Enterprise Data Architect

Summary

Join us at METRO.digital and become a Lead Data Governor, responsible for owning data architecture principles, co-owning and leading the data strategy, and overseeing solution architects on physical level.

Requirements

• Be able to communicate the value of data on all levels and be actively shaping how Metro is handling data today and tomorrow
• Have strong communication skills as a key task is to connect people from different business units and different roles
• Be able to work conceptually and be able to communicate the impact of this type of work
• Be able to define and foster data architecture principles
• Be able to contribute to the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an enterprise data model
• Be able to think and communicate the big picture for data, and at the same time, be able to link this to individual solutions
• Actively driving the collaboration with technical architects on enterprise and solutions level
• Actively engaging with business process architects
• Have minimum 10 years of experience in the data field (engineering and data architecting)
• Have minimum 3 years of experience in the position of Enterprise Data Architect or minimum 3 years experience in the position of Data Architect conducting large data transformation engagements
• Have a considerable interest in the business processes and business challenges a company like Metro is facing; experience in the wholesale/retail domain is a plus but not mandatory
• Have coded data processing pipelines or data applications and should be knowledgeable in modern software delivery and lifecycle management
• Have deep knowledge in data processing technologies
• Profound knowledge (differences and tradeoffs) of different database technologies, like Relational, NoSQL, and Data Lake
• Good knowledge of public clouds (GCP, Azure or AWS)
• Have a consulting mindset. Sharing information and proactively supporting projects is a must
• Should be able to guide and respect people and be an internal sales person for all topics around data
• Should have skills in data modeling and governance models and how to make them become reality in a large cooperation
• Should have strong methodology skills when engaging with business units and data teams
• Should have a background in how to bring AI/ML into business processes and what role data management plays in such advanced solutions
• Should have knowledge of GDPR and other data privacy
• Should be willing to represent Metro.digital on external conferences
• Should be willing to get engaged in hiring data people and mentor people on their data-savvy career path
• Should be familiar with agile software delivery by teams across various locations

Responsibilities

• Own the data Architecture Principles
• Co-own and lead the Data Strategy
• Co-own the enterprise data model on the Conceptional Level
• Own the enterprise data model on Logical Level
• Consult and oversee solution architect on the Physical Level
• Being the Lead Data Governor, incl. Quality, Security, Privacy, GDPR

Benefits

• Flexible and remote work: create your own schedule! Flexibility defines the way we work and interact with each other
• People development: when you grow so do we! We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development
• Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring! Life is full of surprises, full of challenges and we want to support you – whenever YOU need - at an individual level and during every stage of your life