Description
Functie: Information Architect (Finance Banking) (QR4258)Start: , 36 uur per week
Periode: 3 mnd+
Omgeving: Amsterdam
Omschrijving:
For our client in Amsterdam we are looking for an Information Architect (Information Manager B)
The Information Architect:
- Contributes to the formulation of a vision on (future-proof) long-term information management, in various scenarios.
- Describes and monitors implementation of the set-up of (financial) information management, within the framework of applicable policy and regulations, in such a way that development and delivery of the required information output is guaranteed.
- Focuses on the elements required to manage all aspects of data and information (both structured and unstructured) from translation of strategic, business and user requirements into an information architecture;
- Spans the full information management lifecycle from information acquisition through analysis, cleanse, transform, classify and storage to presentation, distribution, security, privacy and archiving;
- Develops data standards (e.g. common business vocabulary, naming conventions, etc.) and defines the governance structure of the information and data objects;
- Has knowledge of databases, meta-models, knowledge and content management, business intelligence and storage management.
Tasks:
- Participate in breaking down desired (business and IT) themes into epics, features and high-level stories, that can be further refined into implementable stories;
- Defining together with IT architects the solution architecture with focus on the information architecture;
- Maintaining the Finance & Risk logical data model;
- Define Finance owned and review global business terms (Esperanto);
- Participate in the defining the Finance & Risk reference data structures;
- Maintaining the logical and physical data flow diagram;
- Maintaining the information services repository;
- Review Functional and solution designs.
Environment:
Finance Information Management (FIM) is responsible for the information management services (conform the BiSL-framework) for Finance and is the linking pin between Finance and IT. Within FIM the department Drive & Service management is responsible for the following:
- Information architecture
- Information service management
- Service Management
- Security, Risk & Compliance in relation to the application architecture.
- Within Finance the Agile Way-Of-Working has been adopted and all change will be executed accordingly.
Profile:
- Experience (at least 3 years) of working in a Finance Banking environment;
- Data analysis and data modelling;
- A strong affinity with IT is a must;
- Education: University (UK), HBO/University (NL). Preferably Business Economics, Information Technology or Mathematics.
- Significant knowledge of multiple environments (domains, platforms, products, architectures, technologies) and therefore can work mainly independent, sometimes requiring some guidance;
Competences:
- Analytical mind;
- Quick absorber of complex information;
- Proactive attitude towards tackling issues;
- Capable of performing complex analyses.
- Addresses potential customer requirements.
- Thinks in strategic and conceptual (future-oriented) terms.
- Uses knowledge of the discipline and the market to formulate the right approach.
- A customer focus and is result driven;
- Persuasiveness;
- Team worker but also capable of working independently;
- Has good communication skills in oral and written English;
- Likes to work in small teams and in a dynamic international environment.