Master Data Architect
About The Position
At Baker Hughes, our purpose is to take energy forward, making it safer, cleaner, and more efficient for people and the planet. Our team provides industry-leading products and services that optimize the extraction, production, and processing of energy. We champion an entrepreneurial culture to unlock full potential by bringing energy to the world. We are on a journey to make our Global Mobility function best-in-class and drive leading-edge solutions to enable Baker Hughes’s talent mobilization strategy. We are seeking an experienced MDM Architect to lead the design, implementation, and evolution of our enterprise Master Data Management capabilities. This role will be responsible for defining MDM architecture, governing master data domains, and ensuring high-quality, trusted data across end-to-end business processes and to enable strategic AI initiatives. This role partners closely with data engineering, application teams, analytics, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, resilient, and business-aligned master data solutions.
Requirements
- Have a bachelor's degree
- Have a minimum of 5 years of experience in data architecture, MDM, or enterprise data platforms, with at least 3 years in an MDM-focused role
- Proven experience leading enterprise-scale MDM initiatives across multiple domains (e.g., Customer, Supplier, Location, Finance)
- Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working in cross-functional, matrixed environments with architecture, engineering, governance, and business teams
- Demonstrated ability to influence standards, drive alignment, and make pragmatic architectural decisions
- Strong problem-solving mindset with the ability to balance data governance rigor with business agility
- Proficiency with SQL and data modeling (relational and analytical)
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture principles and data management leading practices
- Hands-on experience with the Informatica platform, including IDMC, on-premises MDM, IDQ / PowerCenter
Nice To Haves
- Informatica IDMC, including Multidomain / MDM 360 solutions, Cloud Data Integration / Cloud Application Integration (CDI / CAI), Cloud Data Quality (CDQ), API & Application Integration
- Match / merge logic, survivorship rules, hierarchies, reference data, and stewardship workflows
- Integrating MDM with Databricks-based data lake architectures (Delta Lake medallion architecture)
- Batch (ETL/ELT) and real-time / event-driven integration patterns
- Experience with APIs, messaging/streaming platforms (e.g., Kafka or equivalent), and CDC-based designs
- Experience designing MDM solutions in modern cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with security, identity management, data privacy, and access control as they relate to master data
Responsibilities
- Defining and maintaining the enterprise MDM architecture, including domain modeling, match / merge strategies, survivorship rules, hierarchy management, and reference data design
- Designing MDM solutions using Informatica IDMC (Multidomain MDM, C360 / S360 / R360, CDQ, CDI, CAI) aligned to enterprise data architecture standards
- Establishing canonical master data models and integration SLAs for downstream consumers
- Architecting and governing batch and real-time integration patterns between source systems, MDM, and the Databricks data lake
- Designing event-driven and API-based integrations for real-time master data synchronization
- Ensuring efficient propagation of golden records to operational systems, analytics platforms, and data products
- Partnering with Data Governance teams to define data ownership, stewardship workflows, data quality rules, and exception handling
- Embedding data quality controls, metrics, and monitoring into MDM pipelines
- Supporting compliance, auditability, and lineage requirements
- Collaborating with engineering teams to ensure performance, scalability, and reliability of MDM solutions
- Optimizing ingest, matching, and publishing processes for high-volume and high-velocity data
- Providing architectural oversight for releases, upgrades, and platform enhancements
- Acting as a technical authority for MDM across the enterprise
- Mentoring data engineers and developers on MDM leading practices
- Translating business requirements into scalable, well-governed master data solutions
Benefits
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
- Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k)
- Choice of coverage options that best suit your needs
- Baker Hughes Short-term incentive plan
- Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
- Bonuses subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans or policies
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
