Data​/Information Architect

Position: Data / Information Architect
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In this position...

We are seeking an experienced Data/Information Architect to provide data architecture for Ford Motor Company's Industrial Systems (IS) Data Strategy.

As a Data/Information Architect, you'll be responsible for designing and implementing a robust and scalable data strategy based on data-centric principles. You will also guide the implementation of the IS data Platform. You will collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to define data domains, onboard source systems, create data models, ensure data quality, map source to domain, assist in creating contracts, and provide architectural guidance for the implementation of the IS data platform.

You will also maintain changes to the Enterprise Data Model (EDM) and IS Conceptual Data Model. The ideal candidate possesses a comprehensive understanding of data architecture principles, practical data modeling experience, and a solid grasp of data-centric architecture.

Based in Dearborn, MI, this is a hybrid position with a required four-day onsite presence each week. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidates.

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced Information/Data Architect to shape and guide our Industrial Systems (IS) Data Strategy. You will help build a resilient data foundation that accelerates digital transformation and enables sustainable operational agility across Industrial Systems.

What you'll do...

* Provide consultation and data-strategy support for IS initiatives.

* Run EA IS Data Strategy Office Hours and provide guidance on data challenges.

* Partners closely with the EDP team-understand their roadmap and share relevant updates with IS EA architects.

* Design and develop information/data models (enterprise, conceptual, logical, and physical) for Industrial Systems; manage and maintain models in a Power Designer repository.

* Map applications to the conceptual data model, business processes, and business capabilities.

* Support product-team intake: translate use cases into data requirements and provide expert architecture guidance and designs.

* Lead discovery, onboarding, and analysis of sources into Industrial Systems Data Platform (ISDP); build deep understanding of the data landscape and enable integration of diverse sources into ISDP.

* Lead conceptual discussions to understand the data landscape; identify and evaluate candidate data sources; maintain data models and data dictionaries for identified source systems; and develop canonical domain models.

* Profile source-system data; define data-quality requirements, dimensions, and metrics; and guide monitoring, measurement, reporting, and issue remediation.

* Establish data-architecture principles, standards, best practices, and guidelines for the data platform (catalog, lineage, observability, security, interoperability).

* Perform proof-of-concepts and guide product teams in designing and developing solutions using GCP data-engineering technologies and tools.

What you'll do...

* Provide consultation and data-strategy support for IS initiatives.

* Run EA IS Data Strategy Office Hours and provide guidance on data challenges.

* Partners closely with the EDP team-understand their roadmap and share relevant updates with IS EA architects.

* Design and develop information/data models (enterprise, conceptual, logical, and physical) for Industrial Systems; manage and maintain models in a Power Designer repository.

* Map applications to the conceptual data model, business processes, and business capabilities.

* Support product-team intake: translate use cases into data requirements and provide expert architecture guidance and designs.

* Lead discovery, onboarding, and analysis of sources into Industrial Systems Data Platform (ISDP); build deep understanding of the data landscape and enable integration of diverse sources into ISDP.

* Lead conceptual discussions to understand the data landscape; identify and evaluate candidate data sources; maintain data models and data dictionaries for identified source systems; and develop canonical domain models.

* Profile source-system data; define data-quality requirements, dimensions, and metrics; and guide monitoring, measurement, reporting, and issue remediation.

* Establish data-architecture principles, standards, best practices, and guidelines for the data platform (catalog, lineage,…