Enterprise Data Architect (m/f/d)

<h3>Company Description</h3><p><strong>About us: </strong></p><p>Passion for food. Hunger for tech. We make METRO digital. </p><p>Today technology is driving the world. And at METRO.digital we are driving the technology for one of the leading international wholesalers specializing in food - METRO. From e-commerce to checkout, to delivery software, we work on a wide range of products to make each day a success for our customers and colleagues. With passion and ownership, we build the future of wholesale.  </p><p>You are driving to create smart solutions for customers around the globe? You want to grow in a flexible environment? Let the right career opportunity find you and join us!</p><h3>Job Description</h3><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Own the data Architecture Principles;</li><li>Co-own and lead the Data Strategy;</li><li>Co-own the enterprise data model on the Conceptional Level;</li><li>Own the enterprise data model on Logical Level;</li><li>Consult and oversee solution architect on the Physical Level;</li><li>Being the Lead Data Governor, incl. Quality, Security, Privacy, GDPR.</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><p><strong><strong>Required key competencies and qualifications:</strong></strong> </p><ul><li>Be able to communicate the value of data on all levels and be actively shaping how Metro is handling data today and tomorrow;</li><li>Have strong communication skills as a key task is to connect people from different business units and different roles;</li><li>Be able to work conceptually and be able to communicate the impact of this type of work;</li><li>Be able to define and foster data architecture principles;</li><li>Be able to contribute to the creation, implementation, and maintenance of an enterprise data model;</li><li>Be able to think and communicate the big picture for data, and at the same time, be able to link this to individual solutions;</li><li>Actively driving the collaboration with technical architects on enterprise and solutions level;</li><li>Actively engaging with business process architects;</li><li>Have minimum 10 years of experience in the data field (engineering and data architecting);</li><li>Have minimum 3 years of experience in the position of Enterprise Data Architect or minimum 3 years experience in the position of Data Architect conducting large data transformation engagements;</li><li>Have a considerable interest in the business processes and business challenges a company like Metro is facing; experience in the wholesale/retail domain is a plus but not mandatory;</li><li>Have coded data processing pipelines or data applications and should be knowledgeable in modern software delivery and lifecycle management;</li><li>Have deep knowledge in data processing technologies;</li><li>Profound knowledge (differences and tradeoffs) of different database technologies, like Relational, NoSQL, and Data Lake;</li><li>Good knowledge of public clouds (GCP, Azure or AWS);</li><li>Have a consulting mindset. Sharing information and proactively supporting projects is a must;</li><li>Should be able to guide and respect people and be an internal sales person for all topics around data;</li><li>Should have skills in data modeling and governance models and how to make them become reality in a large cooperation;</li><li>Should have strong methodology skills when engaging with business units and data teams;</li><li>Should have a background in how to bring AI/ML into business processes and what role data management plays in such advanced solutions;</li><li>Should have knowledge of GDPR and other data privacy;</li><li>Should be willing to represent Metro.digital on external conferences;</li><li>Should be willing to get engaged in hiring data people and mentor people on their data- savvy career path;</li><li>Should be familiar with agile software delivery by teams across various locations.</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p><strong>What we offer at METRO.digital? </strong></p><ul><li><strong>Flexible and remote work: create your own schedule!  </strong>Flexibility defines the way we work and interact with each other. At METRO.digital, you have the possibility to work remotely and adapt your working hours in a very flexible way. </li><li><strong>People development: when you grow so do we!   </strong>We want you to become the best version of yourself with individual and company-wide programs and trainings for people development. Focused among other on development, leadership, appreciation ... it´s time to upskill your career.  </li><li><strong>Support with individual solutions: we are people-caring!  </strong>Life is full of surprises, full of challenges and we want to support you – whenever YOU need - at an individual level and during every stage of your life.</li></ul><p>Want to know more about all our benefits? <a href="https://metro.digital/about/life-at-metro">Discover more here</a>.</p><p>Let´s connect soon. Apply for the role now!</p><p>Position grade within our career f