Data Architect (Banking & Investments - Data Modelling &...

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect / Data Modelling Consultant with a strong banking and investment management background to lead the design of target-state reporting and analytics data models within a modern cloud-based data platform. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand reporting and analytical requirements, analyse existing data structures, define target-state data models and establish best-practice approaches for data consumption across regulatory reporting, management information, analytics and business intelligence.

This is primarily a data modelling and consulting-focused role rather than a platform or infrastructure architecture position.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse existing data models and architectures and define target-state reporting and analytics models.
• Design dimensional, analytical and reporting data models using industry best practices.
• Define and optimise data structures for reporting, business intelligence and analytics.
• Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Establish data modelling standards, governance and architectural principles.
• Support the design of medallion/layered data architectures and data consumption patterns.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance and regulatory reporting requirements are considered.
• Provide architectural leadership and consultancy to delivery teams and stakeholders.

• Translate complex business and reporting requirements into logical and physical data models.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial experience as a Data Architect, Information Architect or Data Modelling Consultant.
• Significant experience within banking, wealth management, investment management or other financial services environments.
• Expert-level dimensional modelling skills, including Kimball methodologies.
• Experience designing reporting, analytics and business intelligence data models.
• Strong understanding of medallion, layered and modern analytical data architecture approaches.
• Experience defining target-state data models from complex existing source systems.
• Strong SQL skills and ability to analyse complex datasets.
• Strong stakeholder engagement, consulting and communication skills.
• Good understanding of data governance, lineage, quality and regulatory reporting requirements.

Technical Environment (Desirable)

• Microsoft Azure Fabric.
• Azure Data Factory.
• Python.
• PySpark.
• Apache Spark.

Desirable Skills

• Data Vault modelling.
• Azure DevOps.
• Terraform.
• Experience with regulatory reporting and investment data domains.

Contract Details

• Sector: Banking / Financial Services
• Location: London – Office based 4 days per week
• Contract Type: TBC
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: Initial contract with potential extension
• Day Rate: Competitive dependent on relevant experience

 

About Voodoo Park

For over 14 years, Voodoo Park has helped organisations turn ambitious technology ideas into reality. We build high-performing software teams that deliver everything from brand-new platforms to AI-powered solutions for clients across the UK and internationally.

Whether our clients need an entire engineering team or experienced specialists to accelerate an existing project, we become a trusted extension of their business. Our expertise spans modern software engineering, cloud technologies, AI and mobile development.

We've been remote-first since day one , giving our people the flexibility to work from home while collaborating with talented colleagues around the world.

We're proud to be a certified B Corp , independently recognised for meeting high standards of social and environmental impact, governance and accountability.

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