Position: Junior Data Architect
Company: SlashDevsUkraine
Category: Lead
Experience required: no_exp
English level: intermediate
Published: 2022-08-01T00:00:00+03:00

Financial services group with a major transformation programme currently underway require a Data Architect to help them build out the infrastructure to support a new data estate roll out. A substantial amount of work has already taken place and the current model has been deemed fit for purpose but there are still some key decisions to be made and you will play an integral role in this process. There are a range of stakeholders/sponsors to work with in this project and previous knowledge of Microsoft Azure and Databricks would be advantageous. Initial contract is 4 months and there is flexibility to work a 4 or 5 day week. The role has been deemed inside IR35.
 ***What you'll do:***
The person will work within the Data and Analytics Team to undertake the efforts to define and evaluate data metrics and analytics, automate data generation and data analytics processes, develop and implement predictive methods, validate the accuracy of data, and define and develop commercial data products
***Responsibilities:***
-Translate data into valuable insights that inform decisions.
-Involve teams in analytics and synthesis to increase consensus and challenge assumptions.
-Identify and use the most appropriate analytical techniques, with an understanding of analytical tools.
-Up to date with advances in digital analytics tools and data manipulation products
-Collect, collate, cleanse, synthesize and interpret data to derive meaningful and actionable insights.
- You’ll be great for this role if you have
- An understanding of data governance and how it works in relation to other organizational governance structures.
- Understand data concepts such as big data, data landscaping and are able to conduct data modeling for specific use cases and user stories.
- Knowledge of cloud computing and how to apply it to database technologies such as relational databases and NoSQL as well as data streaming. Your role will involve creating the company’s Enterprise Data Management 
Framework and Data Catalog.
- Create data models and understand where to use different types of data models. You understanding of industry-recognized data-modelling patterns and standards
- Ability to provide the most accurate data query/extraction solutions to improve, and continuously adapt our data models as well as define the reference architecture in a templated manner for developers to consume.
- Develop and set data standards for an organization. You can
Communicate the business benefit of data standards, championing and governing those standards across the organization.
- Ability to give an overall perspective on business issues, events and activities, and an understanding of their wider implications and long-term impact. This could include determining patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and vision statements with the focus on outcomes rather than solutions and activities
- Able to work with business and technology stakeholders in an agile distributed team to translate business problems into data designs.
- Create optimal designs through iterative processes, aligning user needs with organizational objectives and system requirements.
***To qualify for this role you have:***
- Significant previous experience in the asset-management, business-finance, credit, risk, or fraud-prevention roles, ideally in the context of fintech.
- Have a technical background in information technology, computer science, computer engineering, or related fields as well as previous experience in the credit, risk, payments or fraud prevention industries, ideally in the context of Fintech.
- You have experience in SQL and Python or other data extraction methods.
***What we offer:***
- This is a great role in a vibrant and growing team in an organization with an inclusive culture
- You will have the freedom to define the vision and the opportunity to make things happen
- You can be flexible in how and where you work (remote working)
- You will work with a truly international team and international customers
- Your work will be diverse and challenging
- We offer competitive salary, benefit package and a stock option plan