Data Architect

located in any Ardagh location

**Role Description**:
The data architect aspect of this role is ultimately accountable for creating and maintaining the enterprise data architecture that meets data governance, regulatory and business requirements. The data modeler aspect of this role is ultimately accountable for designing databases that meet organisational needs using conceptual, logical, and physical data models. The role requires that the technical architecture supports the data management initiatives and are aligned with related defined policies and processes. This role is responsible for mapping the business requirements to data requirements and define how the data should be provisioned to the business to serve their BI and Analytics needs to ensure consistency, ease of use and performance. This role designs models to improve efficiency and outputs and may focus on issues such as reducing data redundancy or improving data movement across systems. The Data Architect will be a main point of contact for technical activities between the Centre of Excellence and Group IT.

**Key Responsibilities**:
Participates in the startup of new projects and business changes to support and ensure adherence to the Data Definitions
This role is responsible for mapping the business requirements to data requirements and define how the data should be provisioned to the business to serve their BI and Analytics needs to ensure consistency, ease of use and performance
Supports the delivery of analytical products to business users via participating in Agile development pod activities including Agile ceremonies
Reviews data model design in collaboration with Group IT, aligning to modelling standards
Supervises the technical design and implementation of changes to the solution architecture
Ensures that the data management solutions and data assets are supported by an architecture supporting overall architectural vision, in collaboration with Group IT
Input into the logical & business data model and relevant data dictionaries
Assists the Data Governance organisation in logical and physical data modeling
Supports in data quality and metrics generation

**Requirements**:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or related field required (Master’s degree preferred)
Data Engineer/Architect certification (e.g. MS Azure Data Engineer or SAP Data Architects) is a plus
Experience in a data analysis or management role
Experience using modelling tools especially in the context of BW/4HANA
Extensive experience in data models of SAP ERP and BW/4HANA
Experience working with Microsoft Office 365 especially PowerBI and PowerPlatform
Proven ability to work in distributed systems
Must be able to develop creative solutions to problems
Working proficiency in English and any other European languages are a plus

**What we offer**:
You can expect a competitive compensation and benefit package including educational and health activities reimbursement, subsidized meals and more.
Additionally, you will be a part of exciting and growing business, work in multinational team as well as have an opportunity to grow participate in various IT standardisation projects and change management initiatives.

About Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group is a global leader in metal and glass packaging solutions, producing packaging for the world’s leading brands. We trace our roots all the way back to the Irish Glass Bottle Company, founded in 1932. Since then we have grown rapidly to a team of more than 20,000 people with revenues of almost $10 billion. Today we have a presence across Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Did you know that Ardagh produce many of the beverage cans and bottles you drink your favourite beverages from?
Did you know we produce metal and glass packaging which are permanent materials, meaning they can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality?
Did you know we produce more than 160 million containers per day?

Ardagh is passionate about sustainability and have a reputation for innovation. We push the boundaries of what’s possible, pioneering new production methods, new design techniques and new ways to recycle and save energy. Our aim is to reduce any negative environmental impact whilst remaining economically sustainable and socially responsible.

We believe that the success of our business depends on the success of our people. We strive to create working environments where our employees feel valued, can work to their full potential, and where their achievements are celebrated.

Here at Ardagh, we offer exciting and rewarding opportunities for talented and creative people. If you have ambition and want to make an impact with your career, come and join our team, you’ll enjoy the journey

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