a to maximum of 9% dependant on your contribution
• A range of health benefits such as company funded Private Medical Insurance, an annual health assessment and access to a 24/7 Virtual GP
• Tusker Car Scheme - salary sacrifice scheme which lets you drive away a brand new, fully maintained and insured car for up to four years
• A wealth of support for your mental, financial & physical wellbeing through our Wellbeing group
• Continued professional development through internal training programmes, professional qualifications and apprenticeships
• Additional benefits such as discounted gym memberships, cycle to work schemes and discounts at lots of retailers through Perkpal

Our Mission…

Our mission is to welcome everyone and create engaged, inclusive teams. Being an inclusive workplace means taking action to make sure everyone has equal opportunity to succeed, irrespective of their differences. We celebrate our differences and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we want to ensure that our recruitment process is fair for all. If you require any reasonable adjustments or wish to discuss in more detail, then please get in contact with us or mention it during the online application process.