Business Data Architect
Hybrid
Wokingham, United Kingdom
Freelance
18-03-2025
Job Specifications
The Business Data Architect in the utility sector designs and manages data frameworks to support operational efficiency and strategic goals. They develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with industry regulations and utility-specific needs, such as energy distribution and customer billing. Collaborating with stakeholders, they translate business requirements into scalable data solutions. The role involves ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance with standards like GDPR or NERC-CIP. They optimize data systems for real-time analytics, outage management, and smart grid technologies. Proficiency in data modeling tools and cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) is essential. The architect establishes data governance policies to maintain consistency across utility operations. They identify opportunities to enhance data utilization for predictive maintenance and demand forecasting. A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field and 5+ years of experience are typically required. Strong communication skills are needed to bridge technical and business teams.
About the Company
We are an emerging IT Consulting organization based in Manchester, UK and Dublin, Ireland. Troy specialises in IT consulting in SAP, DevOps, Big Data, RPI, BPM, CRM, Data science and Cloud area. Troy has staffed members who can envision, design and develop with an ability to adapt to new technologies in UK and Ireland. We have offices in both UK and Ireland which enable us to reach out European Union. Our prestigious end Clients are IBM, Veritas, Cognizant, Wipro, British Gas and Npower. Would also like to highlight that o... Know more
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