Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

In this role, you will:

• Develop and demonstrate a comprehensive data architecture strategy that aligns with the EDM strategy. This includes defining data principles, standards, and guidelines for data management, integration, security, and governance.
• Develop data model blueprints, that underlays the end-to-end business processes as defined by the business & data domain owners.
• Develop single source data strategy along with ecosystem wide guidelines and standards for cataloging and maintaining data repositories.
• Steer enterprise data architecture committee and establish data architecture framework, and coach the solution development teams to provision and consume best in class data.
• Instill Enterprise Data Management thinking across IT teams and apply architecture principals beyond specific application scope.
• Ensure that data architecture incorporates security measures and complies with data regulations including but not limited to US DoD classification, privacy, sovereignty etc.,
• Partner with EDM Data Governance, Data Quality and Enterprise Architecture leadership to strategize their architecture that meets Transactional, Operational and Analytical needs.
• Stay updated on emerging trends, best practices, and innovations in data architecture and recommend their incorporation into EDM data strategy.

Required Characteristics

• Implemented architectures influenced by industry standard frameworks
• Collaborated with IT teams to devise forward looking data strategy that enables access controls, privacy, security, etc.
• Understands Data lifecycle and established semantic consistency across multiple systems.
• Modern data architecture thinking and ability to translate into operational feasibility.
• Built data model blueprint of business processes and supporting systems.
• Setup framework to detect data architecture pitfalls, and coach the IT solutioning teams through stage gate reviews.
• Due to the nature of the work being performed this role requires the individual to obtain and maintain US Government Security Clearance.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

Desired Characteristics

• High negotiation skills to prioritize data architecture principles, as part of enterprise IT team’s deliverables.
• Excellent collaboration skills, to translate business to technical terms and vice versa.
• High level of energy and enthusiasm with the ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
• Have worked on a cross-functional team; is aware of business priorities and organizational dynamics.
• Experience with industry data frameworks such as DAMA, TOGAF, Zachman, etc.
• Experience with ERP, MES, CRM and/or other enterprise IT systems.
• Experience working with variety of data classification standards (e.g. Export Control, GDPR, PII, etc.)

Education Qualification

• Bachelors degree from accredited university or college with a minimum of 5 years professional experience OR associate degree with a minimum of 8 years of professional experience OR High School diploma with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience
• Minimum of 5 years of Data Architecture and Management experience.

Note: Military experience is equivalent to professional experience

Eligibility Requirement:

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. is required.  We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job.

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This role requires access to U.S. export-controlled information. If applicable, final offers will be contingent on ability to obtain authorization for access to U.S. export-controlled information from the U.S. Government.

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