TITLE:  Sr. Manager-Data Architect

LOCATION:  Westchester, IL

REPORTS TO:  Director, Enterprise Information Management & Analytics             

Primary Function:

The Sr. Manager-Data Architect is responsible for designing, creating, and managing an organization’s data architecture. This role is critical in establishing a solid foundation for data management within an organization, ensuring that data is organized, accessible, secure, and aligned with business objectives. The data architect designs warehouses, file systems and databases, and defines how data will be collected and organized.

Core Responsibilities:

•Interpret and deliver impactful strategic plans improving data integration, data quality, and data delivery in support of business initiatives and roadmaps.

•Design the structure and layout of data systems, including databases, warehouses, and lakes.

•Evaluate and recommend emerging technologies for data management, storage, and analytics.

•Select and implement database management systems that meet the organization’s needs by defining data schemas, optimizing data storage, and establishing data access controls and security measures.

•Define and implement the long-term technology strategy and innovations roadmaps across analytics, data engineering, and data platforms.

•Establish data strategy, framework, and reference architecture for data products and evaluate architectural alternatives for private, public and hybrid cloud data platform models, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS cloud services.

•Design and implement processes for the ETL process from various sources into the organization’s data systems.

•Translate high-level business requirements into data models and appropriate metadata, test data, and data quality standards.

•Manage senior business stakeholders to secure strong engagement and ensures that the delivery of the project aligns with longer-term strategic roadmaps.

•Simplify the existing data architecture, delivering reusable services and cost-saving opportunities in line with the policies and standards of the company.

•Lead and participate in the peer review and quality assurance of project architectural artifacts across the EA group through governance forums.

•Define and manage standards, guidelines, and processes to ensure data quality.

•Work with IT teams, business analysts, and data analytics teams to understand data consumers’ needs and develop solutions.

•Collaborate with business stakeholders and respective solution delivery leads to understand business requirements and translate them into data product requirements and specifications.

•Represent data architecture on the Architecture Review Board and collaboratively design solutions for specific initiatives. 

•Be responsible for end-to-end data architecture and strategy for data lifecycle management (including non-functional requirements and operations).

•Mentor and upskill fellow team members.

•Contribute to Ingredion internal groups and forums.

Requirements:

•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mathematics, or related field.

•10+ years’ experience architecting data solutions on large platforms including on one or more major cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) platforms.

•Relevant experience in design and implementation of data models for enterprise data warehouse initiatives

•Experience leading projects involving data warehousing, data modeling, and data analysis.

•Deep knowledge of various data architecture frameworks like TOGAF.

•Solid experience with unstructured, semi-structured, and structured data as well as with SQL and NoSQL modern data stores.

•Hands-on experience with databases like Oracle, SQL Server, etc. and Big Data/Cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure, Google Big Query, Databricks, AWS, Cloudera, etc.

•Ability to work independently and as part of a team to successfully execute projects.

•Ability to multitask and meet aggressive deadlines efficiently and effectively.

•Excellent communication and collaboration skills, experience working in collaborative environment.

•Ability to apply analytical and creative thought process.

•Proven success in contributing in a multi-location team-oriented environment.

•Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

•Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

•Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

•Certification in Data architecture or related fields is a plus.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Relocation Available:

No