Role/Job Title GCP Data Architect
Work Location London (3 days Office)
The Role
We are seeking an experienced GCP Data Architect to join our Architecture team as part of the current transformation programme. The successful candidate will design implement and manage cloud infrastructure solutions on GCP. You will collaborate with crossfunctional teams to deliver scalable secure and costeffective cloud architectures.
Your Responsibilities
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Collaborate with IT Business Leads and Business Stakeholders to develop maintain and curate the IT Roadmaps across multiple domains
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Contribute to IT Architectural bodies (Design Authority and Architecture Review Board) ensuring all solutions adhere to customers standards principles security operational and regulatory requirements
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Provide technology thought leadership and guidance to IT Business Leads and Business teams
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Conduct Business Capability assessments and map these to current and future state IT solutions
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Work as part of multiple delivery teams / scrums to ensure projects are delivered to a high standard of quality within the agreed time scope and cost measures
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Seek opportunities to simplify automate rationalise and improve the efficiency of IT solutions
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Create application upgrade migration and retirement strategies that align with the plan ensuring dependencies and risks are identified and mitigated
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Communicate architecture solutions to both technical and nontechnical audiences using appropriate communication styles
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Engage with wider IT teams to foster innovation deliver proof of concept solutions and support acceptance of new technologies
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Stay abreast of technology trends in Insurance with a proven track record as a Solution Architect in Commercial Insurance Enterprises
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Demonstrate experience designing IT solution architectures with corresponding technology phase transitions and migration plans
Your Profile
Essential Skills/Knowledge/Experience
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Strong knowledge of cloud architecture hosting patterns & services (especially GCP) cloud security resilience and operational excellence
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Strong understanding of microservices containerisation cloud native data architectures and eventdriven design concepts
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Strong understanding of API standards security networking ingress/egress patterns and FinOps
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Strong understanding of data technologies SQL/NoSQL Big Data
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Experience working with enterprisewide cloud patterns networks security ingress/egress
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Knowledge of ML/AI and data capabilities in GCP
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Strong experience & knowledge of some key LBG development technologies (e.g. JavaScript Java Spring Boot Python)
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Knowledge of the SDLC & SRE
Desirable Skills/Knowledge/Experience
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Experience in the Banking & Finance industry
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Cloud Certifications particularly GCP
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Preferable experience with ML/AI & Data Tooling in GCP
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Experience in agile / iterative design working practices