Lead Data Architect (M/F)

Lead Data Architect – Marignane

Airbus Helicopters' ambition is to make Vertical Lift the best choice to save lives, protect people, connect cities and reach any place. The Data Strategy aims to deeply transform how we manage data within a highly complex and fragmented landscape, paving the way for new technologies.

About the Role

The Centre of Excellence (CoE) Data & Analytics requires a Lead Data Architect to drive the Data Governance organization. The position will lead enterprise viewpoint for how data assets should be structured and used to deliver prioritized business outcomes, translating business strategy into data and analytics architecture and implementation guidance.

Responsibilities

• Provide the technical roadmap and scalable architecture needed to translate the Airbus Helicopters Data Strategy to action, ensuring the foundation is reliable and AI‑ready.
• Define and enforce a unified catalog of approved technologies (bricks) to promote standardization and prevent architectural fragmentation.
• Coordinate the D&A architecture community of practice and provide oversight of solution architecture, data architecture and data engineering to ensure consensus on definitive models and platforms.
• Ensure that the architectural roadmap is aligned with the Enterprise Architecture's corporate strategy and risk mandates.
• Guide tool selection and integration (catalogs, active metadata, data quality tooling) by defining metadata requirements before procurement and by prioritizing people/process readiness for adoption.
• Lead the design of complex relational and non‑relational data models to support both transactional and analytical topics.
• Establish enterprise‑wide standards for data lineage, metadata management, and security to ensure compliance with global regulations.

Profile

• Autonomous, flexible, curious with good communication skills, entrepreneurial and customer oriented.
• Team player, service minded.
• Ability to address complex topics and environments.
• Ability to quickly understand new technologies.
• Advanced level of English and French.

This position requires a security clearance or eligibility for clearance by recognized authorities.

Benefits

We offer a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package including salaries, bonuses, profit‑sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan. We invest in your well‑being: professional development, health coverage, retirement, work‑life balance. Additional benefits include a dynamic CSE offering many advantages (company restaurant, children’s leisure center, sports complex, travel allowances), and transport facilities.

Recruitment Process

• Apply online.
• Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
• Complete security clearance questionnaire.
• HR interview and technical interview with your future manager.
• Receive the job offer.

Company

Airbus Helicopters SAS – Permanent, Professional level, Digital job family. Employment Type: Permanent. Classe Emploi (France): Classe H15.

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This job requires an awareness of potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity.