POSITION OVERVIEW
Advisor Data Engineer (MDM)
Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) capabilities utilizing modern cloud-based data platforms. Provide leadership and mentorship to MDM team while partnering with business, data, and technology stakeholders to establish trusted, governed master data products that support enterprise-wide analytics, operational processes, and strategic transformation initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design and implement entity models, hierarchies, matching rules, survivorship strategies, stewardship workflows, and governance processes to ensure trusted master data assets.
- Develop and maintain scalable data ingestion, synchronization, publishing, and distribution pipelines across enterprise source and target systems.
- Architect and implement API-driven, event-based, and real-time integration solutions utilizing cloud-native technologies and enterprise integration patterns.
- Establish development standards, best practices, DevOps processes, and operational procedures supporting MDM platform reliability, scalability, and maintainability.
- Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers, developers, and administrators responsible for data management and integration solutions.
- Collaborate with enterprise architects, business stakeholders, product teams, and data governance organizations to align master data capabilities with strategic business objectives.
- Design and oversee integration architectures supporting Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, operational applications, data products, and analytics platforms.
- Develop reusable frameworks and patterns for data onboarding, data sharing, data stewardship, data quality management, and master data syndication.
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, governance, and regulatory requirements related to master data assets.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase data accuracy, consistency, usability, and operational efficiency across the enterprise.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry best practices related to MDM, data governance, data quality, and cloud data platforms.
- Perform other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience designing and implementing enterprise data management, integration, and analytics solutions.
- Three (3) or more years of hands‑on experience implementing and supporting Master Data Management platforms.
- Demonstrated expertise designing matching, survivorship, hierarchy management, stewardship, and governance workflows in an enterprise MDM environment.
- Strong experience developing cloud‑native data solutions within Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Databricks, or comparable modern data platforms.
- Advanced proficiency in SQL, Java, JSON, Spring, Python, and PySpark development.
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs, event‑driven architectures, messaging frameworks, and enterprise integration patterns.
- Strong understanding of data modeling principles including conceptual, logical, and physical data design.
- Experience establishing CI/CD pipelines, version control practices, and automated deployment frameworks using GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent technologies.
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams, provide architectural guidance, mentor engineers, and establish engineering standards.
- Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience developing and operating enterprise‑grade data quality, governance, and data stewardship programs.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to business and executive audiences.
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment.
- Must be able to travel as required to support business and project initiatives.
PREFERRED SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE
- Deep expertise with MDM platform architecture, configuration, administration, and operational support.
- Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale Master Data Management operating models, governance frameworks, and data product strategies.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure services, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Foundry, Databricks, Delta Lake, Lakehouse architecture, and modern data platform ecosystems.
- Understanding of event-driven architectures, microservices, enterprise integration frameworks, APIs, messaging technologies, and real-time data synchronization patterns.
- Experience implementing domain-driven MDM architectures supporting Customer, Shipment, Contact, Location, and Reference Data domains.
- Knowledge of enterprise data governance disciplines including metadata management, data lineage, business glossary, data ownership, and stewardship practices.
- Experience supporting Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold) and integrating trusted master data into enterprise analytical ecosystems.
- Familiarity with data products, data mesh concepts, and modern distributed data ownership models.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture methodologies, system integration strategies, and cloud modernization initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to balance strategic architecture responsibilities with hands‑on engineering and solution delivery.