Job Description:
- We are your Energy Technology Partner. We electrify, automate, and digitalize every industry, business, and home, driving efficiency and sustainability for all.
At Schneider Electric, our values – IMPACT (Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork) – are the foundation of everything we do. Becoming an Impact Maker means turning sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization.
Are you ready to lead the digital transformation to create a more sustainable world?
If you are up to challenge your creativity and make an impact, we are excited to welcome you!
Schneider Digital is the digital department of Schneider Electric, leading the digital transformation in the company by giving support globally to our internal teams and our clients. Schneider Digital consists of 6 Digital Hubs worldwide which are strategically located to ensure a 24/7 support across the company (France, China, India, USA, Mexico and Spain). Our Digital Hub in Barcelona is formed by +450 employees working in strategic projects and different roles such as Data, Cybersecurity, ERP, Cloud, Infrastructures, IT Project Management or Digital Marketing.
As part of End‑to‑End Digital Customer Relationships, Installed Base (IB) tracking is a key pillar to drive growth in Services revenues, including both field services and digital services. Schneider Installed Base (IB) is the central enterprise platform where product and asset data is collected, qualified, consolidated, and exposed as a Single Source of Truth (SSOT) across Schneider Electric.
Schneider Electric is seeking a Data Architect – Installed Base to play a critical role in defining, governing, and evolving the data and integration architecture underpinning the IB digital ecosystem. The role combines strong data architecture ownership with close collaboration across Business, Functional Analysis, Architecture, and Delivery, ensuring that IB solutions are scalable, compliant, interoperable, and aligned with long‑term enterprise strategy.
The Data Architect is a core member of the Installed Base Digital capability, responsible for ensuring data consistency, trust, and usability across operational and analytical use cases.
What will you do:
Data Architecture Ownership & Strategy
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Own and evolve the Installed Base data architecture strategy, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles and business objectives.
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Define and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models for Installed Base and related MDM domains.
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Ensure a clear and consistent data lifecycle, including creation, enrichment, synchronization, and consumption of asset data.
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Drive simplification, standardization, and scalability of data structures across platforms.
Master Data Management & Governance
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Define and enforce data governance frameworks, including data ownership, stewardship, quality rules, and lifecycle controls.
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Ensure Installed Base data meets enterprise standards for accuracy, completeness, traceability, and auditability.
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Collaborate with Data Stewards and operational teams to support data quality improvement initiatives.
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Ensure IB data acts as a trusted SSOT across consuming systems.
Integration & Platform Alignment
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Define and validate integration patterns, data flows, and lineage across frontend systems, middleware, and downstream platforms.
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Collaborate closely with IB Capability Architects, Functional Analysts, and Technical Leads to ensure functional requirements are technically and architecturally sound.
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Ensure the data architecture supports both transactional processes and analytics / BI use cases.
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Contribute architectural input to design workshops and architecture review boards (ARB).
Delivery Support & Technical Validation
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Provide architectural guidance throughout delivery to ensure solutions align with approved data models and architectural intent.
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Review technical designs, data flows, and architecture documentation for compliance and completeness.
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Identify architectural risks early and propose mitigation strategies.
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Support squads in resolving complex cross‑platform or data‑related issues.
Collaboration & Ways of Working
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Act as a bridge between Business, Functional, Architecture, and Delivery teams.
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Partner with Functional Analysts to translate business requirements into robust data‑driven solutions.
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Promote strong data and architecture practices across global, multicultural teams.
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Contribute to a culture of collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
Documentation & Knowledge Management
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Produce and maintain architecture artifacts, including:
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End‑to‑End architecture diagrams
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Data flow and lineage diagrams
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Domain models
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Architecture Decision Records (ADR)
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Ensure documentation adheres to IB Digital standards and is maintained in shared repositories (e.g. Confluence, SharePoint).
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Support onboarding and enablement of teams on IB data architecture and standards.
(External) English Qualifications:
What will make you successful:
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8+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Master Data Management, or similar roles.
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Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent.
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Strong hands‑on experience with MDM platforms and data‑centric architectures.
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Solid experience designing and governing data models in complex, integrated environments.
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Experience working in Agile delivery models.
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Understanding of Installed Base, asset data, or service‑oriented business models is a strong plus.
Skills & Competencies
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Deep expertise in data architecture and MDM concepts
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Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
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Ability to reason end‑to‑end across systems, data flows, and integrations
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Strong stakeholder communication and influence skills
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Fluent English (written and spoken)
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Ability to operate effectively in a global, multicultural environment
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Structured mindset with strong attention to quality and consistency
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Proactive, solution‑oriented approach
Technical & Tooling Experience
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Experience with Informatica Cloud MDM or similar tools
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Exposure to AWS‑based data ecosystems
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Familiarity with cloud integration patterns
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Understanding of BI and analytics consumption (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
Travel Requirements
Location: Barcelona
This role owns data architecture and governance decisions but does not own business requirements definition, functional documentation, sprint execution, or hands‑on development.
What will you get:
We adapt to you:
With our flexible schedule, you'll have the freedom to adjust your work hours to accommodate your personal needs and responsibilities.
We know how great it is to work from home. With our hybrid work plan, you can enjoy working from the comfort of your home.
Need more time to relax and disconnect? With our Holy Pack, you can purchase additional vacation days to recharge when you need it most.
Celebrate holidays your way! With Floating Holidays, you can exchange holidays for other days that better suit your plans and personal preferences.
Need additional time to explore new experiences or focus on personal projects? With the Sabbatical Pack, you can request up to 2 months of extra leave (unpaid).
We value the importance of family and want to support you in all aspects of your life. Our Global Family Leave Policy provides flexible paid conditions for when you need it most, whether you're about to be a parent, need time to overcome a loss, or to care for a loved one.
We take care of you:
With access to the health and wellness platform Wellwo, you and up to 5 people of your choice can enjoy access to wellness content, nutrition counseling, fitness classes, and more!
From dance classes to booking a hotel spa, we offer an agreement with Wellhub so you can access a network of thousands of gyms and sports centers to keep your body active in the way you like best.
Your well-being is our priority. You will have medical service at your workplace for close attention to any medical needs.
We empower you:
With Career Hub, our AI-driven professional development platform, you can connect with job opportunities, projects, and mentors at Schneider Electric globally.
We offer you the opportunity to be a shareholder of Schneider Electric and share in our achievements with our stock ownership program.
We celebrate everyone's talent and success with our recognition program, through which you can give and receive points for your achievements and redeem them for gift cards at your favorite stores.
You will have life insurance for your protection.
We offer you a Flexible Remuneration Plan in which you can choose from a variety of options, such as health insurance, meal vouchers, childcare vouchers, transportation vouchers, training, and more.
With Club Schneider, you will enjoy special discounts at your favorite stores, restaurants, travel agencies, and other external services.
Participate in company-subsidized volunteer programs to contribute to our community and have a positive impact on your environment.
Let us learn about you! Apply today.
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(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?
When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
Become an IMPACT Maker with Schneider Electric – apply today!
€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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