Enterprise Data Architect

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Summary

Enterprise Data Architect

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Data Architect to drive our enterprise data strategy and ensure alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and digital transformation initiatives. This role is critical for maintaining data governance, architecture standards, and strategic programs, including Analytics and Insights Modernization and AI/ML initiatives.

What your day would be like:

You are responsible for:

• Lead the overall direction of the organization’s information technology architecture to support business goals.
• Develop and implement enterprise data strategies, ensuring data integrity, security, and compliance.
• Assess current systems, document findings, and recommend improvements for IT solutions and services.
• Enforce data architecture standards and best practices to optimize data management.
• Drive key strategic programs, including data governance initiatives, analytics modernization, and AI/ML advancements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate data solutions into business operations.

The kinds of people we want to talk to:

• Experience in enterprise data architecture, data governance, and IT strategy development.
• Strong understanding of data management frameworks, cloud solutions, and analytics platforms.
• Proven ability to align technology strategies with business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with data modernization projects, AI/ML integration, and enterprise analytics.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive digital transformation initiatives.

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape the future of our data ecosystem. If you’re a results-driven Enterprise Data Architect ready to lead strategic initiatives, we’d love to hear from you!

Minimum Requirements

Enterprise Data Architect

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• PLUS ten (10+) years in data architecture and management, including data modeling, data governance, and data integration.
• Strong experience with cloud-based data platforms (OCI preferred, Azure, AWS).
• Proven ability to establish enterprise data strategies, frameworks, and governance models.

Major Accountabilities

• Performs the most complex duties of the technical architecture positions and is thought of as an expert in solving architecture issues within and outside the organization
• Leads the creation of EA governing principles
• Define and lead the enterprise data architecture strategy aligned with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and enforce enterprise-wide data standards, including data modeling, data integration, metadata management, and master data management (MDM).
• Lead data governance initiatives in partnership with Data Governance teams, ensuring data quality, consistency, and compliance.
• Provide architectural oversight for the Enterprise Data Platform, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with technology and business teams to design and implement data pipelines, data lakes, data warehouses, and advanced analytics solutions.
• Ensure alignment of data architectures with non-functional requirements such as security, privacy, data lineage, and disaster recovery.
• Promote innovation by identifying opportunities for advanced analytics, machine learning, and AI capabilities within the data architecture.
• Manage large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-divisional teams
• Participates in industry/knowledge reference groups

Export Compliance / EEO Statement

This position may require access to and/or use of information subject to control under the Department of Energy’s Part 810 Regulations (10 CFR Part 810), the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR Parts 730 through 774), or the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR Chapter I, Subchapter M Part 120) (collectively, ‘U.S. Export Control Laws’). Therefore, some positions may require applicants to be a U.S. person, which is defined as a U.S. Citizen, a U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident (i.e. ‘Green Card Holder’), a Political Asylee, or a Refugee under the U.S. Export Control Laws. All applicants will be required to confirm their U.S. person or non-US person status. All information collected in this regard will only be used to ensure compliance with U.S. Export Control Laws, and will be used in full compliance with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of national origin and other factors. For positions at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Stations (PVNGS) all openings will require applicants to be a U.S. person.

Pinnacle West Capital Corporation and its subsidiaries and affiliates (‘Pinnacle West’) maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, recruiting, hiring, promoting, compensating, reassigning, demoting, transferring, laying off, recalling, terminating employment, and training for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, disability, age, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other classification or characteristic protected by law.

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In compliance with the Drug Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Company is committed to a work environment that is free from the effects of alcohol and controlled substances, and free from the abuse or inappropriate use of prescribed and over-the-counter medications. The Company requires employees to be subject to drug and alcohol testing that is job-related and consistent with business necessity, regulatory requirements and applicable laws.

Home Based: Home based employees primarily work from their home offices and come into an APS facility on an as-needed basis. 

*Employees are expected to reside in Arizona (or New Mexico for Four Corners-based employees).  

*Working from a home office requires adequate technology and an appropriate ergonomic set up.  

*Role types are subject to change based on business need.