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Data Architect

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Posted 6 Oct 2024
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Data Architect at Wolters Kluwer

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of our data architecture, with a strong emphasis on data engineering pipelines, data lineage, data governance, and banking risk or regulatory reporting. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of data architecture principles and have hands-on experience in the financial services industry, particularly in risk management and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Design

  • Develop and implement a robust data architecture strategy that supports the organization’s data needs, focusing on scalability, security, and performance.
  • Design and optimize data models, schemas, and data flow diagrams to meet business requirements, ensuring alignment with best practices in data engineering and architecture.

Data Engineering Pipelines

  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of data engineering pipelines to support ETL/ELT processes, data integration, and data transformation.
  • Implement automated data pipelines using tools like Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka, or similar technologies, ensuring data is processed efficiently and accurately.

Data Lineage & Governance

  • Establish and maintain comprehensive data lineage tracking across all data assets, ensuring transparency and traceability from source to destination.
  • Develop and enforce data governance policies, including data quality standards, metadata management, and access controls, to ensure data integrity and compliance.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement data stewardship practices.

Banking Risk & Regulatory Reporting

  • Design data solutions that meet the stringent requirements of banking risk management, including credit risk, market risk, and operational risk.
  • Ensure that the data architecture supports regulatory reporting requirements, such as Basel III/IV, CRR/CRD, and other relevant banking regulations.
  • Work closely with risk management teams to understand their data needs and deliver solutions that enable accurate and timely reporting.

Collaboration & Leadership

  • Collaborate with product and business teams to ensure alignment between data architecture and business objectives.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior data engineers and architects, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
  • Stay up-to-date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in data architecture and financial services.

Qualifications

Education

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field.

Experience

  • Extensive experience in data architecture, data engineering, or a related role, with a strong background in financial services.
  • Proven experience in designing and implementing data engineering pipelines and data architectures at scale.
  • Hands-on experience with data lineage tools (e.g., Apache Atlas, OpenLineage) and data governance frameworks.
  • In-depth knowledge of banking risk management and regulatory reporting frameworks (e.g., Basel III/IV, CRR/CRD).

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in data engineering tools and technologies such as Apache Airflow, Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, or similar.
  • Strong SQL skills and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery).
  • Familiarity with data modeling tools and techniques, as well as metadata management solutions.

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about data solutions.
  • Leadership experience with a proven ability to mentor and develop talent.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certification in data management or architecture (e.g., CDMP, TOGAF).
  • Experience with machine learning and AI-driven data processing.
  • Knowledge of additional financial regulations and reporting standards.

If making a difference matters to you, then you matter to us. Join us, at Wolters Kluwer, and be part of a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day. We’re innovators with impact. We provide expert software and information solutions that the world’s leading professionals rely on, in the moments that matter most. You’ll make a real difference in the lives of millions of people. Together with our customers, we help to advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world. You can thrive at Wolters Kluwer, where diversity is core to our collective strength and high performance. Be your unique self, share your creative ideas, do your best work, and take time to grow in our caring and inclusive culture where you can belong.

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Wolters Kluwer has a dedicated team of experienced talent acquisition professionals who are ready to hear what makes you tick and share how Wolters Kluwer can help you achieve your goals and ambitions. As a global organization, we recognize that solving a wide range of complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking. We know that bringing our best to our customers, communities, and other key stakeholders requires a highly engaged and talented workforce – one that represents the diversity of those we serve and the communities where we live and work. We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees regardless of background, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or religion. This principle is ingrained in our company values and articulated in our Code of Business Ethics.

At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and you’ll know that your health, safety, and well-being are important to us. Our well-being benefits provide tools, programs, and resources to help our diverse employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous. In 2024 we were awarded Ragan’s Top Places to Work for Employee Wellbeing: Large Organization, in recognition of our commitment to maintaining and enhancing the well-being of our colleagues through our ‘Together we thrive’ well-being program.

For more information about our solutions and organization, visit wolterskluwer.com, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

Wolters Kluwer and all its subsidiaries, divisions and customer/business units is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected status.

Wolters Kluwer is a global leader in information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

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10,000 employees