Hybrid Data Architect

at Covéa Insurance

• Job title: Data Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: £90,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Unity, Vault
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Halifax, United Kingdom

About the role

• Data Architect at Covéa Insurance, modernizing data capabilities and ensuring robust data strategy alignment with business objectives. Collaborating across teams to drive solution adoption and uphold data quality standards.

Responsibilities

• 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