Enterprise Data Architect

Summary

Join METRO.digital, a technology-driven company within the leading international food wholesaler METRO, and contribute to building the future of wholesale. As an Enterprise Data Architect, you will own the data architecture principles, contribute to the data strategy, and co-own the enterprise data model. You will collaborate with various teams to define data architectural principles and ensure data quality, security, and privacy. This role requires extensive experience in data architecture and engineering, strong communication skills, and a consulting mindset. METRO.digital offers flexible and remote work options, people development programs, and individual support.

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
• Own enterprise data flow (safeguard + design new when tech is introduced/decommissioned), know and understand enterprise data objects and the processes that are supported by data, design migration strategy in large scale projects
• Collaborate with business process architects and enterprise architecture to define the data architecture principles and act as quality gate in change and run the business
• Have minimum 7 years of experience in the data field (engineering and data architecting)
• Have minimum 2 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 programs
• 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 deep knowledge in data processing technologies; data models and interdependencies between data objects
• Understanding /know how of different database technologies and public cloud
• Have a consulting mindset
• Should be familiar with agile software delivery by teams across various locations

Responsibilities

• Own the data Architecture Principles; enterprise data flow, know how on enterprise data objects and their dependency to business processes
• Contribute to 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
• Collaborate with data governance, Quality, Security, Privacy to define the data architectural principles

Benefits

• Flexible and remote work: create your own schedule! Flexibility defines the way we work and interact with each other. At METRO.digital, you have the possibility to work remotely and adapt your working hours in a very flexible way
• 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. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career
• 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