Enterprise Architect – Group Data Architecture

<span><span><span><span><span><span><span><h2><u><b>Job Description:</b></u></h2></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><p><b>Purpose Intro</b></p><p>DB Global Technology is Deutsche Bank’s technology centre in Central and Eastern Europe. Since its set-up in 2013, Bucharest Technology Centre (BEX) has constantly proven its capacity to deliver global technology products and services, playing a dynamic role in the Bank’s technology transformation.</p><p>We have a robust, hands-on engineering culture dedicated to continuous learning, knowledge-sharing, technical skill development and networking. We are an essential part of the Bank’s technology platform and develop applications for many important business areas.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Role Intro </b></p><p>The Data Architecture team with Group Architecture is responsible for delivering enterprise wide data architecture standards, tools and change initiatives, executing in-line with the Bank’s data strategy.</p><ul><li>The Group Architecture team drives the development of a clear target state architecture for the Bank, together with the governance processes, supporting tools, standards and frameworks required to deliver this. This requires strong collaboration and buy-in across the Bank, working closely with federated business, infrastructure and CDI teams. </li><li>The Data Architecture team working in Group Architecture play an important role in the delivery of the Data components of the IT strategy, defining the Data Architecture roadmap and standards and identifying opportunities for technology such as Cloud and AI</li></ul><p></p><p>Your role will be part of a team defining steps to advance and accelerate progress towards our target Data Architecture and in meeting new regulatory requirements.  This includes foundational aspects required to enable the target architecture and real-world functional challenges that impede progress and/or benefit realization for moving to the target architecture. </p><p>The role covers <span><span>analysis/investigation</span></span> (current state, problem statement, stakeholder inputs), defining and documenting the approach (management friendly overviews and more detailed requirements where appropriate) and agreeing the approach with stakeholders within the Chief Technology Office and in business aligned IT Domains.</p><p></p><p></p><p><b>Responsibilities </b></p><ul><li>Lead a key part of the Data Architecture team within Group Architecture, providing strategy guidance, best practice design for the enterprise and mentorship of the team.</li><li>Define and drive the data architecture standards and requirements for AI that need to be enabled and used</li><li>Identity and support the creation of AI use cases focused on delivery the data architecture strategy, data governance tooling and deployment of a mesh architecture</li><li>You will collaborate across the CIO Solution/Domain/Data architecture teams to design and develop enterprise-level solutions that align with business objectives, data strategies, and architectural principles.</li><li>You will work with the Technology Teams to drive the design of the target architecture, develop architectural blueprints, roadmaps, and implementation plans for data-centric projects, ensuring scalability, performance, and data integrity.</li><li>Conduct architecture reviews and assessments to identify risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards.</li><li><span><span>·Estimating/quantifying</span> the impact of architectural issues and/or benefits that can be achieved from resolving them to make the business case for change</span></li><li><span>Document functional requirements to feed into delivery/product backlogs for key capabilities</span></li><li><span>Work with architects and process owners in Group Architecture to enhance architectural governance and review processes for continuous driving towards target state data architecture.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p><b>Skills </b></p><p>Experience of 7+ years in the following areas:</p><ul><li>Architecture, can include architectural experience linked to Application SDLC or close collaboration with Enterprise Architects</li><li>Financial Services sector with detailed knowledge on specific banking products (such as Loans or Interest Rate Derivatives) or functions (such as Finance, Market Risk, Business Divisions or Risk, Finance, and Treasury systems within Financial Services)</li><li>Demonstrable experience in designing and deploying AI tooling architectures and use cases</li><li>You will have an understanding of data management principles, including data governance, data quality, and data integration.</li><li>Proficiency in designing and implementing scalable and secure enterprise solutions, considering performance, reliability, and security aspects, leveraging detailed data modelling and data architecture skills with Data Mesh and Data Product patterns</li><li>Strong analyt