Job Introduction
Main Responsibilities
- Designs scalable data solutions that meet business objectives and align with IT strategy, ensuring data is structured, stored and managed efficiently. This includes data platform architecture and design (DWH, Data Lakehouse), data modelling, data flow, data integration and analytics architecture and design.
- Collaborates with stakeholders, including business users, data analysts, and developers, to understand requirements and translate them into effective data solutions.
- Contributes to the development and maturation of the Data Architecture practice by establishing best practices, frameworks and standards for enterprise wide data management and analytics.
- Designs logical and physical data models aligned with Bank’s conceptual data model to capture the organization's data requirements and ensure data consistency, integrity, and quality. Inputs into the development of the banks conceptual data model and how it is applied. Collaborates with data stewards and subject matter experts to define and enforce data governance standards and best practices.
- Leads the development and adoption of data modelling capabilities by defining best practices, standards, and modelling methodologies. Support the maintenance of data modelling tools, ensuring they support business needs and integrate seamlessly with existing data architecture.
- Designs the architecture and contributes to the definition of the operating models to support self service analytics and advanced analytics.
- Fosters a culture of data literacy and promoting the value of well-governed data (structured and unstructured). Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure data models align with business objectives, drive consistency across systems, and support analytics, reporting, and operational processes.
- Develops integration strategies to seamlessly connect data systems with other enterprise applications and data sources. Identifies and implements integration patterns and techniques, such as APIs, ETL processes, data replication, and real-time data synchronisation.
- Designs and implements data solutions ensuring security and data privacy controls are adhered to. Ensures compliance with relevant data protection regulations and industry standards.
- Identifies performance bottlenecks and optimises the data solutions for efficient data processing, storage, and retrieval. Works with the data engineering teams to support performance tuning, capacity planning, and scalability assessments to support growing data volumes and user demands.
- Stays up-to-date with emerging data technologies, industry trends, and best practices. Evaluates new tools and methodologies and make recommendations for their adoption to enhance the data architecture and improve the data landscape.
Ideal Candidate
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- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or extensive experience in financial services and technology industries.
- Proven experience as a Data Architect with expertise in DWH/ Data Lakehouse Architecture, Data Modelling and Data solution design in complex enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of Data warehousing, Master data, analytics and metadata management concepts, principles, and best practices.
- Proficiency in data modelling, database design, and integration techniques.
- · Familiarity with Data modelling tools like ER Studio, EA Sparx and analytics tooling like Power BI
- Knowledge of data governance frameworks and data quality management principles.
- Experience with integration technologies, such as APIs, ETL, SOA, event driven architecture and messaging systems.
- Understanding of security and privacy requirements in data management.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
Company Information
Handelsbanken is a relationship bank with a decentralised way of working, a strong local presence thanks to a nationwide network of branches, and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a local business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a bespoke service. The focus is always on the need of the individual customer and not on the sale of specific products.
We are embarking on an exciting Business Transformation journey. This transformation will significantly enhance our technology system systems, processes and services, bringing evolution to our ways of working. Join us in this transformative journey, where your dedication, adaptability and commitment will play a crucial role in shaping the future of banking for our valued customers.
The Bank is deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities. This is so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work that encourages everyone to apply, regardless of socio-economic background, age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, race (including colour, nationality, and ethnic or national origin), veteran status, marital and civil partnership status, religion or belief, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.
Check our Handelsbanken website for further information
At Handelsbanken, we deeply value our unique culture and values including trust in and respect for each individual. We take pride in nurturing a work environment where people flourish, and where they are empowered to take decisions in their areas of expertise. We take a long term perspective in everything we do and want each employee who joins us to build a long terms successful career with the Bank.
What is in it for you?
- We have a wide range of learning and development available, empowering and enabling our colleagues to take ownership of their own development.
- Competitive Salary and an extensive range of benefits is provided, including private medical insurance, income protection and life assurance
- A market-leading pension contribution of 15% paid by the bank, which can be invested in a wide range of funds (including ESG and Shariah funds)
Application next steps
Your journey with us begins once you have submitted your application. One of our Handelsbanken recruiters will be reviewing your details and will later organise a phone conversation if you match the role requirements. If there is a mutual fit, we will extend an invitation for you to participate in an interview.
There will be a two stage interview process with a combination of technical and competency based questions.
How can we support you to be your best self? Our Talent Acquisition team will be happy to provide support e.g. if you need additional time to prepare for an interview or you have any requirements for any part of the interview/hiring process – just let us know by email uk_talent@careers.handelsbanken.co.uk.
This advert will be live for a minimum of two weeks. However, please note that after the two weeks, the closing date could change at any time depending on the number of responses received.
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