Data Architect (Specialty & Commercial Insurance)

Job Title: Data Architect (Specialty & Commercial Insurance)

Location: London

About the Job you are considering:

We are seeking an experienced Data Architect with 12+ years of experience in designing and delivering enterprise-scale data solutions within the Insurance domain. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in data architecture, cloud-based data platforms, data governance, and insurance business processes.

Hybrid working: 

The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Your Role:

• This role will be responsible for defining data strategy, designing scalable data architectures, and enabling data-driven business transformation initiatives.
• Define and implement enterprise data architecture aligned with business and technology strategy.
• Design scalable and secure data models, data lakes, data warehouses, and modern cloud-based data platforms.
• Lead data architecture initiatives for Insurance business functions including Policy Administration, Claims, Underwriting, Pricing, Reinsurance, Customer, and Finance.
• Develop and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Establish data governance, metadata management, data quality, master data management (MDM), and regulatory compliance frameworks.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, solution architects, product owners, and engineering teams to translate requirements into effective data solutions.
• Define data integration patterns using ETL/ELT, APIs, event-driven architectures, and real-time streaming technologies.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization of legacy data platforms.
• Support advanced analytics, AI/ML, reporting, and data monetization initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, architectural governance, and best practices across data programs.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards applicable to Insurance organizations.

Your Skills

• 12+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years in Data Architecture roles.
• Strong Insurance domain knowledge covering: Policy Lifecycle Management, Claims Processing, Underwriting, Reinsurance, Actuarial and Risk Management, Customer & Broker Management
• Expertise in data modelling techniques (ER Modeling, Dimensional Modeling, Data Vault).
• Strong experience with cloud platforms: Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (preferred)
• Experience with modern data technologies: Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Databricks, Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric (preferred)
• Strong SQL and database expertise across relational and non-relational platforms.
• Experience designing Data Lakes, Lakehouse architectures, and Enterprise Data Warehouses.
• Knowledge of data governance tools and frameworks.
• Familiarity with API integration, messaging platforms, and event streaming technologies.
• Strong understanding of security, privacy, and regulatory compliance requirements.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and 
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

• You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation.  We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. 
  To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
• You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
• You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts.  We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.  By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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