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Data Architect (DA), Level 4

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

Serco is a specialist at delivering vital services on behalf of European, National and Local Governments.

Serco Europe employ’s a large workforce in Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy and the UK.

Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions throughout Europe. 

 

Role Responsibility

The Key Person's activity will cover mainly the following activities:

  • Develop modelling standards, guidelines and best practices.
  • Develop and maintain subject area conceptual data models.
  • Take part in the peer review of data related deliverables.
  • The Data Architect will also play the role of Data Modeller when required, and as such, will:
    • Capture, model and describe data requirements, data definitions, business rules, data quality requirements, data security requirements;
    • Develop and maintain logical and physical data models;
    • Develop and maintain canonical message models;
    • Reverse engineer and document physical database schemas;
    • Define source-to-target mappings for data migrations.
  • Communication abilities:
    • Able to summarise and present successfully key technical issues to the relevant stakeholders (developers, analysts, peers, management and business users) considering the background of the audience;
    • Prepare and deliver formal presentations to the relevant stakeholders;
    • Experience in managing interactions between the data architecture team and other stakeholders (database administrators, software architects, business analysts, testers, support, management, business, etc.);

Demonstrable leadership capabilities are mandatory.

Successful Candidate

The key person should have:

  • Mandatory experience with data models and standards in the pharmaceutical domain like ISO IDMP, ISO ICSR, and CDISK clinical trials.
  • Mandatory experience designing and reviewing conceptual, logical and physical data models.
  • Mandatory experience with and proficient knowledge of the following tools:
    • PowerDesigner,
    • Sparx Enterprise Architect,
    • XML Spy,
    • TOAD and SQL Developer.
  • Experience with XML Schema and JSON message formats.
  • Large organisation experience.
  • Advanced level knowledge and understanding of application design, systems engineering and integration, in particular in the areas related to the key responsibilities described.
  • Experience in data design governed by Enterprise Data Architecture is desirable, preferably using TOGAF.

Experience with RUP or comparable systems engineering disciplines.

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Important

Any offer of employment is contingent upon you providing documents to verify your identity and employment eligibility, as required by law.

Applicants are reminded that they will be requested to produce such documentation during the recruitment process.

Please contact a member of the recruitment team if you require further details of acceptable types of documentation required for verification of identity and work authorization. 

For positions located within the Darmstadt Support Office please note that only applicants with no family affiliation within the Company will be considered.

Data Protection:

When creating a profile on the Serco Career Centre you agreed to the Data Protection policy, a copy is available upon request.

You may submit a written request revoking your consent to this agreement at any time.

Package Description

A prestige and challenging work environment with a real opportunity to build your career.

About the Company

Serco Services GmbH, part of the Serco group, A FTSE250, Multi-national Service Provider with over 60,000 employees worldwide.

Serco’s space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies - We work alongside EUMETSAT and the European Space Agency, where we are the largest on-site service provider with ca. 300 staff.

What connects the ever growing Serco workforce is a passion for delivering great service – To keep ahead we have to constantly evolve and enhance the way we deliver our services and everyone in Serco has a role to play here.

Serco provide the right environment to encourage ideas and a comprehensive Best Practice support network that enables them to put their ideas into action.

If you share our values then join with over 60,000 colleagues globally who are equally as passionate about delivering great service as you

Serco European Agencies

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