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Capco is a global technology and business consultancy focused on financial services. We are dedicated to helping our clients navigate an evolving industry by combining innovative thinking with expert knowledge. Our team consists of specialists across various domains, including Capital Markets, Insurance, Payments, Retail Banking, and Wealth & Asset Management.

THE ROLE

We are seeking a Lead Data Architect to join our award-winning Data Practice. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team of multi-disciplinary data practitioners, who you will direct and collaborate with to develop new businesses and deliver cutting-edge projects for top-tier Financial Services clients.

You'll be joining an exceptionally talented global team, united by a shared mission to shape the future of data architecture in the financial data space.

YOUR CAPCO DAY

You will support our clients with data architecture design and delivery, and provide clients with best practice guidance for data management and architecture development and optimization
You will build a set of services and capabilities that support Capco’s vision of Modern Data Architecture to enable efficient, transparent and high-quality data management.
You will manage small to medium project teams and support Capco Data Architecture business development.

KEY RESPONSIBiLITIES

Define and enforce data architecture, modeling and design standards, tools, and best practices.
Manage end-to-end data architecture, from selecting the platform, designing the technical architecture, and developing the application to testing and implementing the proposed solution.
Lead the development of conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Design and oversee implementation of RDBMS, operational data store (ODS), data marts, and data lakes.
Support the development of data tools for reporting, visualization, analytics, and machine learning.
Design and manage data infrastructure to extract, organize, and store data for authorized users to access.
Develop and maintain database design and architecture documentation.
Design the integration multiple systems to create an intelligent and resilient information system solution.
Identify and research business development opportunities on new or existing clients and aiding the development of client proposals and bids.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERTISE

Experience architecting & implementing data strategy, solutions & governance models within Financial Services industry.
Proven experience in defining and implementing data architecture strategies.
In-depth understanding of database structure principles and hands-on experience with RDBMS and NoSQL databases.
Contextual Data Modelling, Entity Relationship Modelling, Logical & Physical Data Modelling.
Strong expertise in creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models, and hands-on experience with modelling tools (e.g., Erwin or others)
Strong experience with warehouse and data lake design and implementation approaches.
Experienced working in a multi-client environment emphasizing collaboration and teamwork.
Being comfortable working across multiple projects and initiatives, driving the growth of new and existing data capabilities, engaging internal and external stakeholders
Effective teamworking with very good analytical and conceptual skills and assertiveness.
Excellent communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Good commercial focus, ability to develop client relationships develop data propositions and direct client opportunities

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

Demonstrable experience using Cloud data technologies to develop enterprise Data platforms.
Experience designing and developing data privacy, security and entitlements frameworks for cloud provider ecosystems.
Solid understanding of common data concepts, e.g., Data Strategy, Data Management, Data Governance, Data Architecture, Data Privacy, Data Literacy.
Experience with data management and data governance tooling

Data at Capco

Capco’s global Data Practice of 800+ practitioners are an established team of data strategists, analysts, scientists, architects, and engineers who help client teams harness the power of data to drive insight, optimise performance, and commercialise data opportunities.  We enable financial institutions to become data-driven by helping transform their understanding, and use of data to derive value. We translate strategy into action – designing, implementing, and mobilising innovative data capabilities with a focus on efficiency and scalability, and partnering with leading vendors and industry bodies.

Collaboration, enthusiasm, and encouragement are key in ensuring we maintain our culture through working in an environment where clients become colleagues. We are looking for a candidate who will empower the team, drive high standards, grow the capability, and deliver customer focused outcomes.

Our clients and peers have voted us as the A-Team Best Consultancy in Data Management in consecutive years, valuing our ability to identify and develop top data talent. In addition to this, we have proudly won both the Best Consultancy (2022) in the British Banking Awards and the Best ESG Data & Technology Consultancy as part of the annual ESG Insight Awards.

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