Technical Data Architect

CRH Americas • Atlanta, GA

44d • Hybrid

About The Position

Oldcastle Infrastructure (OI), as part of CRH's Infrastructure Products Group (IPG), is a global manufacturing leader of utility infrastructure products. Our goal is to be the most efficient producer of engineered systems and our customers' strategic partner of choice. A crucial part of OI's journey is the investment in new digital tools including a new ERP. With a modern, common platform, OI will unlock the benefits of its scale, deliver a better customer experience, and build a foundation for continuous process improvement. The Technical Data Architect is a senior role accountable of defining, governing, and delivering the data architecture strategy required to migrate enterprise data from legacy systems into SAP S/4HANA and Salesforce CPQ. This role ensures that data models, migration approaches, and governance structures support end-to-end business processes and regulatory compliance, while delivering high-quality, reconciled, and auditable data into the template. The architect will partner with the business data management team, program management office, functional process owners, and system integrators to ensure a seamless transition with minimal disruption to operations.

Requirements

• 5-8+ years of experience working in Data Architecture in the manufacturing industry
• Proven track record in delivering large-scale data migrations (CPQ, OTC, Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing P2P).
• Hands-on experience with ETL/migration tools (SAP Data Services, Informatica, etc).
• Strong knowledge of data governance, master data management, and audit/compliance processes.
• Process improvement knowledge gained while working in an organization undergoing a significant operational culture shift
• Creation and improvement of processes that demonstrate ease of doing business internally and externally
• Development and implementation of process adherence and data quality adoption metrics
• Comfortable operating in environment of ambiguity and fast change
• Strong interpersonal and organizational influencing skills
• Ability to communicate in a simple, articulate, thoughtful manner to varying audience levels
• Innovative spirit to work cross-functionally in developing improvement ideas
• A pleasant, likeable manner while accomplishing challenging results
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or technical related discipline

Nice To Haves

• SAP Technical Certifications in Master Data/Data Services/MDG (preferred)
• PMP Certification (preferred)

Responsibilities

• Design target SAP S/4HANA data models and mapping rules from legacy systems. Validate functional data alignment for Finance (FI/CO), Sales & Distribution (SD), Materials Management (MM) and Production Planning (PP).
• Leverage CRH IPG Data Dictionary, Data Management and ETL migration tools to support the cleansing and data migration processes.
• Provide Technical capabilities to support the data quality and data reconciliations for Master Data Subjects.
• Collaborate with the business Master Data team on the legacy data migration by supporting the technical requirements for Customers, Vendors, BOMs, Products and other master data subjects.
• Define extraction, transformation, load, and reconciliation processes with automation where possible.
• Partner with the Business Master Data team to align on the governance model, ownership, and ongoing stewardship processes for core data subjects.
• Define and support the data migration testing strategy, including mock loads, trial conversions, and dress rehearsals. Partner with business master data team and users for the validation and sign-off at each migration stage.
• Design cutover sequencing for data loads, ensuring minimal downtime. Coordinate with functional leads and the PMO on the entry/exit criteria and contingency planning for go-live events related to data quality readiness.

Benefits

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees