{"id":1489198,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sonepar-data-architect","title":"Data Architect","company":{"id":1942969,"name":"Sonepar","domain":"sonepar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sonepar-com","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SuccessFactors","truth_index":null},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"staff","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Laval, Canada"],"countries":["CA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":98000,"max_usd":235000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":14},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"PHP","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-04T02:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-04","last_verified_at":"2026-09-30T00:10:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":26,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":26},"description":"About Us:\nSonepar Canada is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in the business-to-business distribution of electrical, industrial and safety products and related solutions. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 100+ locations with coverage in 9 provinces.\nWe are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees.\nTo explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com\n What’s In It For You?\nYou will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.\nYou will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.\nA chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.\nWe house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.\nAn opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.\nThe Data Architect is responsible for designing and evolving enterprise data architecture while actively contributing to the execution and continuous improvement of the organization’s data governance framework.\nThis role plays a critical function within the enterprise data governance framework and combines hands-on data modelling and design with ownership of key governance deliverables at the domain or project level, while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., privacy, security) and enterprise architecture strategies.\nThe position acts as a bridge between business, data governance, and technical teams, enabling trusted, high-quality data across systems.\nMajor Responsibilities:\nDesign and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models in alignment with enterprise standards.\nTranslate business requirements into scalable and governed data structures.\nContribute to the evolution of canonical data models across domains (e.g., customer, product).\nEnsure alignment with integration, analytics, and AI use cases.\nOwn and drive data governance deliverables for assigned domains or initiatives.\nParticipate actively in governance forums and contribute to decisions.\nContribute to the implementation and ongoing use of data catalog solutions.\nDefine and validate data flows between systems, ensuring consistency and governance alignment.\nSupport adoption of governance processes across projects.\nExperience:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field\n5-8 years of experience in data architecture, data modelling, or related roles\nProven experience working with data governance or data management frameworks\nStrong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with a pragmatic mindset for innovation\nStrong proficiency in Data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical) and SQL and relational data structures\nExperience with Data catalog and governance tools\nStrong understanding of data governance principles (ownership, quality, lifecycle)\nAbility to balance hands-on delivery with structured governance\nEffective stakeholder communication and facilitation\nAnalytical thinking and problem-solving\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nFully fluent in English and French\nBenefits & Perks\nWe offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:\nFlexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.\nEmployee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.\nRegardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.\nMore information on Sonepar Canada:\nSite Web: www.soneparcanada.com\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar-canada/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/soneparcanada/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057133913041\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoneparCanada\nSonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.\nToday, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.\nThis commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.\nSonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates. We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. We value diversity and inclusion in the workplace because it allows us to better meet the needs of the communities we serve. It helps us foster greater creativity, breadth of experience, and it’s essential to our success as an organization. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, ethnic or national origin, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, neurodiversity, disability status, gender identity, veteran status or any other aspect which makes them unique are encouraged to apply.\nFor more information about our Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/diversity-and-inclusion.\nSonepar is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes submissions from all candidates. Accommodation is available to all applicants upon request. If selected for an interview, please advise the Sonepar representative of your accommodation needs at that time. We will work with all applicants to accommodate their accessibility needs.\nNext steps:\nWe are interested in knowing more about you. Start an exciting new career and enjoy a number of benefits by applying online. While we are very grateful for your interest in joining the team, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.\nAbout Us:\nSonepar Canada is an independent family-owned company with global market leadership in the business-to-business distribution of electrical, industrial and safety products and related solutions. In Canada, we are represented by 6 locally managed electrical and industrial distributors and have over 100+ locations with coverage in 9 provinces.\nWe are a proud member of the Sonepar Group, the world's largest privately-held electrical distributor. The Sonepar Group is present in more than 40 countries with over 45,000 employees.\nTo explore and learn more about Sonepar opportunities, please visit www.career.sonepar.com\n What’s In It For You?\nYou will be joining a market leader with over 40 years of experience to help you elevate your potential.\nYou will be working for the world's #1 privately held business to business distributor of electrical products and related solutions.\nA chance to get involved in the forever growing electrical industry.\nWe house the largest inventory to better service our customers and deliver on sales commitments.\nAn opportunity for career development across many business departments within our organization.\nThe Data Architect is responsible for designing and evolving enterprise data architecture while actively contributing to the execution and continuous improvement of the organization’s data governance framework.\nThis role plays a critical function within the enterprise data governance framework and combines hands-on data modelling and design with ownership of key governance deliverables at the domain or project level, while ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements (e.g., privacy, security) and enterprise architecture strategies.\nThe position acts as a bridge between business, data governance, and technical teams, enabling trusted, high-quality data across systems.\nMajor Responsibilities:\nDesign and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models in alignment with enterprise standards.\nTranslate business requirements into scalable and governed data structures.\nContribute to the evolution of canonical data models across domains (e.g., customer, product).\nEnsure alignment with integration, analytics, and AI use cases.\nOwn and drive data governance deliverables for assigned domains or initiatives.\nParticipate actively in governance forums and contribute to decisions.\nContribute to the implementation and ongoing use of data catalog solutions.\nDefine and validate data flows between systems, ensuring consistency and governance alignment.\nSupport adoption of governance processes across projects.\nExperience:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field\n5-8 years of experience in data architecture, data modelling, or related roles\nProven experience working with data governance or data management frameworks\nStrong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with a pragmatic mindset for innovation\nStrong proficiency in Data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical) and SQL and relational data structures\nExperience with Data catalog and governance tools\nStrong understanding of data governance principles (ownership, quality, lifecycle)\nAbility to balance hands-on delivery with structured governance\nEffective stakeholder communication and facilitation\nAnalytical thinking and problem-solving\nStrong written and verbal communication skills\nFully fluent in English and French\nBenefits & Perks\nWe offer a competitive salary, plus a full set of benefits, including:\nFlexible benefits program allowing you to choose from options that best fit you and your dependents’ needs. Benefit options include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Health Spending Account & RRSP matching.\nEmployee Assistance Program, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Discounts and a career path.\nRegardless of your benefits program, you will receive company paid Life Insurance, and employee paid disability.\nMore information on Sonepar Canada:\nSite Web: www.soneparcanada.com\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sonepar-canada/\nInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/soneparcanada/\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057133913041\nYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SoneparCanada\nSonepar places the planet and diversity and inclusion at the core of its vision driving our business ethos.\nToday, Sonepar is the leading distributor of energy-efficient products, pioneering the energy transition and making sustainability a priority. At Sonepar, we firmly believe that every action is crucial in safeguarding the environment, driving our commitment to a more sustainable future. We have accelerated our own transition to efficient generation and use of electrical energy across our business and champion the innovation of sustainable solutions in the market.\nThis commitment is tangible in our detailed Global CSR report, to learn more please visit https://www.sonepar.com/en/commitments/sustainability.\nSonepar has been recognized as a Diversity Leader by the Financial Times’ 2024 Diversity Leaders ranking and was awarded GEEIS Certification in 2022. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, welcoming submissions from all candidates. We believe in creating a work environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong. Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) is a central focus of our global, strategic impact plan. 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