Description

Here, we believe there’s not one path to success, we believe in careers that grow with you. Whoever you are or wherever you come from in the world, there’s a place for you at Sherwin Williams. We provide you with the opportunity to explore your curiosity and drive us forward. We’ll give you the space to share your strengths and we want you to show us what you can do. You can innovate, grow and discover in a place where you can thrive and Let Your Colors Show! Sherwin-Williams values the unique talents and abilities from all backgrounds and characteristics. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply, including individuals with disabilities and Protected Veterans.

The Lead Data Architect position will partner with IT and business to support the continued growth and success of the enterprise in a robust and cohesive team. To be successful, the data architect will need to demonstrate both business acumen and technological insight to execute on our Enterprise Data Strategy. Regular activities will include data analysis, logical & physical data modeling, data profiling, and database design and metadata usage.

Reporting within the Enterprise Data Management organization, the role will be responsible for design, management and security of our data globally across technology platforms and in both on-premise and cloud solutions, including working across departments and working in matrix/agile project teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead conceptual, logical and physical data modeling efforts
• Assist in developing and executing Data Architecture Strategy.
• Mentor other data architects and product teams on data architecture principles.
• “Champion” data efforts around governance and quality of data
• Lead and participate in gathering business and data requirements
• Lead analysis of source systems, performing thorough Data Profiling and Data Quality analysis
• Ongoing analysis of data requirements and development of appropriate logical and physical data models for both relational and non-relational data structures
• Define underlying data sources and transformation requirements for data integration
• Develop and ensure compliance with data modeling best practices and standards
• Document Metadata and Business Glossary for business/subject area supported
• Data Management activities including optimizing physical database design for performance & performance tuning of existing data structures
• Facilitating data governance and master data management teams/initiatives

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

FORMAL EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree (or foreign equivalent) in a Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Information Technology field of study (e.g., Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Computer Systems Management, Mathematics) or equivalent experience.

KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE:

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 10+ years’ experience as a data architect leading large scale data initiatives or as an analyst leading large scale system initiatives.
• 8+ years of experience architecting data warehouse platforms (DWH/EDW), designing process flows or system integrations.
• 1+ years mentoring and or training experience
• PSQL and data extraction skills – ability to extract and manipulate data from common data base systems (Oracle, SQL Server, Salesforce, SAP, etc.)
• Experience or knowledge of agile style project management techniques
• Ability to work independently or in a group setting
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build business relationships

Preferred:

• Experience gathering functional requirements, performing gap analysis and implementations of systems such as Oracle EBS, Salesforce, SAP, etc.
• Experience in data modeling; logical and physical in both OLTP, Dimensional and non-relational structures
• 5+ years’ experience with Cloud-based database designs and implementations

Sherwin-Williams is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or by contract.

As a VEVRAA Federal Contractor, Sherwin-Williams requests state and local employment services delivery systems to provide priority referral of Protected Veterans.