Senior Data Architect – Enterprise Data Strategy
At a glance
AI generatedTL;DR
Autodesk is hiring a Senior Data Architect to join its Data Architecture team, where you will shape the long-term data architecture vision by defining how data is structured, governed, and leveraged across operational systems, customer-facing platforms, and AI/ML ecosystems. Your day-to-day involves establishing enterprise data domains, developing guiding principles for data governance, and designing architectural patterns that support modern data paradigms while ensuring high-quality data accessibility for AI workflows. You will work with senior architects to ensure the data ecosystem scales cohesively, supporting new business models and AI innovation. The role requires expertise in conceptual and logical data modeling, distributed cloud systems, and experience enabling AI/ML through strong data foundations. Ideal candidates have 10+ years of experience in complex enterprise environments and can operate both strategically and hands-on in technical discussions.
Skills
What you'll do
- Establish and evolve the enterprise data architecture vision aligned with business strategy.
- Define data domains and ownership models across operational, customer, and analytical ecosystems.
- Develop principles for creating, sharing, mastering, governing, and activating data.
- Design architectural patterns supporting AI/ML, personalization, automation, and intelligent decisioning.
- Ensure machine learning pipelines are grounded in authoritative enterprise data domains.
- Remove systemic barriers to enhance data discoverability, accessibility, and reuse.
What we're looking for
- 10+ years of experience in software and data architecture in complex enterprise environments.
- Proven ability to define and implement enterprise-wide data strategy across operational and analytical systems.
- Deep expertise in conceptual and logical data modeling across multiple domains, including CRM, ERP, and analytics.
- Strong hands-on experience architecting distributed, cloud-based, and event-driven systems.
- Demonstrated success enabling AI/ML, automation, or personalization through robust data foundations.
- Experience influencing cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority and operating both strategically and tactically.
Employer
About Autodesk
Autodesk is a global leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software, enabling users to imagine, design, and create a better world.
Autodesk currently has 36 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $139,000–$249,260 across 34 roles with salary data.
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