- Company Name
- Stryker
- Job Title
- Director, Data Integration & Architecture
- Job Description
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**Job Title**
Director, Data Integration & Architecture
**Role Summary**
Lead the delivery of third‑party integrations and data conversion between legacy public‑safety systems and a cloud platform. Oversee managers of Solution Architects and Data Solution Engineers, define strategy and standards, and ensure operational excellence, automation, and scalability across the integration portfolio.
**Expectations**
- Drive high‑quality execution, speed, consistency, and accuracy across all integration projects.
- Provide strategic direction, coaching, and performance oversight for an 8‑10‑person team.
- Act as the primary technical escalation point for customers and senior stakeholders.
- Allocate resources using capacity modeling, forecasting, and workforce planning.
- Communicate status, risks, and roadmaps to executive sponsors.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Lead and develop managers of Solution Architects & Data Solution Engineers.
- Partner with engineering, networking, and infrastructure teams to design secure, scalable integration solutions.
- Manage technical escalations and resolve complex challenges proactively.
- Allocate resources across a dynamic portfolio via structured capacity planning.
- Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, PSO, and customer leadership to align integration requirements.
- Communicate project status, risks, and technical strategies to stakeholders.
- Develop standardized methodologies, frameworks, and tooling to increase productivity and quality.
- Lead automation initiatives across integration and data conversion workflows.
- Modernize internal integration tooling, focusing on scalability, usability, observability, and low‑code/no‑code enablement.
- Consolidate legacy tools into a unified platform and define a long‑term roadmap.
- Identify emerging technical challenges and propose forward‑thinking solutions.
- Define and guide roadmaps for new integration and data conversion service offerings.
- Shape packaging, pricing, scoping, and delivery models for services, ensuring repeatable, market‑ready capabilities.
**Required Skills**
- 5+ years of people management, 10+ years in technical leadership.
- Experience designing, deploying, or integrating technical solutions in networking, API, platform, or data‑pipeline domains.
- Proficiency with scripting/automation tools (Python, Bash, etc.) and cloud platforms; Azure Pipelines/Dataflows an asset.
- Strong competency in resource modeling, forecasting, and capacity planning.
- Solid understanding of project management, business process analysis, and integration methodologies.
- Excellent communication with technical and non‑technical audiences, including clients and vendors.
- Background in public‑safety or Records Management System (RMS) deployments preferred.
- Ability to comply with Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) requirements.
**Required Education & Certifications**
- Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience; 15+ years experience may substitute).
- 8–10+ years of relevant industry experience (or 15+ years in lieu of degree).
- Certifications or experience related to CJIS compliance preferred.