Big Data Lead

PRIMARY SKILL - DATABRICKS and DATA VAULT Role Purpose: UK Data are transforming our data landscape through the delivery of the Data Strategy. Underpinning this is the Azure Data Platform in personal lines, which the central Data team are responsible for designing, building and maintaining, and Senior Data Engineers are a driving force in ensuring its success. The job holder will work in a multi-functional environment and is responsible for the technical leadership of the data platform, by using and expanding on technical design patterns and the contributing to the evolution of the enterprise data model. Each new delivery holds its own challenges, and so the job holder will demonstrate a range of technical and analytical skills, but the ability to problem-solve is fundamental to ensure successful delivery towards our strategic goals. The job holder will be a passionate evangelist of the Data Strategy and provide leadership and knowledge transfer within BI CoE, while also helping ensure business challenges are overcome through the enterprise-wide adoption of the Data Platform. Key Accountabilities (You will need to…) • Work with data architecture and source system SMEs to create the data transformation logic required to populate the data models within the Data Platform • Utilise existing technologies and design pattern to safeguard the architectural standards of our Data Platform. • Ensure SLAs are adhered to by producing efficient, stable and accurate data processing routines. • Build excellent relationships with stakeholders, communicate progress, and set expectations at each step of the delivery process. • Lead, plan and execute complex unit and integration tests including documented evidence of test plans and results. • Ensure delivery of solutions are GDPR-enabled by design • Ensure all Data Governance artefacts are maintained as part of the delivery process.