Principal Data & Analytics Architect (Hybrid)

Hunter Industries is investing in the future of data and analytics. As part of our modernization journey, we’re building the foundation for a more connected, data-driven enterprise—one where reliable, governed, and accessible data enables smarter decisions across every business function.

We’re looking for a Principal Data & Analytics Architect who will serve as the senior-most architectural authority for enterprise data at Hunter. In this strategic and hands-on role, you will define the data architecture, integration patterns, and governance frameworks that ensure our data is structured, trusted, secure, and ready for advanced analytics and AI-enabled capabilities.

You will play a central role in shaping and delivering our enterprise data modernization roadmap while guiding engineers, analysts, and business stakeholders toward a consistent and scalable data ecosystem.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the enterprise data architecture across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem systems, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and long-term sustainability.
• Design integration patterns and lead the initial implementation of foundational data pipelines that connect Oracle Fusion, Salesforce, manufacturing systems, and other enterprise applications into a unified data platform.
• Develop reference architectures and prototypes that accelerate delivery and guide engineering best practices.
• Establish and operationalize governance frameworks including metadata, lineage, master/reference data, data quality, and stewardship.
• Define engineering standards for data modeling, ELT, orchestration, testing, and CI/CD.
• Enable responsible adoption of AI/ML capabilities by ensuring data foundations, privacy, and governance are in place.
• Collaborate across IT and business units to align architecture decisions with strategic priorities and modernization goals.
• Mentor and develop engineers, analysts, and data stewards, strengthening enterprise-wide data and analytics capabilities.
• Monitor trends in data platforms, analytics, and AI to continually evolve the enterprise data roadmap.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or related field; master’s preferred
• 10 years of experience in data architecture, engineering, or analytics in enterprise environments
• Experience integrating data from cloud ERP/CRM systems (Oracle Fusion, Salesforce strongly preferred) and manufacturing/operational systems
• Expertise in cloud data platforms, modern data architectures, and ELT development
• Strong command of data governance frameworks including metadata, lineage, MDM/RDM, and data quality
• Hands-on experience designing data models, integration patterns, and orchestrated pipelines
• Ability to lead, mentor, and elevate technical teams
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Experience enabling analytics and self-service BI through semantic models and standardized KPIs
• Understanding of AI/ML platform capabilities and data readiness requirements

What We Offer:

• Amazing corporate culture – we walk the walk when it comes to our values!
• Beautiful 20-acre park-like campus with creek and walking trails
• On-site wellness center with personal training, fitness classes, and massage
• FUN company events!
• Company donation matching and volunteer rewards
• Career development opportunities and profit-sharing bonus

Follow us on LinkedIn, check out our rave reviews on Glassdoor, and learn more about our company culture on our career site: http://corporate.hunterindustries.com/careers 

Hunter is a global leader in the irrigation, outdoor lighting, dispensing technology, and custom manufacturing industries. Driving our continued success is the combined energy and talents of the nearly 4,000 people on our team. Together, we create a diverse array of products that can be seen all over the world, from residential landscapes to national landmarks, stadiums, parks, hotels, and municipal buildings. 

Hunter Industries and its Family of Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, military and veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic.

The salary for this opportunity ranges from $150,000-$185,000

The Company complies with all federal/local/state regulations in regard to pay. The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Compensation offered to the successful candidate will be determined by qualifications, prior experience, other job-related factors, and geographic location.

Salary : $150,000 - $185,000