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Data Architect
Data Architect
- Location: UK (Hybrid, London or Birmingham preferred)
- Contract: 6 months initial (Inside IR35 ONLY, no sponsorship)
About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to join the Polaris Programme, a strategic initiative focused on modernising underwriting and platform capabilities.
This role is primarily hands-on, with a strong emphasis on data modelling and establishing a consistent data foundation across multiple in-flight workstreams. The successful candidate will play a key role in shaping and aligning conceptual and logical data models, ensuring consistency with the London Market data model and supporting future PAS alignment.
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Working alongside existing Data Architects and delivery teams, the contractor will help ensure that data design remains coherent, scalable, and aligned as the programme evolves.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain conceptual and logical data models across the Polaris programme, with a focus on underwriting and platform domains.
- Ensure alignment to London Market data standards, minimising divergence across parallel workstreams.
- Collaborate with solution Data Architects, data engineers, and business stakeholders to define consistent data structures and definitions.
- Provide hands-on guidance to delivery teams to ensure data models are implemented consistently across platforms.
- Contribute to data architecture governance, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and architecture principles.
- Identify and resolve potential data inconsistencies, duplication, and integration risks early in the delivery lifecycle.
- Support ongoing alignment with future PAS and platform design, ensuring data models are adaptable and forward-looking.
- Work with the CDO to ensure data governance processes are followed and required metadata is captured.
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