Principal Data & Information Architect

GE Aerospace - Livonia, MI

Full-time - Principal

Livonia, MI

Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

About the position

The Principal Data & Information Architect at GE Aerospace is responsible for architecting, maturing, and operationalizing the cloud-based data lake ecosystem within the DECA-EDAS organization. This role involves setting technology strategies, influencing internal architects, and ensuring customer-centric service delivery while adhering to ITIL practices. The position requires a strong focus on security, data management, and collaboration with industry partners to enhance data services.

Responsibilities

• Set the technology strategy and roadmap for all data services in alignment with ITIL practices.
• Design enterprise-level references and artifacts to support the organizational technical vision.
• Influence internal architects during the discovery, design, upgrade, and operational stages of platforms.
• Build partnerships and trust with EDAS customers.
• Engage with industry and vendor partners, relaying information back to functional domain and product teams.
• Execute in accordance with FLIGHT DECK fundamentals, including documentation of standard work.
• Design and architect products with a focus on security and secure development life cycle.
• Advocate for customers through service reviews and advisory boards.
• Mentor technologists through coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Represent and drive the Data technical community inside EDAS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 10 years of professional experience, or an Associate's degree with 13 years, or a High School Diploma with 15 years of experience.
• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in Data Engineering or Database and Cloud Architecture.
• Experience with cloud computing services, preferably AWS or Azure.
• Knowledge of modern enterprise data and analytic architectures.
• Understanding of data management concepts such as data quality, protection, governance, lineage, and metadata management.
• Familiarity with ingestion tools (Informatica, Talend, HVR), BI platforms (Tableau, Tibco Spotfire), and analytics tools (Dataiku).
• Ability to translate business needs into technical requirements.
• Knowledge of cloud and data security principles.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with technical tradeoffs including cost, availability, and performance.
• Experience deploying solutions at scale and building reliable data services.
• Adept at navigating organizational matrices and understanding roles within the organization.
• Ability to articulate business value and outcomes effectively.

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Challenging career paths
• Competitive compensation