Data Architect APAC

CMA CGM; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits

Regional exposure

Global leader

Job summary

CMA CGM Information Technology in Singapore is seeking a Senior Data Architect to shape and govern data architecture across APAC. You will translate regional requirements into scalable data platforms, governance, and analytics capabilities, overseeing end-to-end architectures spanning apps, APIs, data products, and cloud services.

You will lead architecture reviews, collaborate with Head Office and regional teams, and guide delivery and data migration initiatives while promoting reusable

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• At least 12 years of technology experience with 5+ years in data, solution, or enterprise architecture.
• Experience designing modern data platforms, data governance, and scalable integration ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of governance, metadata, data quality, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Familiarity with AI/ML lifecycles, production deployment, and responsible AI controls.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL to evaluate technical designs.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve APAC data architecture strategy, standards, and roadmaps.
• Translate enterprise architecture principles into scalable regional solutions.
• Embed governance, metadata, lineage, security, and residency into designs.
• Design scalable data platforms including warehouses, lakes, and data products.
• Shape architectures for data science, ML, and generative AI with MLOps/LLMOps and responsible AI.
• Lead architecture reviews and document decisions, manage risks, and verify designs.
• Guide delivery teams through implementation, data migration, and cloud adoption.
• Coach regional teams to promote reusable patterns and documentation.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Cross-cultural collaboration

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

CMA CGM

Information Technology

Permanent contract

Full Time

Led by Rodolphe Saadé, the CMA CGM Group, a global leader in shipping and logistics, serves more than 420 ports around the world on five continents. With its subsidiary CEVA Logistics, a world leader in logistics, and its air freight division CMA CGM AIR CARGO, the CMA CGM Group is continually innovating to offer its customers a complete and increasingly efficient range of new shipping, land, air and logistics solutions.

Committed to the energy transition in shipping, and a pioneer in the use of alternative fuels, the CMA CGM Group has set a target to become Net Zero Carbon by 2050.
Through the CMA CGM Foundation, the Group acts in humanitarian crises that require an emergency response by mobilizing the Group’s shipping and logistics expertise to bring humanitarian supplies around the world.

Present in 160 countries through its network of more than 400 offices and 750 warehouses, the Group employs more than 155,000 people worldwide, including 4,000 in Marseilles where its head office is located.

Role Overview

You will shape and govern data architecture across APAC, ensuring alignment with global architecture principles and standards. You will translate business strategy and regional requirements into scalable data platforms, domain models, integration patterns, governance controls, analytics and reporting capabilities, and implementation roadmaps.

You will also provide solution and application architecture leadership, designing end-to-end solutions spanning applications, BI and analytics, APIs, event-driven integrations, data domain products, and cloud services.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the APAC data architecture strategy, standards, reference architectures, and roadmaps in alignment with Group direction and regional business priorities.
• Partner with Head Office and APAC stakeholders to translate enterprise architecture principles and business requirements into scalable regional solutions.
• Embed data governance, ownership, metadata, lineage, quality, master and reference data, security, privacy, residency, and lifecycle requirements into solution designs.
• Design scalable data platforms—including warehouses, lakehouses, data products, and analytics environments—and end-to-end architectures spanning applications, APIs, events, integrations, and cloud services.
• Shape architectures for data science, advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI, incorporating MLOps/LLMOps and responsible AI controls.
• Lead architecture reviews and design assurance for internal and vendor-led solutions, documenting key decisions, managing architectural risks, and verifying implementation against approved designs.
• Guide delivery teams throughout implementation, resolve design and technical issues, and support data migration, integration, and cloud adoption initiatives in accordance with Head Office guidelines.
• Coach regional teams, promote reusable patterns and consistent documentation, and evaluate emerging technologies to support innovative, compliant solutions.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 12 years of relevant technology experience, including 5 years in data, solution, or enterprise architecture, with demonstrated architecture leadership in a regional or global organisation.
• Strong experience designing modern data platforms and integration ecosystems, and governing both vendor-led and internally delivered solutions.
• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata, lineage, data quality, security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Working knowledge of AI/ML and data science lifecycles, production deployment patterns, and responsible AI controls.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL sufficient to evaluate technical designs.
• Professional fluency in English, with excellent stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior business and technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a proactive, detail-oriented, business-focused approach and the ability to collaborate across cultures, organisational boundaries, and time zones.

Why Join CMA CGM?

• Be part of a global leader in shipping and logistics with ambitious growth plans.
• Work in a collaborative, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.
• Opportunities for professional growth and regional exposure.

Kindly note that only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

Come along on CMA CGM’s adventure !

Information at a Glance

Rise in motion with CMA CGM Group: where ambition meets opportunity.

Join a global team of nearly 200 nationalities, shaping the future of global trade, moving essential goods, forging newpaths, and pushing boundaries to serve an ever-changing world.

The pace is fast, the challenges are real, but the rewards are greater: growth, purpose, and thechance to make a meaningful impact. Thisis more than a job. It’s a journey on which you rise.

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