Remote Director, Architecture & Data Fabric

GE Aerospace; Houston (TX); Remote; USD 152,000 - 202,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Aerospace is seeking a Director of Architecture & Data to lead the team that defines guardrails and builds the Defense & Systems Data Fabric. You will drive architecture governance, data standards, and AI integration across enterprise stacks while coordinating with security, RMF, and product teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and delivering value through reusable patterns and secure data foundations in a regulated defense context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) with substantial professional experience in EA & Data Management.
• Minimum 5 years in Enterprise Architecture & Data Management or IT.
• Minimum 3 years leading technical teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain U.S. SECRET clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Architecture & Data team across enterprise, platform, software, and data domains.
• Own governance models, standards, reviews, and decision processes for architecture.
• Deliver the Defense & Systems Data Fabric and supervise Data Fabric engineers.
• Align delivery, authorization, and AI governance with security and RMF.
• Influence enterprise architecture above the business unit in CDAIO forums.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Team leadership

AI governance

Data architecture

TOGAF/Zachman

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS/Info Systems/Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

RMF

AI Control Tower

Data Fabric tooling

TOGAF

Job description

GE Aerospace is seeking a Director of Architecture & Data to lead the team that defines guardrails and builds the Defense & Systems Data Fabric. You will drive architecture governance, data standards, and AI integration across enterprise stacks while coordinating with security, RMF, and product teams.

The role emphasizes leadership, cross-team collaboration, and delivering value through reusable patterns and secure data foundations in a regulated defense context.