Data & Analytics Data Architect

A. O. Smith is seeking a Data & Analytics Solutions Architect to shape data platforms and analytics capabilities for a global manufacturing leader. You'll partner with engineering, manufacturing, sales, and corporate teams to translate business needs into secure, scalable data solutions. Design cloud and on-premises architectures, data pipelines, models, and integration patterns; guide analytics and reporting initiatives; and establish governance, quality, and security standards. Apply modern data engineering and cloud technologies to improve operational insight, product quality, and decision-making. The ideal candidate combines strong architecture skills with clear communication, collaboration, and a commitment to innovation, safety, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Design and evolve scalable data and analytics architectures across cloud and on-premises environments.
• Translate business requirements into data platforms, models, pipelines, and integration solutions.
• Partner with manufacturing, engineering, sales, and corporate teams to deliver analytics capabilities.
• Establish and promote data governance, quality, security, and architecture standards.
• Guide implementation of data engineering, reporting, and analytics solutions.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational insight, product quality, and business decision-making.

Required Skills

• Data architecture
• Analytics architecture
• Data engineering
• Cloud data platforms
• Data modeling
• ETL/ELT pipeline design
• Data integration
• Data governance
• Data quality
• Data security