IT Data Architect

On behalf of our client, a leading global bank, we are looking for an English speaking IT DATA ARCHITECT to join the bank's Finance and Risk IT Chief Technology Officer (CTO) team.

The CTO team has a requirement for an experienced IT professional who has a broad mix of Systems Analysis, Technical & Solution Architecture experience, and with specific expertise in Data Architecture.

The role is focused in the Compliance & Operational Risk Control domain, which includes the following major service areas:

- Monitoring & Oversight
- Financial Crime Prevention
- Enterprise GRC
- Employee Conduct
- Group Internal Audit

For this contract position based in Zürich, Switzerland, our client is looking for a candidate who can start as soon as possible.

Your main responsibilities will be:

- Drive out the key technical requirements & the detailed architecture model for a strategic data management & distribution hub, working collaboratively across functions
- Work with SMEs to analyze, articulate and model the data domain in both business and technical terms's
- Identify & articulate benefits and drawbacks of different technologies and approaches for the large-scale management, quality control and distribution of data across a diverse IT landscape
- Produce architectural artifacts, visualizations and documentation describing the target state IT application and integration ecosystem
- Ensure alignment with strategic Group standards and initiatives
- Provide architecture input into key architectural decisions
- Provide support for development and documentation of the strategic IT target state

You must possess:

- 10+ years' experience in technical design or architectural discipline
- 3-5 years' relevant experience in the Global Financial Services Industry.
- Experience building successful architectures in enterprise data management, data distribution & reporting
- Experienced Presenter up to 'C' level in organization
- Data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical)
- Relational database design (Oracle)
- Big data technologies (Hadoop, Spark, Cloudera)
- Data exchange & system integration patterns (pub/sub, REST, batch, streaming)
- Enterprise ETL & data management (Informatica)
- Data architecture patterns such as Enterprise Data Warehouse, Enterprise Data Hub, and others
- MI/BI reporting and associated data requirements

Are you interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. In case of any questions please contact Priscilla Berclaz Poh.