Wakefield Canada Inc. is an industry leading Canadian company that manufactures, distributes and markets category-leading products for the automotive, commercial heavy-duty, and industrial markets including Castrol, the #1 brand of passenger car motor oil in Canada, and the “Super Clean” cleaner-degreaser brand.

 

Why Join Us?
 

• Platinum Member, Canada’s Best Managed Companies

• Entrepreneurial spirit with a focus on Innovation and Collaboration

• Competitive Base Pay and Incentive programs

• Company paid Comprehensive Extended Health and Dental Coverage

• Company Contributed Pension Plan

• Health and Wellness Programs

• Education and Training support

• Diverse and Inclusive Culture

• Employee Focused and Flexible Work Environment

• Active contributor to charities including Canadian Tire Jump Start, Sick Kids Hospital, Daily Bread Food Bank and Women’s Habitat.

• We work hard but we also like to have fun; Summer BBQs, food and ice cream trucks, social activities, contests, ticket giveaways for major sporting events and more!

The Opportunity

 

The role of the Enterprise Data Architect is to expand the company’s use of data as a strategic enabler of corporate goals and objectives. The Enterprise Data Architect will achieve this by strategically designing, developing, and implementing data models for enterprise-level applications and systems. These models shall be architected at the following layers: conceptual, logical, business area, and application. This individual will act as the primary advocate of data modeling methodologies and data processing best practices.

 

 

• Develop and deliver long-term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction with data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.

• Create short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall data management roadmap.

• Establish processes for governing the identification, collection, and use of corporate metadata; take steps to assure metadata accuracy and validity.

• Establish methods and procedures for tracking data quality, completeness, redundancy, and improvement.

• Conduct data capacity planning, life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies, and other tasks.

• Create strategies and plans for data security, backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and archiving.

• Ensure that data strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance.

• Assess and determine governance, stewardship, and frameworks for managing data across the organization.

• Develop and promote data management methodologies and standards.

• Select and implement the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support data technology goals.

• Oversee the mapping of data sources, data movement, interfaces, and analytics, with the goal of ensuring data quality.

• Collaborate with project managers and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data.

• Address data-related problems in regards to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple-platform integration.

• Act as a leader and advocate of data management, including coaching, training, and career development to staff.

• Develop and implement key components as needed to create testing criteria in order to guarantee the fidelity and performance of data architecture.

• Document the data architecture and environment in order to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger data picture.

• Identify and develop opportunities for data reuse, migration, or retirement.

 

 

 

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.

 

 

• College diploma or University degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering.

• 5 years work experience as a data or information architect.

• Hands-on experience with data architecting, data mining, large-scale data modeling, and business requirements gathering/analysis.

• Direct experience in implementing enterprise data management processes, procedures, and decision support.

• Strong understanding of relational data structures, theories, principles, and practices.

• Hands-on knowledge of enterprise repository tools, data modeling tools, data mapping tools, and data profiling tools.

• Demonstrated expertise with repository creation, and data and information system life cycle methodologies.

• Experience with business requirements analysis, entity relationship planning, database design, reporting structures, and so on.

• Ability to manage data and metadata migration.

• Experience with database platforms, including SQL

• Understanding of Web services

• Excellent client/user interaction skills to determine requirements.

• Extensive experience with core software applications, including AX, D365, Salesforce, Shopify and Kuebix.

• Experience with data processing flowcharting techniques.

• Proven project management experience.

• Good knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws.

 

Wakefield Canada strives to provide equal opportunity to qualified individuals with disabilities and, as such, we are committed to offering reasonable accommodation during the hiring process. If you require special assistance or accommodation, please contact Human Resources at 416.252.5511.