Full Time Permanent position
Hybrid role based in our City Centre offices

What we offer

We have embraced a hybrid working model for most of our positions, which means that you can enjoy a balanced approach of working from home for part of the week and working from the office for the remainder of the week.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive salaries and bonuses, robust Learning and Development support, excellent Defined Contribution pension and comprehensive Wellbeing initiatives and support to name but a few.

Further details on our benefits package can be accessed here Benefits (life-careers.com)

At Irish Life, our purpose is to help people build better futures. Our company values shape everything we do and underpin our vision of being the driving force behind Ireland’s financial, physical, and mental well-being.

We believe in doing the right thing—acting with integrity and making fair, responsible decisions. We aim high, setting ambitious goals and constantly find better ways to innovate and improve. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are dedicated to understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. We believe that as a team we work best together, in a supportive, collaborative environment where every idea and contribution is valued.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Head of Data, the Data Architect will play a pivotal role in designing, governing, and evolving the enterprise data architecture underpinning ILIM’s data platform. Our chosen technology stack is Microsoft ADF, Snowflake and Power BI. You will ensure our data infrastructure supports current and future business needs, aligns with ILIM’s data strategy, and enables scalable, compliant, and performant data operations. This is a new role, created to support the implementation of the ILIM Data Strategy, and you will be instrumental in shaping the future of ILIM’s data platform and ensuring alignment with group-wide data initiatives

What you will help us to achieve

Deliver a best-in-class, user-centric, high-performing, and scalable cloud data platform using Snowflake, supporting ILIM’s data strategy and business needs.
Design and govern best practice data models (Operational Data Store & Data Warehouse), pipelines, data engineering standards, and security best practices within Snowflake and related technologies.
Work closely with the Data Team to plan, develop, and execute a roadmap of data products (insight delivery, reporting (Power BI), predictive analytics, automation, self-serve) focused on business value.
Support the delivery of AI initiatives through the provision of high-quality data products and guidance to relevant stakeholders on the capabilities available in Snowflake.
Enable ILIM to become a truly data-driven business, using insights to inform decisions, deliver growth, and improve performance.
Mentor and provide technical guidance to data team members, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and excellence.
Develop and maintain a strong focus on data governance and compliance, ensuring ILIM complies with relevant regulations and industry standards while maximising business utility of data. Build out a data quality monitoring framework to support data governance across ILIM.

What you will need to be successful in the role

You are a curious, detail-oriented person who is passionate about data and the impact it can have in an organisation.
An engineering mindset with proven experience building out large scale data platforms using Snowflake (big advantage) or similar with extensive knowledge on best practices for data pipelines, deployment, orchestration, cost and performance optimisation. Forward thinking, ensuring we can continue to incrementally build out our data warehouse with ease.
A business focus – extensive experience designing and building dimensional data models based on Kimball Methodology principles: simplicity, flexibility, and focus on business requirements/processes.
Extensive experience building reusable design patterns for integrating data from multiple sources into a data platform like Snowflake, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and security in data integration processes while supporting scalable and efficient data engineering practices.
Strong understanding of data governance, security, and compliance in a regulated environment.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
The ability to partner with, influence, and relationship-manage diverse business stakeholders, bridging the gap between technical and business teams.
Strong commercial acumen with a track record of successful, on-time, and on-budget project delivery.
A bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field (e.g. computer science, mathematics, engineering, data science, business, or a related discipline).

Desirable

Experience building Power BI Semantic Models for self-service BI.
Experience with Microsoft ADF.
Experience in financial services, asset management, or a similar data-rich industry is highly desirable.

Key Competencies

Innovation and Change

Communication and Influencing

Drive for Results

Operational Excellence and Process Improvement

Team Working & Cross Functional Collaboration

Problem Solving & Decision Making

About us

Irish Life Investment Managers (ILIM), an investment firm authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland, has been part of the Great West Lifeco group of companies since 2013. The firm manages assets of circa €110bn on behalf of a diverse range of institutional clients including pension plans, Investment Advisers, Insurance companies, corporations and charitable foundations, across a broad range of of asset classes.

The company reserves the right to draw up a shortlist as part of the selection process. Where Agency assistance is required the Irish Life Recruitment Team will engage directly with suppliers. Unsolicited CVs / profiles supplied to Irish Life by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this role.

Irish Life is proud to be an Equal Opportunities employer. We have created an environment of inclusion and growth to help people achieve their potential, to ensure they can bring their whole selves to work and to feel valued. We celebrate diversity of thought and perspective and want all of our employees to feel valued, respected and supported.

We have built a culture that promotes equality and inclusion for all of our current and future employees and strive to ensure that our behaviours, processes and practices are aligned to this culture.

If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process please contact lifecareers@irishlife.ie and we will be delighted to ensure you are fully supported to be your best.

Irish Life Investment Managers supports Equal Opportunity and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Data Architect - ILIM

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