Data Solution Designer – Richmond Villages
Locations: Staines TW18 3DZ or Manchester M50 3SP. Flexible / Hybrid working – up to 3/4 days WFH.
Salary: £69,200 - £82,800 (negotiable, depending on experience). 10% Management Bonus Scheme.
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent – 37.5 hours per week.
Overview
We are passionate about data and recognise the positive impact it can have on the lives of our customers, patients, residents and colleagues. You will join the Chief Data & Analytics Office (CDAO) in the BGIUK Market Unit, working closely with UK Insurance, Bupa Global, Health Services, Bupa Dental Care and Care Services Business Units (BU). A key enabler of our strategy is consolidating data from different sources to provide a single, reliable consistent source of data (i.e. reusable datasets) to business teams.
The Data Solutions Designer will work across Bupa business to understand and translate business requirements into solutions that are fully aligned with the organisational, architectural and technology strategies and support delivery to make sure they are implemented correctly. As a data subject matter expert, you will be responsible for driving best practice, educating technology and business colleagues on data technologies and delivery, and feeding into Bupa's data strategy.
How You'll Help Us Make Health Happen
* Align solution designs with Bupa’s enterprise data strategy and future vision.
* Lead data modelling workshops to define entities and relationships.
* Build consensus across Bupa’s businesses and teams.
* Develop data models in collaboration tools (e.g. Ellie.ai) for business stakeholders to review and approve.
* Turn business ideas into process outcomes and prototypes that support the data strategy.
* Engage stakeholders to assess guardrails and help create data contracts.
* Work with data stewards and architects to boost data literacy and ensure governance.
* Maintain solution design documentation.
* Present designs for design authority & governance approval.
* Guide delivery teams to maintain solution quality.
* Manage requirements and drive results using collaborative and best-in-class data solutions.
Essential Qualifications
* Experience in Data Engineering Design (ETL, ELT) and modelling approaches such as Data Vault, Inmon, and Kimball.
* Extensive experience in common conceptual data models and logical data modelling across enterprise domains, including presenting, reviewing and approvals.
* Technical exposure to MS Azure Data Stack – Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, Azure SQL, Azure ML, Power BI.
* Strong understanding of Snowflake architecture, including DevOps integration and CI/CD practices.
* Foundational knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure.
* Skilled in stakeholder engagement, including facilitating workshops and translating business context into data models.
* Strong communication skills to liaise with both technical developers and non-technical stakeholders.
Highly Desirable
* Ability to align data solutions with organisational data strategy and governance frameworks.
* Proficiency in collaborative modelling tools such as Ellie.ai and FigJam for workshop facilitation.
* Knowledge of data governance principles including data stewardship, data quality and compliance guardrails.
* Exposure to emerging data technologies and trends, with a passion for continuous learning.
* Self-driven and motivated individual with a proactive approach to solution design and delivery.
* Experience of data programmes and technologies within enterprise-scale organisations or technology teams.
* Familiarity with data governance concepts including data quality, lineage, lifecycle management and security.
Benefits
* 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell.
* Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind.
* An enhanced pension plan and life insurance.
* Annual performance-based bonus.
* Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available.
* Various other benefits and online discounts.
EEO & Diversity
We encourage all of our people to "Be you at Bupa". We champion diversity and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. We aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role, and we will make reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process for anyone who needs them.
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