Enterprise Data Architect

In this role, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing a robust and scalable data strategy, including developing data models, guiding master data management (MDM), and establishing data governance policies. You will collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to define data domains, ensure data quality, and provide architectural guidance for the operational data platform. The ideal candidate possesses a comprehensive understanding of data architecture principles, practical data modeling experience, and a solid grasp of data-centric architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop information data models including conceptual, logical and physical data models for Industrial Systems. Manage and maintain these models in a Power Designer repository. 
• Identify key data entities, create conceptual models, map them to value stages and business capabilities, and develop high-level data flows for both current and future states.
• Provide architecture guidance for the IS IT enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) strategy, support to establish data governance policies, evaluate and select right MDM tools.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and product teams to define business data domains, its ownership and guide to establish system of record and source of truth.
• Support the PDO team’s intake process, understanding business requirements, translating them into people, process, data and system requirements, applying data architectural principles, and provide right guidance to create data products.
• Provide a comprehensive data migration strategy to consolidate different workstream data centric platforms into one IS operational data platform.
• Perform data quality analysis, identify, propose recommendations to resolve data quality issues.
• Establish data architecture principles, data standards, best practices, and guidelines for the design of the operational data platform. 
• Perform proof of concepts and guide Product team members to design and develop using different data engineering technologies and tools.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field
• 8+ years overall IT experience including progressive IT experience in architecture.
• 5+ years of Data Architecture or Database Administrator experience in designing or implementing OLTP/RDBMS databases, Data Warehouse, Data Marts
• 4+ years of hands-on experience creating data models using data modeling tools (e.g. Power Designer)
• Knowledge of Master Data Management concepts and tools
• Experience in GCP technologies including Big Query, PostgreSQL, DBT, Cloud Run, Mongo DB
• Experience in defining and implementing data quality initiatives.

Our preferred requirements:

• Functional and Architecture Experience with one or more PLM platforms (e.g., Siemens’ Teamcenter, Dassault’s 3D Experience)
• Knowledge of TOGAF, DAMA Architecture Framework and Standards
• Ability to define data architecture principles, guidelines and standards
• Expertise in interoperability standards and methods
• Outstanding and proven leadership skills in working with senior-level management helping in decision-making.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong ability to self-manage and develop work plans that employ appropriate methods to resolve ambiguity and build consensus for an architectural solution
   

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary 

This position is a salary grade 8. 

This position is a range of salary grades 8.

* Please note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site at minimum 1-3 day per week *

*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role*

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
 

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