Enterprise Data Architect

The Enterprise Architects (EAs) operate within the CTO team taking primary responsibility for the creation and communication of mid-long term technology strategy, target architectures, capability assessments and roadmaps which feed enterprise strategy and propel technology delivery by supporting principal and solution architects.

The EAs take responsibility for setting out key principles and strategic measurements for the change portfolio to ensure strategic alignment. Whilst also remaining pragmatic and focus on business value, particularly during key stakeholder engagements and participating in governance.

The EAs will be required to collaborate with senior leaders, change leadership and fellow architects, to ensure cohesive roadmap alignment, optimal use of Admiral assets and well-considered purchasing decisions.

Department Vision

Admiral IT has a long history of supporting the business to innovate and bring new products to market. The department completely refreshed the core policy administration systems in 2016 to allow the department and the business to continue to innovate further in the ever more digital marketplace. The department continues to build on top of and around the core systems to bring more innovation and technical excellence, including Cloud adoption, Big Data technologies and furthering our digital offerings.

Responsibilities

• Build long-term, strategic relationships with senior stakeholders to maintain alignment of technology and business strategies, assessment of capabilities to realise our goals
• Work with senior management to review the effectiveness of current capabilities & strategies in support of business objectives.
• Identity, create and communicate capability-level strategies in support of the business strategy and technical capability plans.
• Provide technology support in building a multi-year business capability investment plan.
• Research, create and communicate reports, strategies and industry insights about emerging technologies, products, services, methods and techniques and their potential impacts, threats, and opportunities.
• Provide support, strategic guidance to change initiatives by principally fostering positive engaging relationships with CTO architecture communities.
• Develop and maintain knowledge of Data Architecture & Strategy at a high level by, for example, reading relevant literature, attending conferences and seminars, meeting and maintaining contact with others involved in Data, and through taking an active part in appropriate professional and trade bodies.
• Promote Data Architecture & Strategy within Admiral and closely associated organisations such as partners, and actively campaigns for appropriate action.
• Write, or contributes to, articles, and papers and speaks at conferences, user groups, or specialist subject groups on topics involving in Data Architecture & Strategy. Plays a leading role in special interest groups concerned with Data
•  This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Requirements

Essential:

• Has recognised expertise in Data Architecture & Strategy, the technology involved, current developments, the most commonly available products, and the application of Data Architecture within a technical or business environment. Is persuasive in communicating at all levels and can ensure that is acted upon.
• Keeping organisational objectives and strategies in mind and ensuring courses of action are aligned with the strategic context.
• Understanding commercial considerations and ensuring alignment with them when making decisions or recommending actions.
• Being proactive, anticipating opportunities for improvement or development and taking appropriate action(s).
• Taking innovative approaches to problem solving and/or devising inventive and creative solutions.

Desirable:

• Combines technical competence with business and commercial awareness and first-class communications skills. Possesses some knowledge of all types of information systems and detailed knowledge of Data Architecture & Strategy.
• Previous experience operating in a heavily regulated environment including external regulated consumer products and service offerings.
• Current and emerging standards associated with IT practice nationally and internationally, published by authorities such as IEEE, IEC, BSI, ISO.
• Principles, methods, techniques and tools for the preparation and monitoring of budgets to manage costs and ensure cost-effectiveness and value for money.
• Methods and techniques for delivering effective presentations, either face-to-face or online within various contexts and to a variety of audiences.
• Organisational structures; their mission, objectives, strategies and tactics adopted by organisations; measures of performance such as critical success factors and key performance indicators; organisational cultures and cultural dimensions.
• Methods, tools and techniques to analyse and optimise processes in order to improve the quality of a product or service.
• Applying techniques that help investigating, analysing, modelling and recording a business area or system of interest, leveraging Admiral’s investment in architecture tooling.
• The analytical comparison of technology options against specified criteria to determine the right outcome for Admiral.
• Performing a proof of concept or prototyping to demonstrate or evaluate the feasibility and potential benefits of applying a particular technological business application of Data Architecture within a technical or business environment. Is persuasive in communicating at all levels and can ensure that is acted upon.

Our Commitment to You

At Admiral, we are committed to being a diverse and inclusive workplace. Admiral is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or any other legally protected status.

All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.

Salary, Benefits, and Work-Life Balance

We do not have a set salary for this position, as it will be dependent on the successful candidate’s experience. We are happy to see CVs from all candidates who meet the requirements and will be happy to discuss the remuneration package.

At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first. We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we’re consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for in the UK. We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.

All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays). You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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