This role is within the Central Functions technology domain, which is responsible for ensuring our colleagues can make the best use of the applications in their day to day, ensuring business systems are fit for purpose.
You will be working as a key player in the implementation, upgrades and enhancements of various solutions across the Finance, People, Procurement and Business Services domain. You will lead on the creation of technical artefacts, enabling high quality (technical/business) data centric solutions to be delivered at pace along with your hands-on experience of Finance, Procurement and People/HR solutions.
At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.
For this job you'll spend at least two days per week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time,
based at either our Swindon or London office. Whilst these locations are where we are primarily looking to fill the role, if you're an internal applicant based in a different location we would welcome your application and if successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this could work for this specific role. You can also find out more about our approach to hybrid working here .
If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date, so please apply as soon as you can.
What you'll be doingAs an Engineer (Data Architect) in the Central Functions technology subdomain, you will work with the Senior Architect, engineers, business stakeholders and project teams to provide solution design and assurance for in-flight and upcoming projects. Your focus will be on the data architecture to provide data centric solutions using strategic tools.
We have an exciting and extensive portfolio of change to manage over the coming years, including but not limited to, implementation of sub ledger accounting, financial consolidation, automation of business processes, integration with the data Lakehouse architecture, and supporting changes to regulatory reporting.
- You will support the on-going management of the Finance business and technology roadmap.
- Ensuring domain data roadmaps definitions are completed whilst aligning to best practice guidelines, engineering patterns, and Nationwide standards.
- Contributing to the creation and ongoing maintenance of domain data architecture and engineering principles, patterns, and standards to reflect best practice and effective use within the organisation.
- Supporting the delivery, implementation and on-going changes required for data and solutions in the Finance and People domain.
- Creation and management of architecturally significant questions (ASQ's)
- Playing an active role in solution design governance.
You will be using your leadership skills and Subject Matter Expertise to work with stakeholders and peers to understand and influence how the technical infrastructure deliverables coincide with activities both within and without the team, and when required you will be providing designs/solutions to align with engineering principles and architectural strategy.
About youYou will have a proven track record in providing leadership, technical security design and delivery of secure solutions. You will have in-depth knowledge & experience of the following:
- Strong technical background specifically with a background in Data Architecture or engineering
- Knowledge and understanding of Data Management principles, including Data Design & Governance, Data Quality, Master and Reference Data Management, Metadata Management, Security and Compliance
- Good understanding of modern reporting platforms (dashboarding, advanced analytics, AI)
- Demonstrable experience of pragmatic approaches to Data Architecture across data and reporting technologies including: SAP, Oracle, DBT, MS SQLServer, SAS, open source technologies, cloud platforms such as Azure and AWS.
- A good understanding of Finance, People, Procurement, and data solutions
Our Customer First behaviours are all about putting customers and members at the heart of how we work together. You can strengthen your application by showing the behaviours that resonate with you, and how you might have already demonstrated these.
- Say it straight - This is about being honest and direct with good intent and saying what needs to be said in the room. It's also about being clear, precise, and using language that we and, importantly, our customers and members can understand.
- Push for better - This is about aiming high and constantly looking for better in how we work together and serve our customers and members.
- Get it done - This is about prioritising what will have the greatest impact, being decisive and taking accountability for delivering on the end-to-end outcome.
We know applying for jobs can sometimes feel like you're sending an application into a black hole. We review each application individually. So, it's a good idea to call out your most relevant experience on your application to give yourself the best chance.
The extras you'll getThere are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide, including:
- A personal pension - if you put in 7% of your salary, we'll top up by a further 16%
- Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year
- Life assurance worth 8x your salary
- A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Wellhub - Access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness
- Access to an annual performance related bonus
- Access to training to help you develop and progress your career
- 25 days holiday, pro rata
What makes us differentNationwide is the world's largest building society. With over 15 million customers, we have a relationship with almost a quarter of the UK's population. We've got the scale to compete with the big banks, but we're not a bank.
As a building society, we're owned by our members - that's our customers who have their current account, mortgage or savings with us. It means we can do things differently to deliver our Purpose - Banking - but fairer, more rewarding, and for the good of society.
When you work at Nationwide, you can experience that difference for yourself. You'll be part of a high-performing, purpose-driven organisation that offers rewarding career experiences and a highly competitive range of benefits to match. You'll also be joining us at an important time as we seek to reach more and more people in the UK. We want everyone in the UK to know that they don't have to bank with a bank. They can choose a modern mutual instead.
What to do nextIf this role is for you, please click the 'Apply Now' button. You'll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.
We respond to everyone, so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.
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