About AutoZone AutoZone is the nation's leading retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories with more than 6,000 stores in US, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Brazil. Each store carries an extensive line for cars, sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and remanufactured hard parts, maintenance items and accessories. We also sell automotive diagnostic and repair software through ALLDATA, diagnostic and repair information through ALLDATAdiy.com, automotive accessories through AutoAnything.com and auto and light truck parts and accessories through AutoZone.com. Since opening its first store in Forrest City, Ark. on July 4, 1979, the company has joined the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AZO) and earned a spot in the Fortune 500. AutoZone has been committed to providing the best parts, prices, and customer service in the automotive aftermarket industry. We have a rich culture and history of going the Extra Mile for our customers and our community. At AutoZone you’re not just doing a job; you’re playing a crucial role in creating a better experience for our customers, while creating opportunities to DRIVE YOUR CAREER almost anywhere! We are looking for talented people who are customer focused, enjoy helping others and have the DRIVE to excel in a fast paced environment! Position Summary The Systems Engineer will design data model solutions and ensure alignment between business and IT strategies, operating models, guiding principles, and software development with a focus on the information layer. The Systems Engineer works across business lines and IT domains to ensure that information is viewed as a corporate asset. This includes its proper data definition, creation, usage, archival, and governance. The Systems Engineer works with other engineers and Data Architects to design overall solutions in accordance with industry best practices, principles and standards. The Systems Engineer strives to create and improve the quality of systems, provide more flexible solutions, and reduce time-to-market. Key Responsibilities + Enhance and maintain the AutoZone information strategy. + Ensure alignment of programs and projects with the strategic AZ Information Roadmap and related strategies + Perform gap analysis between current data structures and target data structures. + Enhance and maintain the Enterprise Information Model + Work with service architects and application architects to assist with the creation of proper data access and utilization methods. + Gather complex business requirements and translate product and project needs into data models supporting long-term solutions. + Serve as a technical data strategy expert and lead the creation of technical requirements and design deliverables. + Define and communicate data standards, industry best practices, technologies, and architectures. + Check conformance to standards and resolve any conflicts by explaining and justifying architectural decisions. + Recommend and evaluate new tools and methodologies as needed. + Manage, communicate, and improve the data governance framework. Education and Experience Requirements + Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or similar degree or experience required. + Experience and knowledge of database systems such as Oracle, Postgres, UDB/DB2, Big Query, Spanner, JSON, and Couchbase + Relational & NoSQL database design capability across OLTP & OLAP + Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills + Excellent verbal and written communication skills + Ability to facilitate modeling sessions and communicate appropriately with IT and business customers. + Experience with Agile software development methodologies + Experience with large-replicated databases across distributed and cloud data centers + Minimum of 6 years of data modeling, data architecture or related experience preferred. + Experience and proficiency in enterprise data modeling for large, high-volume systems + Ability to lead sessions with stakeholders to determine data rules and review data models. + Extensive architecture and design experience with complex applications, preferably in the retail industry, for relational and non-relational databases + Experience working with API Management and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) + Demonstrated ability to coach and mentor less experienced members of an engineering team. Our Values An AutoZoner Always... + PUTS CUSTOMERS FIRST + CARES ABOUT PEOPLE + STRIVES FOR EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE + ENERGIZES OTHERS + EMBRACES DIVERSITY + HELPS TEAMS SUCCEED AutoZone, and its subsidiary, ALLDATA are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected categories.