Senior Data Architect & Technologist

Senior Data Architect & Technologist

Company:

The Boeing Company

Global Talent Acquisition is seeking a Senior Advanced Information Technologist in Ridley Park, PA to join a growing Data Analytics & Digital Integration team within Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS). This team is tasked with transforming the way BDS data is sourced, managed, and utilized, leveraging analytics and AI to unlock insights that drive business growth and optimization.  The team supports the analytics and AI needs of internal stakeholders across BDS business programs and functions, utilizing data-driven insights to inform and enhance the entire lifecycle of BDS products.

As a Senior Data Architect, you will serve as a thought leader in designing, implementing, and managing a unified data strategy that not only supports the BDS business unit but also integrates seamlessly with critical digital transformation and modernization initiatives. You will leverage advanced data structures, modeling principles, and cutting-edge technologies to significantly enhance our analytics capabilities and drive data-driven decision-making across the organization.

Your key responsibilities will include defining semantic models for BDS data, structuring this data to maximize its utilization and uncover new insights, and establishing common data model standards that ensure consistency and interoperability across various platforms. Additionally, you will establish a strategic framework that aligns investments and the development of the BDS data strategy with key business outcomes, ensuring that our data initiatives are directly tied to the overall goals of the organization. By fostering collaboration and innovation, you will play a pivotal role in transforming how BDS leverages data to achieve its strategic objectives.

This role requires a resourceful, self-driven, outcome-oriented individual with meticulous attention to detail and the ability to partner, execute, and communicate skillfully while solving complex problems in dynamic environments. The ideal candidate will have experience with large-scale data platforms, enterprise architecture, data structures and models, and domain expertise across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain functions.

Position Responsibilities:

·         Define and Manage Unified Data Strategy: Develop and oversee a comprehensive unified data strategy for Boeing Defense, Space and Security (BDS), collaborating with various programs and functions as part of a formal data stewardship program. This includes ensuring that data governance practices are integrated into all aspects of data management and utilization.

·         Establish and Standardize Data Models: Create, standardize, and maintain common data models for BDS to enhance data utilization and facilitate the generation of actionable business insights. This involves working with stakeholders to ensure that data models are aligned with business needs and can adapt to evolving requirements.

·         Drive Data Stewardship Initiatives: Formulate and implement a strategic plan to enhance data stewardship across the BDS business unit. This includes promoting best practices in data management, ensuring data quality, and fostering a culture of accountability and ownership among data stewards.

·         Align Data Investments with Business Outcomes: Establish and manage a robust framework that aligns key data investments and activities with desired business outcomes and organizational values. This framework will guide decision-making processes and prioritize initiatives that deliver the greatest impact on business performance.

·         Monitor Progress and Manage Risks: Oversee the progress of data initiatives against established plans, proactively managing risks and identifying opportunities for improvement. Collaborate with team members, program leadership, stakeholders, and customers to ensure transparency and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.

·         Collaborate with Technical Organizations: Work closely with partner and enterprise technical organizations to develop and execute joint strategies, roadmaps, and aligned execution plans. This collaboration will ensure that data architecture and analytics initiatives are integrated across the organization, maximizing the value derived from data assets.

This position is hybrid. This means that the selected candidate will be required to perform some work onsite at one of the listed location options.  This is at the hiring team’s discretion and could potentially change in the future.

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. A final U.S. Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Basic Qualifications (Required Skills/Experience):

• Must have a technical Bachelor's degree
• 10+ years of experience leading architecture, data, technology, or software development teams.
• 10+ years of experience leading the development and execution of data strategies
• Must exhibit a high-level end-to-end understanding of data architecture, data transformation, data management, data modeling, data governance, and data products.
• 5+ years of experience developing project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Must be able to provide thought leadership across business and technical project dimensions, solving complex business requirements.
• Familiarity with business processes in engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain functions
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with senior leadership and technical team members.
• Flexible in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

Preferred Qualifications (Desired Skills/Experience):

• Experience with AWS GovCloud
• Experience with Palantir Foundry
• Experience with large-scale business ontology implementations
• Experience working within a multinational matrix management environment/structure and a large-scale, sophisticated international organization.
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Atlassian Jira and Confluence.

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position. Candidates must live in the immediate area or relocate at their own expense.

Drug-Free Workplace:

Boeing is a Drug-Free Workplace where post-offer applicants and employees are subject to testing for marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, PCP, and alcohol when criteria are met as outlined in our policies.

Shift:

This position is for 1st shift

Pay & Benefits:

At Boeing, we strive to deliver a Total Rewards package that will attract, engage and retain the top talent. Elements of the Total Rewards package include competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.

The Boeing Company also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and a number of programs that provide for both paid and unpaid time away from work.

The specific programs and options available to any given employee may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Pay is based upon candidate experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

Summary Pay Range:

$180,200 - $261,050

Language Requirements:

Not Applicable

Education:

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Relocation:

Relocation assistance is not a negotiable benefit for this position.

Export Control Requirement:

This position must meet export control compliance requirements. To meet export control compliance requirements, a “U.S. Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.15 is required. “U.S. Person” includes U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.

Safety Sensitive:

This is not a Safety Sensitive Position.

Security Clearance:

This position requires the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship. An interim and/or final U.S. Top Secret Clearance Post-Start is required.

Visa Sponsorship:

Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Contingent Upon Award Program

This position is not contingent upon program award

Shift:

Shift 1 (United States of America)

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