Covéa Insurance

Data Architect

Covéa Insurance

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Halifax • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £90,000 per year

Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudUnityVault

About the role

  • Drive the Databricks technical roadmap and support Data Engineering teams
  • Design scalable data structures and integrations that enable solution delivery
  • Develop architecture patterns and solutions aligned to business needs
  • Define, review, and advise on data pipelines for efficient ingestion, transformation, and storage
  • Contribute to the Target Architecture, aligned with business strategy
  • Act as design authority, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and the Target Architecture
  • Build subject‑matter expertise in Covea’s data platforms and support technical engineers
  • Collaborate across disciplines to align on requirements and uphold data quality, governance, and best practices
  • Drive solution adoption, build consensus, resolve delivery constraints, and ensure architectures meet business and technical objectives
  • Ensure clear, agreed requirements and operate within governance to deliver architectures that address design challenges

Requirements

  • Strong expertise across Databricks, Unity Catalog, DLT, and external data connectors
  • Skilled in designing data‑centric architectures at conceptual, logical, and physical levels
  • Experienced in integrating new data flows into existing systems of record
  • Solid background in data analysis and modelling at enterprise and solution levels
  • Proficient with structured/unstructured data, relational databases, and graph technologies
  • Knowledge of Data Vault, Kimball, Inmon, and medallion design patterns
  • Broad experience with cloud and on‑prem Data Warehouse, Data Lake, and Lakehouse architectures
  • Relevant cloud/data architecture certifications (Databricks, AWS, Azure) preferred
  • Confident working with stakeholders at all levels, including partners and clients
  • Strong commercial awareness and exceptional communication skills; effective team collaborator
Benefits
  • Flexible working – 36.25 hours a week with flexitime & hybrid options
  • Annual pay review – plus performance bonuses (up to 30% depending on level)
  • Generous holidays – 25–27 days + bank holidays, with buy/sell options
  • Pension perks – 7.5% employer contribution, rising to 9% with your input
  • A culture where everyone belongs – we're committed to diversity, equity & inclusion, with real action, employee-led community groups, and ongoing learning to make Covéa a place where everyone can thrive
  • Mental & financial support – through our dedicated Wellbeing group
  • Career growth – training, qualifications & apprenticeships to help you thrive
  • Health & wellbeing – private medical cover, 24/7 Virtual GP, health checks, flu jabs & more
  • Drive in style – Tusker Car Scheme with fully maintained insured vehicles
  • Extra savings – gym discounts, Cycle to Work, and retail offers via Perkpal

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
DatabricksUnity CatalogDLTdata architecturedata analysisdata modelingstructured dataunstructured datarelational databasesgraph technologies
Soft skills
communication skillsteam collaborationstakeholder engagementcommercial awareness
Certifications
Databricks certificationAWS certificationAzure certification