Client: Will be discussed during the first introductory call.
Hybrid Role.
Location: Dallas TX or Temple TX.
Type: Full-time Role.
Pay Rates: $145K – $175K PA.
Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship requirements.
About the job you're considering:
- Seeking an experienced Solution Architect - Syndigo MDM to lead the design and governance of enterprise Master Data Management (MDM) solutions. The ideal candidate will be responsible for architecting scalable, secure, and business-aligned MDM platforms using Syndigo MDM (preferred) or comparable MDM solutions such as Informatica MDM, Stibo, or SAP MDG.
- The Solution Architect will drive the end-to-end MDM architecture across Customer, Vendor, Item, and Location domains while ensuring seamless integration, data quality, governance, and analytics capabilities leveraging Google Cloud Platform (GCP) technologies.
- Candidates with prior experience in Retail, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Logistics, Supply Chain , or Distribution industries will be highly preferred.
Your Role:
- Design and implement end-to-end Syndigo MDM architecture across Customer, Vendor, Item, and Location domains.
- Define real-time and batch integration strategies using GCP services including Pub/Sub and related technologies.
- Architect data quality, cleansing, validation, enrichment, and monitoring frameworks using Dataflow and BigQuery.
- Define canonical data models, hierarchies, reference data structures, and survivorship rules for enterprise master data.
- Ensure alignment with data governance, stewardship, compliance, and lifecycle management processes.
- Define enterprise security standards, role-based access controls, and encryption mechanisms using GCPIAM.
- Optimize MDM platform scalability, performance, availability, and reliability.
- Provide technical leadership, architectural direction, and best practices to development and delivery teams.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, data stewards, product owners, and integration teams to ensure business alignment.
- Produce and maintain architecture diagrams, solution blueprints, design documents, and technical specifications.
- Support MDM strategy, roadmap planning, and modernization initiatives.
- Drive integration with ERP, CRM, Supply Chain, and downstream operational systems.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 10+ years of overall IT experience with at least 5+ years in Solution Architecture, Data Architecture, or MDM Architecture roles.
- Hands‑on experience with Syndigo MDM / Riversand MDM and other enterprise MDM platforms.
- Strong expertise in Master Data Management concepts, architecture, governance, and implementation.
- Experience managing enterprise master data domains:
- Customer
- Product/Item
- Location
Strong knowledge of Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including:
- Pub/Sub
- Dataflow
- BigQuery
- IAM
- Experience designing API-based and event-driven integration architectures.
- Strong understanding of data quality frameworks, data profiling, cleansing, and enrichment processes.
- Experience defining governance models, stewardship workflows, and data lifecycle management processes.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and documentation skills.
- Proven experience creating architecture documents, solution designs, and client‑facing presentations.
- Experience integrating MDM solutions with ERP, CRM, Supply Chain, and Logistics applications.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct implementation experience with Syndigo MDM/ Riversand MDM is highly desirable.
- Experience in Retail, CPG, Logistics, Supply Chain, or Distribution industries.
- Knowledge of Product Information Management (PIM) and Product Master Data processes.
- Understanding of cloud-native architecture and microservices-based integrations.
- Experience leading offshore/onshore delivery teams.
- GCP certification(s) would be an added advantage.
Nice to Have:
- Logistics or Supply Chain domain experience.
- Product Data Management and Supplier Data Management expertise.
- Experience working in global enterprise data transformation programs.
- Strong client‑facing consulting and documentation skills.
Education & Certifications:
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Management, or a relatedtechnical field is required.
- Master's degree is preferred but not mandatory.
Certifications (Preferred)
- Syndigo MDM Certification is highly preferred.
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Certifications such as Professional Cloud Architect or Professional DataEngineer are preferred.
- TOGAF, Data Management, or Enterprise Architecture certifications are a plus.