AWS Data Architect, Hybrid/Remote

2 weeks ago

London, United Kingdom FirstGroup plc Full time

First Rail Holdings is part of FirstGroup, the largest rail operator in the UK and second largest bus operator in the UK outside London. FirstGroup operates services throughout the UK and Ireland, with over 30,000 employees providing services that make travel smoother and life easier. FirstGroup works hard to reduce its impact on the environment, introducing cleaner and more environmentally responsible methods of transport.
The First Group is a complex organisation of largely independent transport and associated businesses. We are currently looking for a Group Data Architect to join the newly created Strategy and Architecture team reporting to the Group Strategy and Architecture Director
The purpose of the role is to lead the mapping exercise of data across the group organisations, leading to the definition of the enterprise data model and future data platform. This will be accompanied by the set of architectural data principles, policies and design patterns that will guide the enterprise's data decisions, and end-to-end data architecture solutions.
The ideal candidate will have in-depth experience developing and delivering data platforms in AWS together with other technologies to exploit data to the benefit of the organisation e.g. advanced analytics and data visualisation, range of AI solutions, IOT, MDM. Finally, a key purpose of the role is actively support and deliver the IT Governance framework across the group and its organisations, ensuring alignment to the defined data policies, architectures, mandatory regulatory requirements and ensuring that data investment delivers value for IT.
Be accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation's data strategy
Defining and communicating a shared data vision across the group organisations. Developing enterprise data architecture roadmaps, including ‘as is', ‘to be' and transitional states
Defining the data platform strategy, setting up/enhancing the organisation's data platform capabilities, creating and managing as required ‘data processes' to meet the organisation's needs
design, support and provide guidance for the upgrade, management, decommission and archive of data in compliance with data policies.
Oversee the design of multiple data models and data dictionaries and have a broad understanding of how each model fulfils the needs of the organisation. Identify and help set up master data sets and ‘single versions of truth' for core Data objects and entities across the organisation
Define and maintain the data technology architecture, including metadata, integration and business intelligence or data warehouse architecture
Actively lead the design / provide strategic guidance in the design stages of data projects and assure the development of data products
Help define the IT Governance Framework establishing data architectural principles, policies and standards. Active member in architectural boards, ensuring that the organisation's systems are designed in accordance with the enterprise data architecture.
Making technical decisions regarding data and explaining how these decisions will impact the organisation, ensuring that multiple business teams, domain architects and suppliers are aligned to the delivery of the data designs.
Champion data architecture both internally and through collaborating and communicating at the most senior levels across government
Performing data audits on existing organisations, solutions, third parties and potential new ventures
Act autonomously and actively bringing forward ideas and recommendations to improve the organisation's data and integration landscape.
Develop the data architecture community, setting the standards, inspiring other architects, BI teams, data scientists, coaching and helping them and other IT teams understand how to meet organisational data goals
AI, data visualisation and advanced data analytics
This is a hybrid role, with a mix of remote and office presence required.
Proven background as a Data Architect at group/enterprise level, serving as an Enterprise Data Architect in an organisation with at least an equivalent or greater scale than First Group
Setting up and managing governance structures and controls for data, (structured and un-structured) and digital solutions for exploitation of the data including artificial intelligence.
Evidence of strong data skills and knowledge of a wide range of enterprise data solutions: Data platforms (e.g. AWS, Azure), analytics (Power BI, Tableau) and advanced analytics, real time data analysis and visualisation, AI data exploitation etc.
Extensive management (matrix and direct) experience of data teams (architects, engineers, BI, data scientists and others)
Having worked on large scale data programmes. An extensive track record of shaping, designing and delivering data components to provide long-lasting business value across organizations.
Development and maintenance of data architecture deliverables using recognized modelling standards and enterprise architecture/ data modelling tools.
Using leadership skills to develop and motivate people, including senior managers and executive members, to shape, define and design the delivery of data solutions that address the most complex business challenges.
A high degree of logic and structured thinking coupled with advanced analysis and problem-solving techniques delivery focused view.
Qualifications: Educated to degree level in Computer Science, Data Science or equivalent. AWS, Azure and other data industry professional certifications / qualifications
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