Senior Enterprise Data Strategy & Governance Architect

Senior Enterprise Data Strategy & Governance Architect
(Public Sector / Maritime )

Los Angeles, CA (Onsite)

Executive Role Summary

Satwic seeks a Senior Enterprise Data Strategy & Governance Architect to establish the foundational enterprise data capabilities required to support a secure, interoperable, and scalable digital ecosystem. This is a time-bound, outcomes-focused advisory role, concluding upon delivery and executive acceptance of defined enterprise data artifacts.

The role is responsible for delivering enterprise data governance frameworks, reference architectures, and a phased implementation roadmap that institutionalizes enterprise data management across internal divisions and external partner systems.

The role serves as a senior authority on enterprise data strategy, operating at the intersection of technology, governance, and business transformation in a multi-stakeholder, public-sector environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Assess current enterprise data maturity, ownership, integrations, and quality across major Port data domains
• Define and operationalize an enterprise data operating model, including governance roles, decision rights, and accountability structures
• Establish enterprise data governance committees, policies, and execution procedures suitable for executive adoption
• Design a conceptual enterprise data reference architecture aligned with public-sector requirements, existing cybersecurity standards, and interoperability needs
• Define data, metadata, API, and onboarding standards consistent with ERP platforms, cloud strategy, and security policies
• Develop an enterprise digital ecosystem strategy and phased roadmap (0–24 months) including KPIs, quick wins, dependencies, and transition planning
• Deliver a limited-scope pilot implementation to validate data architecture, governance controls, and operational feasibility
• Provide executive-level briefings, cost and risk visibility, sustainability planning, and structured knowledge transfer

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading enterprise data strategy and governance initiatives for public agencies, ports, or complex infrastructure environments
• Demonstrated success operating in multi-stakeholder, highly regulated environments with fragmented data landscapes
• Deep expertise in enterprise data architectures, data integration and API governance, and cloud ecosystems
• Strong executive communication skills with a track record of delivering structured, high-impact artifacts within fixed and time-bound engagements