Job Description
What you’ll be doing
Design and support implementation of Agile Enterprise architecture services across various Digital Products and Data initiatives in lines with established technical principles, standards and practices.
Work with technical teams, businesses and end-users to successfully design modern applications, APIs, Data platforms. Help to choose correct technologies based on business strategy, capabilities and requirements, including application, data, technology and integration architecture.
Lead the analysis and documentation of the current application and integration landscapes, creating future state architectures and roadmaps.
Creation and management of architecture artefacts and lower-level components.
Perform application demonstrations and technical presentations
Provide technical expertise to design scalable ETL, data lake and data warehouse solutions, including addressing and resolving complex technical issues
Leading data architecture and design, data strategy to help support business objectives
Provide formal technical guidance and informal assistance to engineering teams
The successful candidate
To be successful in this role you will have:
Experience with investment management platforms, associated data ecosystems and delivery of advanced modelling and forecasting capabilities.
Prior experience working for asset management companies and divisions
Experience with client reporting systems, sales and CRM ecosystems such as Salesforce, in depth awareness and knowledge around fund modelling, forecasting and portfolio management systems such as Argus, Anaplan
Expertise in data architecture and data governance
Experience supporting critical infrastructure / data center environments Have an excellent technical and commercial understanding in the creation of technology solutions and outcomes for customers.
Excellent written, verbal and presentation communications skills; you will often find in situations where you have to describe problem statements, solution options, your analysis and recommendations to a mix of technical and non-technical, and use strong influencing skills to gain consensus and an agreed way forward.
Ability to approach design with timeliness, cost and quality factors in mind. Risk identification and mitigation, quantification, and qualification non-functional and functional requirements.
Deep application of data architecture, data design, data modeling, including conceptual, logical, and physical models
Ability to analyze business needs and translate them into technical requirements for data management systems
Ensure data security and compliance with all relevant regulations.
Driven digital transformation, roadmaps, target operating models, cost reduction, performance improvement
Proactive in identifying problems early and help the team to prioritise deliverables
Self-motivated, smart and quick to learn
Interest in, and focus on, customers and passionate about creating good user experiences
Good knowledge of agile software development processes
Required skills
Minimum bachelor’s degree qualification, with strong quantitative background (STEM education background (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) AND/OR an MBA preferred)
Deep knowledge of cloud architecture platforms (AWS, Azure)
Familiarity with data center or critical infrastructure technology ecosystems is a plus
Familiarity with CRE Advisory ecosystem (Capital Markets, Leasing, Valuations) technology needs is a plus
Technical proficiency, including:
Must Have
‒ 8+ years of deep solution architecture, enterprise architecture experience
‒ 5+ years of AWS/Azure data services,
‒ 2+ years of implementing Web application preferably using React and NodeJS.
‒ 4+ years of database architecture with Relational database, preferably Postgres
‒ 4+ years in data platforms and ETL, preferably, Snowflake, Snaplogic, Collibra, Allation, Informatica
‒ Demonstrable experience in data architecture and design is mandatory
‒ Demonstrable experience establishing and influencing Enterprise Architecture, particularly in a new or evolving domain is highly valued
Desirable
‒ 3+ years working in an Agile development environment pairing DevOps with CI / CD pipelines
‒ 3+ years of exposure to modern technologies such as EV, VR, AR, MXR, Hyperautomation
