Data Solution Architect

Data Solutions Architect

Location: Bristol

Salary: circa £100k

This is a great job for someone who is passionate about building the data foundations that power AI, analytics and smarter decision-making. You may already be a Data Architect, Data Engineering Lead, Knowledge Engineer or AI Platform Architect looking to shape enterprise-wide strategy.

You’ll enjoy influencing technology direction, working with senior stakeholders and helping others develop. If you’re excited by the opportunity to create scalable, AI-ready data solutions that make a real business impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Data and AI are transforming how we serve customers and make decisions across Aviva. You’ll join our architecture community and help build the foundations that make trusted, connected and accessible data available across the business. Working with technology, data and business teams, you’ll define the architecture, standards and roadmaps that support analytics, AI and future innovation.

You’ll be accountable for designing secure and scalable solutions that unlock value from both structured and unstructured data. Your work will help ensure our data is trusted, discoverable and ready for the opportunities ahead.

• Strong experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering or AI platform architecture, with a track record of delivering enterprise-scale solutions.
• Experience designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms using AWS and/or Azure, alongside modern platforms such as Snowflake.
• Experience designing architectures for unstructured data, knowledge graphs, semantic models, metadata frameworks, taxonomies, ontologies, or enterprise search solutions using technologies such as RDF, OWL, SPARQL, or similar.
• Understanding of AI technologies, including large language models, vector databases, semantic search and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Strong Python and SQL skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders, provide technical leadership and define architecture standards and roadmaps.

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow – is a promise we make to our colleagues too.

And one of the ways we live up to that promiseisby investing in you.

We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting
  salary Circa £100k (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity 12% – actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva’s
• Generous pension
  scheme e.g. if you put in 8%, Aviva adds 14% in.
• 29 days
  holiday
  plus bank holidays,and you can choosetobuyorsell up to 5days
• Aviva-funded Private Medical Benefit
  to help you get expert support when you need it
• Make your money go further
  -Up to 40%
  discount on
  
  Aviva products
  , and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our
  Matching Share Plan
  and share in the success of Aviva with our
  Save As You Earn
  scheme
• Brilliantly
  supportive policies
  including parentalandcarer’s leave
• Flexible benefits
  to suit you, including
  sustainability options
  such as cycle to work
• Make a difference,be part of our
  Aviva Communities
  and useyour3
  paid volunteering daysto help others
• We take your
  wellbeing
  seriously withlots of support and tools

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We’re inclusive and welcome everyone – we want applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if youdon’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working –spending at least
50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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