Data Architect

Job Description

We're 23,000 colleagues in more than 30 countries delivering oil, gas, wind and solar power to 170 million people worldwide. Taking on tough energy challenges is our job. Right now, we're facing an enormous task: supplying the world with the energy it needs, while lowering emissions.

We're up for the challenge. Are you?

The position

By joining our team in Technology, Digital & Innovation you will have the opportunity to:

Be part of a company that manages and utilizes data as a fundamental part of executing our technology strategy, including transforming us into a data-driven origination. Solid data architecture enables business innovation and is important to ensure correctness, efficiency, security and compliance with laws and regulations. Important topics are for example industry standards and initiatives, architecture frameworks and strategies, data quality and observability, DataOps, event-driven architectures, data modelling, and data technology choices.

Data Architects will play a vital role in fostering a data-driven culture and enhancing data capabilities. Tasks for this position include:

• Setting the vision for our organisation’s use of data, through data design, to meet business needs.

• Supporting and/or advising on data architecture and product design to digital projects across the business areas.

• Participating and driving data architecture and data management in the SSU disciplines in Equinor.

• Working and collaborating closely with enterprise architects, data scientists and data engineers and other relevant roles.

• Developing the data architecture competency in the organization, through participating in data architect networks and other relevant networks.

• Optimizing data management, driving digital innovation, and empowering our stakeholders with actionable insights.

The position is within the Safety, security, and sustainability (SSU) Solution area. SSU are committed to safeguard our people and environment through shared insight and learning from data and digital solutions, delivering on the Equinor vision of zero harm and our ambition of becoming a net zero company.

You

Some qualities are essential for Equinor. You identify with our values, open, collaborative, courageous and caring, which guide our decisions and help us succeed and grow. You make safety your priority and contribute to our zero-harm culture. For this position, we are also looking for:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, information science, data science, or other relevant fields.

• Minimum 3 years’ experience within data and information management, including data modelling, metadata-management, data classification, data privacy and data security.

• Experience within or a foundational knowledge of modern data architecture frameworks and strategies, including but not limited to SAP BW, data fabric, data mesh, and data lakehouse.

• Experience within data platform design, implementation, and management, including technologies for data acquisition, storage and processing.

• Experience or a fundamental knowledge about data engineering practices and technologies, including streaming and batch processing, data modelling for analytics, data lake/warehouse/lakehouse design, data quality/observability and DataOps.

• Experience within or a fundamental knowledge about cloud architecture, software engineering practices, identity and access management and API management.

• Foundational knowledge of enterprise architecture principles and frameworks is advantageous.

• Strong communication and facilitation skills with the ability to elicit requirements from various stakeholders across the organisation.

General information

Please attach copies of your CV, diplomas, certificates and grades in English or a Scandinavian language. Through this link (https://www.equinor.com/careers/information-about-cv-content) you can find important information on what to include in your CV, which will make the application process easier and faster.

Applications submitted without necessary attachments will unfortunately not be evaluated.

If you are in the process of completing a degree, please upload an official temporary transcript or other document describing subjects and grades completed to this point.

Candidates are expected to openly offer all relevant information about themselves during the recruitment process. Candidates will be asked for information on affiliation to high-risk countries for a security assessment. Furthermore, background checks are performed on all final candidates and all permanent and temporary hires will be screened against relevant sanctions lists to ensure compliance with sanctions law.

Why join us?

At Equinor, we care about each other as much as our business. That's why we offer:

- Not just a job; a career. In Equinor, your development begins on day one. You will build your competence through a wide range of learning activities while being empowered to build your career across multiple disciplines and geographies. Our internal job market allows endless opportunities for development and growth within your own field or in other interesting and relevant areas for you.

- Attractive rewards. We offer a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries, global parental leave, variable pay schemes and a share savings plan.

- Wellness and work-life balance. Our employees' well-being is a priority. We recognise that for you to be the best version of yourself in the workplace, being able to collect your children, attend a class or simply enjoy social time can be invaluable. That's why we encourage you to make use of our flexible work arrangements.

- An inclusive culture. We believe embracing our differences makes us stronger. For us true inclusion means being able to bring your whole self to work, and for everyone to feel accepted and valued.

For more information visit Equinor's website: https://www.equinor.com/