This position is hybrid, 3 days a week in office in Mequon, WI.
Help shape the future of data across a digitally evolving manufacturing enterprise.
As our Enterprise Data Architect, you will define and drive the data strategy that powers business intelligence, operational excellence, advanced analytics, automation, and emerging AI capabilities. This highly visible role sits at the intersection of business and technology, partnering closely with leaders across Digital, Operations, Supply Chain, and Finance to create scalable, trusted, and accessible data solutions.
You will architect modern data platforms and integration strategies that connect manufacturing systems, ERP platforms, cloud technologies, and analytical applications into a cohesive enterprise ecosystem. Through your leadership, the organization will gain the trusted data foundation needed to accelerate innovation, improve decision-making, and unlock the value of AI and data-driven transformation.
This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic thinker who enjoys solving complex challenges, influencing enterprise technology direction, and building the data capabilities that will shape the future of the business.
Why This Role Matters- Influence enterprise-wide data strategy and architecture decisions.
- Drive modernization initiatives across cloud, analytics, and AI-enabled platforms.
- Partner directly with business leaders to solve meaningful operational challenges.
- Design scalable solutions that impact manufacturing, supply chain, finance, and customer-facing processes.
- Establish the foundation for advanced analytics, automation, machine learning, and AI adoption.
- Mentor and guide technical teams while promoting modern architecture best practices.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline; equivalent experience will also be considered.
- 6+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Analytics Architecture, or enterprise-scale data platform design.
- Proven success designing enterprise data ecosystems that support both operational and analytical workloads.
- Strong understanding of modern data modeling techniques, including normalized, dimensional, canonical, and domain-driven approaches.
- Experience establishing governance practices that improve data quality, lineage, security, and trust.
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud data technologies, data warehouses, data lakes, APIs, and integration frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders across both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience within manufacturing, supply chain, industrial technology, or ERP-centric environments.
- Oracle EBS experience preferred.
- Experience with Azure Data Services, Snowflake, Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Python, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Kafka, CDC, and event-driven architectures.
- Exposure to AI/ML platforms, predictive analytics, Industrial IoT, and enterprise data governance programs.
- Experience leading data modernization or digital transformation initiatives at scale.
- Design and evolve enterprise data architecture that supports business growth, analytics, automation, and AI initiatives.
- Establish scalable patterns for data ingestion, integration, storage, transformation, and consumption across hybrid cloud and on-premises environments.
- Define architectural standards for APIs, ETL/ELT, streaming, CDC, event-driven solutions, and reusable data products.
- Champion enterprise standards for data quality, lineage, metadata management, security, and compliance.
- Develop trusted, governed data assets that improve consistency, reliability, and accessibility across the organization.
- Guide the adoption of modern architecture principles and best practices across data teams.
- Enable advanced manufacturing and operational analytics, including predictive maintenance, supply chain visibility, operational intelligence, and AI-ready data solutions.
- Partner with analytics, engineering, and business teams to accelerate self-service reporting, data science, and machine learning initiatives.
- Help define the future-state architecture that supports emerging AI and automation capabilities.
- Facilitate architecture reviews and strategic planning sessions that align business objectives with technology solutions.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex technical challenges and drive enterprise consistency.
- Mentor technical professionals, share best practices, and foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
- Communicate architectural vision and recommendations effectively to executives, business leaders, and technical stakeholders.
This role offers a rare opportunity to influence enterprise strategy while remaining hands-on with modern data technologies. You'll help build the foundation for next-generation analytics and AI capabilities, partner with leaders across the organization, and play a critical role in the company's ongoing digital transformation journey.
The ideal candidate is energized by creating order from complexity, connecting technology to business outcomes, and building data ecosystems that drive meaningful impact.
We offer comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits, along with a 401(k) plan that includes employer matching and profit sharing. Additionally, we offer company-paid life insurance, disability coverage, and paid time off (PTO).
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Data Science, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
- 6+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Analytics Architecture, or enterprise-scale data platform design
- Proven success designing enterprise data ecosystems that support operational and analytical workloads
- Strong understanding of modern data modeling techniques (normalized, dimensional, canonical, domain-driven)
- Experience establishing governance practices that improve data quality, lineage, security, and trust
- Hands-on knowledge of cloud data technologies, data warehouses, data lakes, APIs, and integration frameworks
- Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Exceptional communication skills with ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience within manufacturing, supply chain, industrial technology, or ERP-centric environments
- Oracle EBS experience
- Experience with Azure Data Services
- Experience with Snowflake
- Experience with Databricks
- Experience with PySpark
- Experience with SQL
- Experience with Python
- Experience with Tableau or Power BI
- Experience with Alteryx
- Experience with Kafka, CDC, and event-driven architectures
- Exposure to AI/ML platforms, predictive analytics, and Industrial IoT
- Experience leading data modernization or digital transformation initiatives
Charter Manufacturing Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Affordable Benefits — Medical premiums are often described as affordable, with wellness incentives lowering costs and new voluntary options (critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident) expanding coverage. Dental and vision enhancements further support value without raising contributions.
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Retirement Support — A dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match, profit sharing, and an additional retirement contribution for most employees indicate strong long‑term savings support. These retirement elements are consistently positioned as core strengths of the package.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly gainsharing and bonuses regularly augment base pay. Profit sharing and shift premiums further boost total compensation.
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What We Do
Charter Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a family-owned group of differentiated metals manufacturing businesses founded in 1936. Our will to grow is our success. It is the result of Charter’s respected team of employees, each person’s dedication to continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit that thrives within the Charter family. Our businesses include Charter Steel, Charter Dura-Bar, Charter Wire and Charter Aarrowcast. Connect with us and learn about the stories and successes our family of employees share. Visit http://www.chartermfg.com/work/jobs/ to learn more about opportunities for employment and where you might fit in







