An exciting opportunity for a Senior Data Architect with Trading experience and strong data modelling skills to join a global Energy Trading company on a long term contract basis.

12 Months Initially with extensions

In-Office Central London 3 days a week

c.£750-£850 per day PAYE

Job Description Summary:

Ensures the business value of IT solutions are maximised by applying knowledge of the business needs and opportunities, the existing portfolio of IT applications, and the current and emerging technology and IT service capabilities.

Encompasses the definition and realisation of architecture designs, models and viewpoints along various lenses (e.g., business process, data management) which include initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling architecture activities, within agreed parameters of cost, time and quality to meet identified business objectives. Includes positioning the design within a strategic enterprise, portfolio or platform view and ensuring the design is ‘future proof’ within all aspects of the IT Technology Strategy.

Job Description:

This team aims to bring together the company's strategic and technical talent across data, strategy, architecture, innovation, AI and scientific research capabilities to achieve the aspired step changes. The consolidation is part of our journey to integrate digital capabilities, sharpen accountabilities, enable significant automation and fully leverage data and innovation to drive business performance, growing value and shareholder returns for the company.

The Data Architect works within a team and brings together both business and IT stakeholders to capture and model a data landscape that supports business interests whilst enabling the effective IT management of data.

Key challenges:

• Balancing technical aspects, organisational alignment, compliance, and the ever-evolving data landscape

Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience typically required:

• Must have extensive Trading domain knowledge ideally within Commodities: as much experience within Trading, Supply Chain and Logistics, Commercial financial business, Utilities as possible

• Must have very strong Data Modelling skills, ideally with Erwin or PowerDesigner

• Ideally strong Azure environment experience, AWS or GCP would be okay if strong enough Commodity Trading

This needs combining with a positive attitude and an ability to work within a large, globally dispersed project team in a multi-cultural environment. You also need to be a self-starter, a logical thinker and a quick learner, with strong initiative and excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills, able to write clearly and concisely. We believe in equality of opportunity for all job applicants regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, creed or religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.

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