Data Solutions Architect

Purpose of this Role

• You are responsible for defining commercially aware and technically astute solutions that both align to and inform architectural direction while balancing the typical constraints evident on project delivery.
• Your role is embedded within the Cigna International Markets Architecture function that works collaboratively with senior stakeholders to define strategic direction, thereafter, ensuring that intent is reflected in business solutions.
• You will be comfortable leading and defining effective business solutions within complex project environments, demonstrating the maturity to build strong working relationships across Business, IT, and 3rd Party stakeholders.

Main Duties / Responsibilities

• Perform key enterprise-wide Data Architecture responsibilities within International Markets, focusing on our on-premise and cloud solution deployments.
• Proactively engage across Business, IT, and 3rd party stakeholders to ensure that the business investment delivers a cost-effective and appropriate data driven solutions for the organization.
• Assist sponsors in the creation of rounded and compelling business cases for change.
• Work with Solution Architects to drive the definition of the data solution design, mapping business and technical requirements to define data assets that meet both business and operational expectations.
• Own and manage data models, data design artefacts and provide guidance and consultancy on best practice and standards for customer focused data delivery and data management practices.
• Be an advocate for data driven design within an agile delivery framework.
• Actively participate in the full project lifecycle from early shaping of high-level estimates and delivery plans through to active governance of the solution as it is developed and built in later phases.
• Capture and manage risks, issues and assumptions identified through the lifecycle, articulating the financial and other impacts associated with these concerns.
• Take a lead role in the selection of 3rd Party solutions, developing successful partner relationships where required.
• Maintain an active awareness of emerging trends and developments in data design, architecture and enterprise technology that could impact or benefit our business and our customers.
• High-level mentoring of design & development teams to embed data architecture concepts, principles and best practices.

Skills & Experience

• 10 years of IT experience and 5 years in a Data Architecture or Data Design role is required.
• Experience of leading data design delivering significant assets to an organization e.g. Data Warehouse, Data Lake, Customer 360 Data Platform.
• Be able to demonstrate experience within some of the following data capabilities:
• Data modelling,
• database design (operational and / or analytical use cases),
• data migration,
• data quality management,
• metadata management,
• domain driven design,
• data integration, with a preference for ETL/ELT and data streaming experience
• Toolsets and platforms preferred are:
  • AWS,
  • SQL Server,
  • Qlik toolsets,
  • Collibra
• Track record of working successfully in a globally dispersed team would be beneficial.
• Breadth of experience and technical acumen across application, infrastructure, security, service management, business process, architecture capabilities, etc.
• Highly collaborative and a desire to work with a broad range of stakeholders to achieve agreement on solutions that drive benefits for our customers and businesses.
• Commercial awareness incorporating financial planning and budgeting.

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