Director of Architecture & Data, AI Fabric & Governance

GE Aerospace; Pierre (SD); Remote; USD 152,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Director of Architecture & Data to lead the team that sets guardrails and foundations for defense software environments and a data fabric enabling AI as a native stack extension.

The role governs reusable patterns, enforces enterprise-wide standards, and collaborates with senior leaders to ensure safe, scalable, and compliant AI-enabled delivery across product teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 8+ years of professional experience; 3+ years leading technical teams.
• Experience in Enterprise Architecture & Data Management or IT.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government SECRET security clearance.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Architecture & Data team with enterprise, platform, software, and data architects and data engineers.
• Own the architecture governance model, standards, review processes, and exception handling.
• Deliver the Defense & Systems Data Fabric and coordinate with the Data Fabric TPM and other principal architects.
• Manage AI governance, security reviews, and multiple delivery and authorization processes (ATG, RMF, ATO).
• Represent Architecture & Data in enterprise forums and ensure alignment with strategy and standards.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Data Governance

AI Governance

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Master's degree in CS/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

TOGAF

Zachman

NIST RMF

Job description

GE Aerospace in the United States is seeking a Director of Architecture & Data to lead the team that sets guardrails and foundations for defense software environments and a data fabric enabling AI as a native stack extension.

The role governs reusable patterns, enforces enterprise-wide standards, and collaborates with senior leaders to ensure safe, scalable, and compliant AI-enabled delivery across product teams.