Enterprise Data Architect — AI-Driven Modernization

Charter Automotive; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401(k) with employer matching

Job summary

Charter Automotive is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to define and drive the data strategy powering BI, analytics, automation and AI across the organization. You will architect data platforms, integrate ERP/cloud systems, and enable scalable, trusted data solutions for manufacturing, supply chain, finance and customer-facing processes.

The role partners with Digital, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance leaders to accelerate data-driven transformation and promote modern architecture

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Analytics Architecture or enterprise-scale data platform design.
• Proven success designing enterprise data ecosystems that support both operational and analytical workloads.
• Strong understanding of modern data modeling techniques (normalized, dimensional, canonical, domain-driven).
• Experience establishing governance practices that improve data quality, lineage, security and trust.
• Hands-on knowledge of cloud data technologies, data warehouses, data lakes, APIs and integration frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise data architecture to support analytics, automation and AI initiatives.
• Establish scalable patterns for data ingestion, integration, storage, transformation and consumption across hybrid cloud and on-prem environments.
• Define architectural standards for APIs, ETL/ELT, streaming, CDC, event-driven solutions and reusable data products.
• Champion data quality, lineage, metadata management, security and compliance; govern data assets.
• Enable advanced analytics, AI and self-service reporting; collaborate with analytics and business teams.
• Lead architecture reviews and planning sessions; mentor technical staff; communicate vision to stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent communication

Stakeholder influence

Mentorship & leadership

Hybrid cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Azure Data Services

Snowflake

Databricks

PySpark

SQL

Python

Tableau

Power BI

Alteryx

Kafka

Job description

Charter Automotive is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect to define and drive the data strategy powering BI, analytics, automation and AI across the organization. You will architect data platforms, integrate ERP/cloud systems, and enable scalable, trusted data solutions for manufacturing, supply chain, finance and customer-facing processes.

The role partners with Digital, Operations, Supply Chain and Finance leaders to accelerate data-driven transformation and promote modern architecture