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Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Strategy

* Define and evolve enterprise data architecture principles, standards, and models
* Develop data strategy and modelling transition roadmaps, including sequencing and dependencies
* Design canonical, domain, and analytical data models, including shared and reference data patterns
* Support federated data operating models with clear ownership and stewardship
* Drive architectural simplification, innovation, and evolution within governed environments

Governance, Risk & Compliance

* Design data architectures that meet regulatory, security, and compliance requirements
* Embed data governance, quality, metadata, lineage, and auditability by design
* Define data classification and control models supporting traceability and regulatory reporting

Cloud & Platform Architecture

* Translate logical and domain data models into physical cloud implementations
* Design schemas, pipelines, and lakehouse/warehouse patterns on modern cloud platforms
* Apply cloud data integration patterns with awareness of governance, lineage, and access control implications

Migration & Delivery

* Define and support data migration strategies, including source‑to‑target mappings and reconciliation
* Enable phased cutover approaches alongside business‑critical delivery
* Work independently across multiple initiatives, prioritising effectively in complex environments

Stakeholder Engagement

* Partner with business and technology stakeholders to capture requirements and define data products
* Communicate complex data concepts clearly to technical and non‑technical audiences
* Articulate modelling trade‑offs and architectural constraints to support informed decisions

Skills & Experience

* Strong experience in enterprise data architecture and information architecture
* Deep understanding of conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling
* Proven experience shaping data strategy aligned to measurable business value
* Knowledge of modern cloud data platforms (e.g. Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Spark ecosystems)
* Working knowledge of architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF) and relevant data standards

Why Join

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping enterprise data foundations, influencing strategy, and enabling trusted, compliant, and scalable data platforms.

Contract Data Architect (Insurance & Pensions)

📢 URGENT REQUIREMENT
Interviews taking place immediately with a view to commencing Monday 27th July.

Location: Fully Remote (occasional travel to London)
Contract Length: 6 Months Initial Contract
Day Rate: £600-£650 per day
Engagement: Outside IR35
Start Date: Monday 27th July

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to join a high-profile data modernisation programme within the insurance and pensions sector. This consultant will play a critical role in defining the target-state data architecture, supporting the migration of legacy data estates into a modern cloud-native platform, and shaping the architectural standards that underpin enterprise-wide data transformation.

This is an ideal opportunity for a Data Architect with strong insurance or pensions experience, a deep understanding of modern data platforms, and the ability to engage effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

* Lead discovery, assessment and technical design activities for large-scale data modernisation programmes.
* Define conceptual architectures, logical data models and detailed low-level designs (LLDs).
* Design target-state Lakehouse and Medallion architectures, including Bronze, Silver and curated data product layers.
* Develop migration strategies for transitioning legacy and mainframe-based datasets into modern cloud-native platforms.
* Define data ingestion, profiling, mapping, validation, reconciliation and governance processes.
* Produce canonical data models across policy, member, scheme, contribution, benefit, payment, adjustment and reporting domains.
* Design scalable API and microservices-based integration patterns.
* Establish data quality, reconciliation and control frameworks to support regulatory and operational reporting.
* Produce architecture artefacts including:

* Solution designs
* Data models
* Source-to-target mappings
* API specifications
* Security models
* Migration plans
* Runbooks

* Work closely with engineering, platform, security and operations teams to ensure solutions are scalable, secure and production-ready.
* Provide architectural leadership and engage with stakeholders at all levels across business and technology functions.

Essential Experience

* Extensive experience as a Data Architect within insurance or pensions.
* Strong understanding of insurance and pension data domains.
* Proven delivery of enterprise-scale data architecture and modernisation programmes.
* Experience designing modern cloud-native data platforms.
* Strong knowledge of Lakehouse and Medallion architecture patterns.
* Experience migrating legacy, on-premise or mainframe data platforms into cloud environments.
* Ability to create conceptual architecture, logical data models and detailed LLDs.
* Strong understanding of enterprise data modelling and canonical data structures.
* Experience designing API-led and microservices architectures.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Strong understanding of data governance, data quality, reconciliation and regulatory reporting requirements.

Highly Desirable

* Experience with:

* Bulk Purchase Annuities (BPA)
* Pension Risk Transfer
* Actuarial Reporting
* Scheme Administration Data
* Regulatory Reporting
* Operational Analytics

* Experience within highly regulated financial services environments.
* Exposure to enterprise data engineering and cloud transformation initiatives.

Key Skills

* Data Architecture
* Insurance & Pensions
* Data Modernisation
* Cloud Data Platforms
* Lakehouse Architecture
* Medallion Architecture
* Data Modelling
* Legacy/Mainframe Migration
* Conceptual Architecture
* Low-Level Design (LLD)
* APIs & Microservices
* Data Governance
* Data Quality & Reconciliation
* Stakeholder Management
* Solution Design

Contract Data Architect - London Market - £700/pd

Please note - this role will require you to work from the Central London office 2-3 days per week. You must be UK based with the unrestricted right to work in the UK to be eligible for this role. This organisation is not able to offer sponsorship.

I am working with my London Market broker client, a forward‑thinking organisation modernising how data flows across the insurance value chain. This role sits at the heart of a high-profile broker-side transformation, combining deep London Market expertise with modern data and emerging AI capabilities.

The Opportunity

My London Market broker client is undertaking a strategic data initiative to design a future-state broker data model and clearly define how data integrates across core market and internal systems. The work will directly underpin new digital and AI-enabled capabilities, enabling the broker to offer the London Market something genuinely new in terms of insight, automation, and decision-making.

This is a hands-on architecture role requiring strong engagement with business stakeholders, technology teams, and delivery partners.

Key Responsibilities

* Design and define a broker-centric canonical data model for the London Market
* Map and document data integration flows across broker platforms and market systems (e.g. policy, placement, claims, bordereaux)
* Work closely with business, underwriting, and placement stakeholders to align data structures with real-world broker processes
* Define clear data ownership, semantics, and quality standards
* Support integration patterns and architectural decisions across legacy and modern platforms
* Enable downstream AI and advanced analytics use cases by ensuring data is structured, accessible, and fit for purpose
* Collaborate with engineering and delivery teams to ensure the model is practical, implementable, and scalable

Required Experience

* Proven Data Architect experience within the London Market insurance ecosystem
* Strong understanding of broker operations and market interactions
* Hands-on experience creating enterprise or domain data models
* Experience defining data integration approaches across multiple systems
* Comfortable working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
* Able to translate between business requirements and technical design
* Experience supporting modern data platforms (cloud, APIs, event-driven or integration layers)

Highly Desirable

* Experience working with emerging AI technologies, advanced analytics, or data products
* Familiarity with London Market modernisation initiatives and digital market infrastructure
* Experience operating in transformation or change programmes

This is a 6 month engagement which offers a day rate of £700/pd Outside IR35.

To apply for this role please submit your CV or contact David Airey on 0191 338 7508 or at d.airey@tenthrevolution.com.

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