# Enterprise Data Architect

*/JobTypes/Enterprise_Data_Architect*

Departments: Enterprise Architecture, Office of the Chief Data Officer (CDO), Data & Analytics (D&A), IT Strategy and Architecture, Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing, Cloud & Data Infrastructure.

## Neighborhood

### Parent

- [Database Architects](/Occupations/Database_Architects) — parent · Occupations

### Siblings

- [BI/DW Developer](/JobTypes/BI%2FDW_Developer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Big Data Architect](/JobTypes/Big_Data_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Cloud Data Architect](/JobTypes/Cloud_Data_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Cloud Data Warehouse Engineer](/JobTypes/Cloud_Data_Warehouse_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [DW Performance and Optimization Specialist](/JobTypes/DW_Performance_and_Optimization_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Data Lakehouse Engineer](/JobTypes/Data_Lakehouse_Engineer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Data Modeler](/JobTypes/Data_Modeler) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Data Warehouse Architect](/JobTypes/Data_Warehouse_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [ETL/ELT Pipeline Developer](/JobTypes/ETL%2FELT_Pipeline_Developer) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Enterprise Data Modeler](/JobTypes/Enterprise_Data_Modeler) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Event-Driven Data Architect](/JobTypes/Event-Driven_Data_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Legacy Migration Specialist](/JobTypes/Legacy_Migration_Specialist) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Logical and Physical Data Modeler](/JobTypes/Logical_and_Physical_Data_Modeler) — siblings · JobTypes
- [Master Data Management (MDM) Architect](/JobTypes/Master_Data_Management_(MDM)_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes
- [OLTP Database Architect](/JobTypes/OLTP_Database_Architect) — siblings · JobTypes

### Related (staff)

- [Enterprise Architecture Department](/Departments/Enterprise_Architecture_Department) — staff · Departments

### Related (delivered by)

- [Define business information and analytics strategy](/Processes/Define_business_information_and_analytics_strategy) — delivered by · Processes

### Required knowledge

- [Data Warehouse Architecture](/Knowledge/Data_Warehouse_Architecture) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Regulatory Data Compliance](/Knowledge/Regulatory_Data_Compliance) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Cloud Data Platforms](/Knowledge/Cloud_Data_Platforms) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Data Governance Frameworks](/Knowledge/Data_Governance_Frameworks) — requires knowledge · Knowledge
- [Master Data Management](/Knowledge/Master_Data_Management) — requires knowledge · Knowledge

### Engage in

- [Design Data Lake and Warehouse Architecture](/Activities/Design_Data_Lake_and_Warehouse_Architecture) — engage in · Activities
- [Set Master Data Management Policy](/Activities/Set_Master_Data_Management_Policy) — engage in · Activities
- [Define Enterprise Data Architecture Standards](/Activities/Define_Enterprise_Data_Architecture_Standards) — engage in · Activities

### Perform

- [Design Data Lake and Warehouse Architecture](/Tasks/Design_Data_Lake_and_Warehouse_Architecture) — perform · Tasks
- [Advise Engineering Teams on Modeling](/Tasks/Advise_Engineering_Teams_on_Modeling) — perform · Tasks
- [Define Data Lineage and Cataloging Standards](/Tasks/Define_Data_Lineage_and_Cataloging_Standards) — perform · Tasks
- [Plan Data Platform Migrations](/Tasks/Plan_Data_Platform_Migrations) — perform · Tasks
- [Review Solution Designs for Compliance](/Tasks/Review_Solution_Designs_for_Compliance) — perform · Tasks
- [Set Master Data Management Policy](/Tasks/Set_Master_Data_Management_Policy) — perform · Tasks
- [Establish Data Integration Patterns](/Tasks/Establish_Data_Integration_Patterns) — perform · Tasks
- [Define Enterprise Data Architecture Standards](/Tasks/Define_Enterprise_Data_Architecture_Standards) — perform · Tasks

### Problems this exposes

- [migration cutover must preserve the enterprise canonical model and lineage contracts, not just lift-and-shift tables](/Problems/migration_cutover_must_preserve_the_enterprise_canonical_model_and_lineage_contracts,_not_just_lift-and-shift_tables) — exposes problem · Problems
- [dual-run reconciliation proving the new platform reproduces every governed golden-record definition](/Problems/dual-run_reconciliation_proving_the_new_platform_reproduces_every_governed_golden-record_definition) — exposes problem · Problems
- [advising autonomous teams toward the canonical model without becoming a ship-blocking review bottleneck they route around](/Problems/advising_autonomous_teams_toward_the_canonical_model_without_becoming_a_ship-blocking_review_bottleneck_they_route_around) — exposes problem · Problems
- [platform-migration cutover sequencing that mustn't break downstream consumers](/Problems/platform-migration_cutover_sequencing_that_mustn't_break_downstream_consumers) — exposes problem · Problems
- [catalog and lineage standards resisted by autonomous engineering teams shipping faster than governance](/Problems/catalog_and_lineage_standards_resisted_by_autonomous_engineering_teams_shipping_faster_than_governance) — exposes problem · Problems
- [master-data domain ownership disputes block the golden-record definition](/Problems/master-data_domain_ownership_disputes_block_the_golden-record_definition) — exposes problem · Problems
- [data-lineage for a regulatory report reconstructed by hand across warehouse and pipelines](/Problems/data-lineage_for_a_regulatory_report_reconstructed_by_hand_across_warehouse_and_pipelines) — exposes problem · Problems
- [new integration's schema mapping reviewed manually against the enterprise glossary](/Problems/new_integration's_schema_mapping_reviewed_manually_against_the_enterprise_glossary) — exposes problem · Problems
- [canonical data model drifts as source systems add fields faster than the model is updated](/Problems/canonical_data_model_drifts_as_source_systems_add_fields_faster_than_the_model_is_updated) — exposes problem · Problems

### Uses software

- [ERwin Data Modeler](/Software/ERwin_Data_Modeler) — uses software · Software
- [Collibra](/Software/Collibra) — uses software · Software
- [Informatica](/Software/Informatica) — uses software · Software
- [Databricks](/Software/Databricks) — uses software · Software
- [Snowflake](/Software/Snowflake) — uses software · Software

### Requires ability

- [Fluency of Ideas](/Ability/Fluency_of_Ideas) — requires ability · Ability
- [Systems Evaluation](/Ability/Systems_Evaluation) — requires ability · Ability
- [Information Ordering](/Ability/Information_Ordering) — requires ability · Ability
- [Deductive Reasoning](/Ability/Deductive_Reasoning) — requires ability · Ability

### Required skills

- [Technology Evaluation](/Skills/Technology_Evaluation) — requires skill · Skills
- [Stakeholder Advisory](/Skills/Stakeholder_Advisory) — requires skill · Skills
- [Cloud Platform Design](/Skills/Cloud_Platform_Design) — requires skill · Skills
- [Data Modeling](/Skills/Data_Modeling) — requires skill · Skills
- [Data Architecture Design](/Skills/Data_Architecture_Design) — requires skill · Skills