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Ford Motor Company Architect Customer Analytics in Dearborn, Michigan
This Architecture position will support the Architecture Strategy development and delivery for key Analytics projects in the Marketing and Sales Analytics Portfolio within Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDI&A). The successful candidate will understand how to leverage the latest cloud technologies and have experience migrating applications from on-premises to the cloud. The focus of this role is to develop a robust and flexible architecture to drive and support all marketing and sales analytics platforms. This position will be partnering with product teams and end users of the analytic platform to provide leadership and consultancy.
Department Description:
Enterprise Architecture (EA) shapes Ford’s Digital Business Strategy through strategic road maps and innovative technical solutions by leveraging our expertise and industry perspective across the Enterprise. Enterprise Architecture is an agile architecture organization delivering governance and leadership; and, supporting rapid innovation, ensuring a robust affordable technological foundation, and managing risk. We guide the definition and development of strategies and architectures to enable the business to achieve their vision.
Overview:
This Architecture position will support the Architecture Strategy development and delivery for key Analytics projects in the Marketing and Sales Analytics Portfolio within Global Data Insights and Analytics (GDI&A). The successful candidate will understand how to leverage the latest cloud technologies and have experience migrating applications from on-premises to the cloud. The focus of this role is to develop a robust and flexible architecture to drive and support all marketing and sales analytics platforms. This position will be partnering with product teams and end users of the analytic platform to provide leadership and consultancy.
Role:
Technical cross-functional leadership for GDIA architecture
Provide technology leadership within GDI&A Portfolios
Drive the strategic architectural directions for application and supporting platform services
Provide thought leadership on application development, APIs, cloud technology, S/W craftsmanship and tools
Scope:
- Cross-skill engineering teams, working closely with our internal partners in GDI&A, Enterprise Architecture (EA), and Enterprise Platform Engineering and Operations (EPEO).
What you'll do…
In-depth expertise with modern analytics tools and techniques, including data engineering and discovery, streaming analytics, and related technologies
Develop a well-defined architecture strategy to enable Data Analytics/Insights
Familiarity in providing technical analytic/data solutions for applications
Experience working with software development teams on complex projects
Experience in working with Agile and Lean methodologies
Experience with application security
Team management incl. develop team’s technical and leadership capabilities
Exposure to Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Generative AI.
Negotiation skills and ability to work with several and diverse set of stakeholders/customers
Exposure and experience with Ford Architectural standards, processes, and documentation.
Strong organizational skills with the ability to coordinate many services and a wide range of global business and IT partners.
Perform at an extremely high level of technical competence and maturity under pressure.
Ability to communicate effectively with IT and business team members on a global level and negotiate solutions and drive consensus across platforms.
Enable Product Lines to move quickly, while maintaining Customer Centricity by ensuring architecture disciplines are developed, shared, and part of Product Line delivery
Develop flexible architectures that enable quality capabilities that are leveraged across the company
Maintain a broad perspective across the organization to ensure all Product Lines are aligned and consistent
Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
You'll have…
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or equivalent technical discipline
5+ years of experience working as a software engineer or software application developer
2+ years of experience working as a software architect
Ability to develop a well-defined architecture strategy to enable Data Analytics/Insights
Ability to manage a team of five to ten people including developing the team’s technical and leadership capabilities
Familiarity in providing technical analytic/data solutions for applications
Experience working with software development teams on complex projects
Experience in working with Agile and Lean methodologies
2+ years of hands-on experience with a Cloud Platform such as GCP, AWS, Azure
Experience with Data Architecture and Data Modeling
2+ years of experience with a Data Warehousing Platform such as Big Query, Red Shift, or Hadoop
Experience working with a Data Visualization Technology such as QlikSense, Looker, Power BI etc…
Exposure to Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Large Language Models (LLMs), and Generative AI.
1+ year of experience leading a team
Even better, you'll have…
Knowledge or experience in building or integrating with a Customer Data Platform
Two or more years of professional experience working as a Data Engineer or Data Scientist
Two or more years of experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Two or more years of experience with Google Big Query
Experience with Master Data Management or Identity Resolution
Experience with Customer or Marketing and Sales Analytics at a large, consumer products manufacturer or retailer
Core Competencies
- Application Architecture Design, Cloud Architecture, Database, Information Analysis & Data Modeling, Infrastructure Architecture, Learning & Knowledge Sharing, Security & Controls, Solution Design, Development, Testing & Integration, Strategy
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD
This position is a leadership level 6.
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Requisition ID : 31205