Platform Mastery: In-depth, practical architecture experience with Informatica MDM and cloud-native Reltio.
Architectural Breadth: Proven track record building enterprise integration patterns utilizing REST APIs, event brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and microservices topologies.
Core Data Engineering: Expert background defining match/merge heuristics, data modeling, profiling frameworks, and complex workflow exceptions.
Regulated Industry Insight: Direct exposure to highly controlled operational ecosystems (Aerospace, Defense, Automotive, Telecom, or Financial Services) demanding strict data security, RBAC, and audit readiness.
Consultative Leadership: Exceptional interpersonal, oral, and written presentation skills. Ability to smoothly translate intricate data schema challenges into clear executive trade-offs for non-technical stakeholders.
1. Strategy, Platform Evaluation & PoC Governance
Comparative Evaluation: Lead the architectural assessment of Informatica MDM (IDMC / Multidomain) against Reltio Cloud-Native MDM based on enterprise technical/business fitment parameters.
PoC Execution: Design and execute sandboxed PoC frameworks evaluating ingestion velocities, match-merge algorithms, hierarchy performance, and data stewardship user experiences.
Decision Engineering: Establish formal scoring mechanisms and present definitive, data-backed platform recommendations to executive steering forums.
2. Target-State Enterprise MDM Architecture
Real-Time Blueprints: Design a multi-domain, real-time, API-led, and event-driven MDM target architecture.
Ecosystem Integration: Map synchronization patterns (delta, batch, pub-sub streaming) connecting the master data layer with core internal architectures, including ERP, PLM, CRM, and Data Lake/Mesh systems.
Data Modeling & Record Strategies: Architect canonical data models, golden record strategies, survivorship matrices, hierarchy rules, and complex relational structures.
3. Implementation Roadmap & Technical Governance
Domain Sequencing: Lead the domain-wise implementation and onboarding roadmap, prioritizing dependencies sequentially (e.g., Supplier $\rightarrow$ Product $\rightarrow$ Customer).
Reusable Templates: Deliver foundational, reusable technical configurations including system mappings, data quality (DQ) rule engines, workflow handlers, and custom API layers.
CI/CD Strategy: Establish code promotion strategies, environment provisioning profiles, and automated testing setups across Dev, Test, and Production rings.
4. Data Governance, Compliance & Operating Models
Regulated Traceability: Embed end-to-end data lineage, auditability trails, and clear metadata tagging structures compliant with strict aerospace validation protocols.
Operating Model Setup: Define the global MDM Operating Model, formalizing a centralized Center of Excellence (CoE) intertwined with domain-specific delivery PODs.
Stakeholder Alignment: Lead interactive discovery workshops, architecture review boards, and design clinics with Data Owners, Stewards, and technical business heads.
Title: Enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) Architect
Location: Onsite — Dallas, TX or Seattle, WA (Preferred)
Industry Vertical: Aerospace / Regulated Manufacturing
Experience Level: 6+ Years of dedicated Solution Architecture & Design for complex Multi-Domain MDM programs.
Role Overview
We are seeking a senior, visionary MDM Architect to serve as the technical anchor for a strategic Master Data transformation initiative within a large-scale, highly regulated aerospace enterprise. This critical role owns the end-to-end technical landscape: starting from initial platform evaluation (Informatica vs. Reltio) and Proof of Concept (PoC) execution, up through target-state architecture blueprinting and global rollout. You will be the primary authority defining integration patterns across ERP, PLM, CRM, and Data Mesh ecosystems, ensuring strict alignment with regulatory compliance baselines and downstream consumption layers.