Senior Enterprise Data Architect — AI & Cloud Strategy

Donaldson Company; United States; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 186,000; Full time

Job summary

Donaldson Company is seeking a Principal Data Architect to shape the enterprise data future across a global manufacturing organization. You will join a newly established Enterprise Architecture team and influence data, AI, analytics, and cloud adoption through hands-on leadership.

In this role, you will partner with executives, engineering, and manufacturing teams to design scalable data platforms and govern data assets that enable analytics and AI initiatives at scale.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Data or Enterprise Architecture.
• 3+ years of Snowflake experience.
• Strong expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure preferred).
• Experience with Data Warehouses, Data Lakes, MDM, and Data Governance.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive Donaldson's enterprise data architecture by developing the enterprise data strategy and roadmap.
• Design scalable cloud-based data architectures and platforms.
• Lead Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives.
• Build trusted, governed data solutions for analytics and AI.
• Establish enterprise data governance, quality, and architecture standards.
• Engage and influence C-level executives and senior stakeholders to align enterprise data strategy with business objectives.
• Architect modern data solutions using Snowflake, Azure, Oracle, APIs, and streaming technologies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on enterprise data investments and strategy.

Skills

Data Architecture

Snowflake

Azure Cloud

Data Governance

MDM

Data Lakes/Warehouses

Stakeholder Mgmt

Cloud Platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

Tools

APIs

Streaming

Oracle

Job description

Donaldson Company is seeking a Principal Data Architect to shape the enterprise data future across a global manufacturing organization. You will join a newly established Enterprise Architecture team and influence data, AI, analytics, and cloud adoption through hands-on leadership.

In this role, you will partner with executives, engineering, and manufacturing teams to design scalable data platforms and govern data assets that enable analytics and AI initiatives at scale.