Technical Leader - Common Data Model / Layer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026. Rockwell Automation scores A on the Alion truth index.
Rockwell Automation is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers - amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility - our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better.
We welcome all makers, forward thinkers, and problem solvers who are looking for a place to do their best work. And if that’s you we would love to have you join us!
Job Description
As Technical Leader (TL), you will support the architectural designs and execution of goals for their team. You value simplicity, diversity of thought and are unafraid to challenge the status quo. You'll manage all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses/incorporates future architectural changes and designs. You will guide the teams engineering practices in test-driven development, continuous integration, and automated deployment. You are a hands-on people manager who coaches their team and removes roadblocks for the team to be successful.
The CDM/CDL Technical Leader leads the technical vision, design, and execution of data modeling, integration, and platform projects. They bridge the gap between business requirements and technical implementation, ensuring that data systems are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with organizational strategy
You will report to the Director, Digital Data & Infrastructure and work in a hybrid environment from either our Mayfield Heights, Ohio or Milwaukee, Wisconsin locations.
Your Responsibilities:
- In partnership with technical subject matter experts, you will lead the team accountable for the design and technological architecture of the product
- Guide project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
- Manage the technical design of the product and make architecture decisions at a team and product level
- Coach the technical team, be a hands-on, working leader who engages to help the team to develop solution and solve all surfacing problems at hand
- Identify and remove technical impediments
- Work with Product Owner(s) to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
- Be an advisor with the Product owner(s) in story creation and acceptance criteria, and communicate tradeoffs with Designers
- Always look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
- Provide the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
- Share responsibility with Product Owner(s) and Data Owner(s) for building reusable and scalable components
- Develop budget and monitor expenditures and monitor performance of information technology systems to determine cost and productivity levels
- Research and implement technological strategic solutions
- Seek out and embrace relevant perspectives when assessing a situation or a decision; demonstrate clear understanding of multiple viewpoints
The Essentials - You Will Have:
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
- Ability to travel, including internationally, up to 10% of time
The Preferred - You Might Also Have:
- Typically requires 5+ years of relevant leadership experience within data or software engineering
- Knowledge of CDM/CDL principles, data modeling, and integration technologies; proficiency in relevant programming languages
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent years of relevant work experience in software development, data modeling, or related technical roles, with leadership experience
- Degree in CS, MIS, Software Engineering, or equivalent engineering/technical discipline
- Familiar with Cloud/DevOps environments including Azure DevOps
- Experience in Agile Development, with SAFe experience
- Understand relationship with Product Owner, Design Lead and rest of technical team
- Experience managing technical priorities within the Backlog
What We Offer:
- Health Insurance including Medical, Dental and Vision
- 401k
- Paid Time off
- Parental and Caregiver Leave
- Flexible Work Schedule where you will work with your manager to enjoy a work schedule that can be flexible with your personal life.
- To learn more about our benefits package, please visit at www.raquickfind.com.
This position is part of a job family. Experience will be the determining factor for position level and compensation.
At Rockwell Automation, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer including disability and veterans.
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Rockwell Automation’s hybrid policy aligns that employees are expected to work at a Rockwell location at least Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays unless they have a business obligation out of the office.