Enterprise Architect - Data Platform

Johnson Controls is a global leader in thermal management, mission‑critical building systems, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. The company helps customers use energy more productively, reduce carbon emissions, and operate with precision and resilience across industries such as data centers, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, advanced manufacturing, and higher education. With more than 140 years of experience, Johnson Controls delivers performance where it matters, backed by advanced technology, lifecycle services, and an industry‑leading field organization.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Comprehensive benefits package including 401(k), medical, dental, and vision care
• On‑the‑job and cross‑training opportunities
• Encouraging and collaborative team environment
• Dedication to safety through a Zero Harm policy

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the enterprise data platform vision, strategy, and multi‑year roadmap.
• Establish architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures for enterprise data platforms.
• Develop future‑state architecture models supporting analytics, AI/ML, operational reporting, and data products.
• Champion cloud‑native architectural patterns and best practices.
• Lead architecture across data lakehouse platforms, real‑time streaming, data mesh, metadata/catalog solutions, master data management, data quality frameworks, and AI/ML platforms.
• Define standards for batch and real‑time processing, event‑driven architectures, API‑enabled data access, data virtualization, streaming, and change data capture.
• Architect solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform; guide platform strategy for Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Kafka, Coalesce/Dbt, and Fivetran.
• Establish enterprise standards for data governance, lineage, quality, metadata management, retention, and compliance (GDPR, CCPA, SOX, HIPAA, cybersecurity).
• Partner with Information Security to define secure data access models and protection controls.
• Define enterprise integration strategies spanning ERP, CRM, digital platforms, supply‑chain, manufacturing, and customer service systems.
• Establish standards for APIs, data contracts, event architectures, and digital‑thread integration.
• Lead architecture review boards, approve major platform decisions, and ensure consistency across business units.
• Develop architecture scorecards, compliance frameworks, and technology standards.
• Mentor and influence architects and technology leaders across the organization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred).
• 12 + years of progressive experience in enterprise technology and data architecture.
• 5 + years in Enterprise Architect or Senior Data Architect roles.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise‑scale cloud data platforms.
• Experience leading architecture initiatives across multiple business domains and technology organizations.
• Experience building and executing an operating model for a Solution Architecture organization with measurable outcomes.

Technical Expertise

• Data Architecture, Data Lakehouse Architecture, Enterprise Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Mesh, Data Products.
• Master Data Management (MDM), Metadata Management, Data Governance.
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Data & Analytics technologies: Snowflake, Microsoft Fabric, Kafka, Spark, dbt, Coalesce, Airflow.
• Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Integration Architecture, Security Architecture, Platform Engineering.

Leadership Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Executive Communication
• Enterprise Influence
• Business Acumen
• Technology Vision
• Organizational Leadership
• Change Leadership
• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
• Decision Making Under Ambiguity
• Mentoring and Coaching

Preferred Certifications

• TOGAF Certified
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Snowflake SnowPro Advanced Architect
• Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP)
• SAFe Architect Certification

Pay

Salary range: $180,000 – $200,000, determined by education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, internal equity, and market data. The role includes a competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.

Schedule

This position follows a hybrid work model with regular in‑office collaboration at the Glendale, WI location.