Global Data Architect (m/f/d)

Advantest has embarked on a digital transformation journey, which is a key enabler for our continuous business growth. We are building a scalable and modular architecture for Advantest, with a prime focus on efficient and effective processes and data.

Your contribution

• As part of the global transformation, your focus will be our global Advantest architecture. You will shape our globally harmonized business processes with the required trusted business data, incorporating the business capabilities and required applications. Special love and care are needed for our data model and data integration.
• Act as a consultant to partner effectively with business users, partners and suppliers
• Develop and maintain a scalable, integrated and modular architecture to strengthen and enhance our Advantest operating model
• Develop and implement a standard framework for visualizing and maintaining our company architecture, the As Is, the To Be target architecture as well as the different development stages
• Ensure that new solutions design fit into the target architecture and achieve our holistic end to end design principles
• Support transformation projects by establishing optimized data models in the source systems, document the data model; also govern together with Global Data Warehouse Team the data model in the data warehouse
• Develop and implement comprehensive strategies for improving the data governance, including the data foundation, data model, data integration and data quality
• Mentor business users on data ownership and drive a data driven culture and mentality

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management or comparable.
• Must have significant experience working as Data Architect in transformation projects in different process areas, like Sales / SADM, Operations and Supply Chain Management, Human Resources or Finance
• Must have good business and process knowledge how process and data fit together E2E and company wide
• Solid experience with enterprise architecture, data modeling and governance frameworks
• Knowledge of TOGAF, Archimate, Sparks, Lean Six Sigma, BPMN2.0 or similar are key
• Technical expertise regarding data models in source systems such as ERP, MRP, MES, PLM;
• Knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Azure, database design development, data mining and segmentation techniques; programming (Python, XML, or ETL frameworks)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in a global environment, ability to translate technical language into simple business language
• Good knowledge of English is a must, written and spoken; German or Japanese is a plus
• Self-starter with analytical mindset, ability to delve into technical details as well as manage key business stakeholders