Job Description

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We are proud to be a member of the Rentokil family of companies, the global leader in Pest Control and other services across more than 90 countries. We pride ourselves on being a trusted partner to many of the world's leading brands and serve consumer and business customers across multiple industries. We are extremely proud of our legacy of excellence and constantly work to fulfill our mission to "protect people, enhance lives, and preserve the planet."

This role guides the development and management of a portfolio of solutions in the data, reporting, predictive intelligence, and data science domains. Solutions include projects, products, systems, shared infrastructure services and shared application services. The data architect provides the necessary thought leadership, analysis and design tasks to develop technology solutions that meet business needs and align with architectural governance and security standards. This includes the technical design, process design, architectural information model, and day-to-day contributing to data management and data governance practices as an influencer and stakeholder.

The role is expected to be hands-on – while you won’t necessarily be writing a lot of production code as part of project delivery, a successful candidate will be working closely with engineering staff and architects to directly develop PoC solutions and will be as comfortable working deep in the details as at the strategic level.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Quality Attribute assessment of delivered solutions

• Application availability of delivered solutions

• Production incident rate of delivered solutions

• Percent of business data modelled and made available on the data platform

• Business value created through optimization, simplification, and/or rationalization of platforms and tools

• Platform Health/ Vulnerability Assessments

• Provide architectural direction and guidance to data engineering teams

• Translate business problems, requests, and/or requirements into defined data solutions

• Document the data platform to effectively capture and communicate how business capabilities are realized or enabled through technology and process.

• Develop strategies, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices for the data platform. Develop PoCs as required.

• Support engineering teams in executing against strategies, roadmaps, principles, standards, and best practices for the data platform.

• Provide coaching, mentoring and guidance for engineering and delivery teams

• Analyze industry, technology, and market trends to introduce best practice frameworks/capability models tailored to control costs, provide higher quality and/or increase predictability of service delivery

Candidate Requirements

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, 7 years of experience in an architectural role or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Experience

• Seven (7) years experience in data architecture or a related technical field with significant design contribution

• Strong knowledge of data ecosystems, Big Data patterns, Cloud Service Providers, business intelligence solutions, data integration patterns, common data warehousing patterns, retrospective reporting, predictive analytics, and exploratory analytics patterns.

• Strong knowledge of modern data and platform delivery practices in one or more recognized paradigms (data fabric, data mesh, data warehouse, data lake house, data lake, etc.)

• Expert knowledge across a broad set of data delivery and data hosting platforms. (RDBMS, NoSQL tools, data warehouses, data query tools, data visualization tools, persistent data models, integration platforms, etc.)

• Expert understanding of data engineering fundamentals, implementation of modern data platforms, and data modelling characteristics

• Familiarity with of information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, and one or more architectural frameworks

• Strong knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, or equivalent. Slight preference for GCP, but a track record of delivering quality data solutions outweighs specific technology affinity.

• MDM knowledge (Reltio, Informatica, or similar) is a plus

Skills & Competencies

• Exceptional structured problem-solving, strategic synthesis, and executive communication skills.

• Strong capability in strategy facilitation, roadmap development, portfolio management, and prioritization across competing demands.

• Ability to influence senior stakeholders, drive alignment, and lead change without direct authority.

• Advanced analytical skills with the ability to convert complex qualitative and quantitative inputs into clear recommendations and decisions.

• Proficiency with strategic planning and change management approaches such as operating model design, capability mapping, and change adoption frameworks.

• Strong judgment, follow-through, and comfort building new processes, tools, and management routines from the ground up.

• People leadership skills with the ability to coach, develop, and elevate a small team while setting a high bar for performance.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential function to this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Incumbent must be prepared to:

• Move up to 10 pounds occasionally, by lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, or otherwise repositioning objects.

• Sitting for long periods of time while using office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.

• Performing repetitive motions involving the wrists, hands, and fingers, such as typing, picking, and pinching, within your regular work environment.

• Express or exchange ideas with others through the use of spoken word, quickly, accurately, and at an easily audible volume, and receive detailed information through oral communication at usual speaking levels without correction, and/or make fine discriminations in the nature of sounds in the environment.

Incumbent is required to have:

• Near-range visual acuity for detailed tasks and ability to perform activities with precision such as analyzing data, viewing computer screens or reading extensively.

Incumbent will be subject to:

• Inside working conditions: The change of building environment such as with or without air conditioning and heating.

Our companies are proud to be Affirmative Action (AA) and Equal Opportunity Employers (EOE) inclusive of veterans and those with disabilities.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by colleagues assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of colleagues so classified. All colleagues may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Why Choose Us?

A career with the Rentokil family of companies can be a professional trajectory filled with opportunity. We pride ourselves on being a world-class team that rewards high performance, and we love to promote from within. We offer competitive pay and many of our roles offer performance incentives.

Below you'll find information about some of what we have to offer. All Full-Time Colleagues qualify for the following and Part-Time Colleagues qualify for most benefits after they meet certain criteria.

Click here to read more about our Total Rewards Program which includes: 

Professional and Personal Growth

• Multiple avenues to grow your career

• Training and development programs available

• Tuition Reimbursement benefits (for FT Colleagues)

Health and Wellness

• Full-time colleagues are eligible to begin enrollment immediately upon hire with benefits starting on day 1

• Health benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance plus much more

Savings and Retirement

• 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching contributions

Work-Life Balance

• Vacation days & sick days

• Company-paid holidays & floating holidays

• A company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility

We are looking for individuals who want to make a difference where our customers live and work.  Is that you?

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