Database Architect Durham, England
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We are currently looking to build out our Enterprise Architecture team at NS&I, to help support our business transformation journey.
Having previously outsourced these functions, it is now time we bring this skillset in house to help drive the future success of the business during an important time of change and development.
This role is one of 4 we will recruit for, which includes a Business Architect, an Application Architect, a Data Architect, and an Infrastructure & Security Architect.
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The Data Architect is a key role in the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team, providing expert guidance to the Business in how to manage the data of the 25+ million customers who save with NS&I.
Reporting to the Head of Digital Enterprise Architecture, the Data Architect will ensure that data-related activities carried out by outsourcing partners support our in-flight delivery activities are in line with NS&I architecture.
The Data Architect facilitates the construction and use of data models, standards, quality metrics and policies. These underpin delivery of strategic outcomes, enabling business leaders to understand, apply, monetise and operationalise data exploitation capabilities. In turn, this moves NS&I towards a ‘data-first’ decision making culture in a robust and efficient manner.
Please see attached role profile for further details on responsibilities.
Person specification
Essential experience:
- Significant experience of defining data architecture and governance policies and principles in an organisation, and the assurance processes to monitor compliance.
- Significant experience of working in an outsourced environment with an “outputs-based” operating model.
- Significant experience in assuring and designing data migrations, including technology choices, reconciliation approaches, and implementation strategies.
- Significant experience of implementing Data Protection and GDPR processes across distributed operational and warehousing platforms, and defining data deletion flows between systems.
- Considerable experience of software development projects (following both agile and waterfall methodologies), and implementing data platforms within those deliveries.
- Considerable experience of working with master data and data sharing across multiple platforms, including ensuring consistency and normalisation rules are applied consistently between those platforms.
- Experience of designing and implementing data quality management capabilities at enterprise scale.
Essential technical knowledge and skills:
- Working knowledge of the strategic importance of data management technologies, related to delivery of business value from data:
- Data Storage and Integrity: RDBMS and non-relational technologies
- Data Integration and interaction: Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) tools and processes
- Data Replication
- Working knowledge of the strategic importance of data exploitation technologies, related to delivery of business value from data:
- Business Intelligence (BI) tools Experience of working with outsourcing partners
- Knowledge of a variety of data platforms and approaches to storing and accessing both structured and unstructured data
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
NS&I is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK with 25 million customers and more than £207 billion invested. We are both a government department and an Executive Agency of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Our origins can be traced back over 150 years to 1861.
A small company with a big reach we offer a range of benefits to include flexible working, great opportunities for development and a generous pension scheme. We care for colleagues, respect one another, invest in our people and manage talent effectively.
Some benefits of working at NS&I include:
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible hybrid working options
- 9 day fortnight scheme
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%
- Generous annual leave – starting at 25 days, increasing to 30 days
- Performance related variable pay bonus
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave.
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Selection process details
To apply please click the link on this advert and follow the steps to complete the application form by 23:55pm on 11th June April 2023.
In your application you will be asked to provide
- An outline of your career history with key responsibilities and achievements and to confirm your qualification details.
- A Statement of Suitability (max 1250 words) focusing on your experience of the following key criteria and behaviours;
- Significant experience of defining data architecture and governance policies and principles in an organisation, and the assurance processes to monitor compliance.
- Significant experience in assuring and designing data migrations, including technology choices, reconciliation approaches, and implementation strategies.
- Considerable experience of working with master data and data sharing across multiple platforms, including ensuring consistency and normalisation rules are applied consistently between those platforms.
- Working knowledge of the strategic importance of data management technologies, related to delivery of business value from data
Please note there is no expectation for you to meet the maximum word count provided for the statement. Feel free to use as many words as you need within the limit to demonstrate your experience in a concise and clear manner.
If shortlisted you will be invited to attend a 1 hour panel interview via video call. As part of this interview you will be asked to prepare a presentation, the details of which will be confirmed in your interview invite.
The interview questions will focus on the selected assessed behaviours listed above.
Interviews will take place on 21st June 2023
Note we are unable to accept CVs.
This role is subject to Baseline Personnel Security Standard and financial credit checks.
Reserve List
A reserve list may be held for a period of 12 months from which further appointments can be made.
Working for NS&I
NS&I is currently trialling a Hybrid Working Policy and colleagues are expected to work in their office location a minimum of 40% of their working month i.e. two days per week for a full time employee.
Any move to NS&I from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.
If you are applying for a role at the same NS&I band as you are currently and the advertised salary is lower than your current salary, if you are successful and accept the role you will need to accept the role at or close to the advertised salary, which would involve your current salary being reduced.
Further information
Please visit our website http://nsandi-corporate.com/about-nsi for further details about NS&I.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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Nationality requirements
This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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About NS&I
CEO: Ian Ackerley
Revenue: Unknown / Non-Applicable
Size: 51 to 200 Employees
Type: Government
Website: www.nsandi.com
Year Founded: 1861
