Certain roles at Tyson require background checks. If you are offered a position that requires a background check you will be provided additional documentation to complete once an offer has been extended.

Job Details:

The Staff Enterprise Data Architect develops standards, tools, and governance for capturing, modeling, storing, and delivering data for the enterprise, including:
• Identifying data-related business requirements and service standards (e.g., transaction processing speed, data mining and reporting capabilities, data security, scalability, etc.).
• Developing a high-level enterprise data model and conceptual views of related data sub-architectures (e.g., database, data integration, data warehouse/business intelligence, reporting, metadata, and content management architectures).
• Optimizing overall data/information flow by reducing redundancy and enabling accessibility within security boundaries.
Staff Architects in Enterprise Data Architecture oversee one or more Data Engineering Disciplines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Technical Standards and Governance:
• Establishing and maintaining enterprise-wide technical standards, guidelines, and best practices for software development, quality, and infrastructure.
• Ensuring compliance with these standards across all programs and projects.
• Perform other assigned job-related duties that align with our organization's vision, mission, and values and fall within your scope of practice.
Architecture Design and Review:
• Designing scalable, reliable, and secure architecture solutions that align with business goals and technical requirements.
• Conducting architecture reviews and providing guidance to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
Cross-Disciplinary Expertise:
• Leveraging expertise in software development, quality engineering, and infrastructure engineering to provide holistic architectural solutions.
• Ensuring seamless integration of development, quality, and infrastructure components.
Technology Evaluation and Selection:
• Evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, tools, and platforms aligned with enterprise standards and business needs.
• Conducting proof-of-concept (PoC) projects to validate technology choices.
Collaboration and Communication:
• Collaborating with development, quality, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Facilitating communication and knowledge sharing across teams and departments.
Continuous Improvement:
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance technical standards and practices.
• Staying up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure the enterprise remains competitive.
Security and Compliance:
• Ensuring that security best practices are integrated into all aspects of the enterprise architecture.
• Maintaining compliance with industry standards, regulations, and internal policies.
Performance and Scalability:
• Designing solutions that ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Conducting performance assessments and optimizations to meet enterprise requirements.
Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity:
• Ensuring that all architectural solutions include robust backup and recovery mechanisms.
Quality Assurance and Testing:
• Ensuring that automated testing, continuous integration, and continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices are consistently applied.
Documentation and Knowledge Management:
• Creating and maintaining comprehensive architectural documentation, including diagrams, standards, and guidelines.
• Ensuring that documentation is accessible and up to date for all stakeholders.
Vendor and Tool Management:
• Manage relationships with technology vendors and ensure that tools and services meet enterprise standards.
• Evaluating and integrating third-party solutions as needed.
Incident Management and Troubleshooting:
• Providing high-level support for incident management and troubleshooting complex technical issues.
• Conducting root cause analysis and implementing preventive measures.
Capacity Planning and Resource Management:
• Conducting capacity planning ensures enterprise architecture can handle current and future workloads.
• Managing resources effectively to support enterprise-wide initiatives.
Training and Mentorship:
• Providing training and mentorship to technical teams to ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
• Supporting professional development and knowledge sharing within the organization.

Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience. Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Quantitative or Engineering Field preferred.
Preferred Certification(s): TOGAF, Cloud (AWS or GCP), Security, SAP, SAFe.
Experience: 7+ years of relevant and practical experience.

Special Skills Required:
• Deep technical hands-on expertise in one or more areas of focus, e.g., Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Platforms.
• The ability to explain highly technical concepts to non-technical team members and leaders.
• Self-driven ability to vet new technical patterns, influence decision-makers, and establish those patterns as new technical standards.

Relocation Assistance Eligible:

Work Shift:

Hourly Applicants ONLY -You must complete the task after submitting your application to provide additional information to be considered for employment.

Tyson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

We provide our team members and their families with paid time off; 401(k) plans; affordable health, life, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; and more.

If you would like to learn more about your data privacy rights and how you may use that information, please read our Job Applicant Privacy Notice here.

Unsolicited Assistance: Tyson Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited support from external recruitment vendors for open positions within the United States. Any resumes or candidate profiles submitted by recruitment vendors or headhunters to any employee or applicant tracking system at Tyson Foods or its subsidiaries, without a valid written request and search agreement approved by HR, will be considered the property of Tyson Foods. No fees will be paid if the candidate is hired due to an unsolicited referral.