Ahold - Salisbury, NC
posted 3 months ago
Ahold Delhaize USA is seeking a Data Architect to join their team in Salisbury, NC. This position is integral to the Data Product teams, focusing on all aspects of data ingestion, engineering, design, modeling, and machine learning. The Data Architect will guide engineers and analytics teams to ensure high-quality data products are produced and that the best decisions are made throughout the data lifecycle. The role emphasizes data modeling, including business, logical, and physical models, and involves the identification, design, definition, transfer, and access of data. The successful candidate will have a proven track record of collaborating with diverse stakeholders to plan, design, deploy, and maintain both cloud and on-premises data solutions. The Data Architect will lead the analysis, design, and implementation of comprehensive business data products, ensuring that results can be expanded to address various business domains. They will embed with feature teams during the early design phases to consult on data and systems architecture, ensuring consistency in system and data models. The role requires accountability for design and compliance decisions, adherence to data architecture guidelines, and documentation of data models and schemas into governance systems. Additionally, the Data Architect will participate in defining standards for data quality and creating validation plans, empowering Data Product Squads to adopt better design practices through automated quality engineering. This position also involves collaboration with Data Science teams to enhance machine learning platforms and working with Solution Architects to design data products that meet organizational needs. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, enabling them to manage, coach, and motivate a team of Data, API, and Quality Engineers while fostering a collaborative environment across multiple Data Product Squads.