Job Description
Job Description
JOB SUMMARY
As a Senior Architect with 8–12 years of experience, you will lead the design of enterprise-scale solutions that drive digital transformation. You serve as a strategic advisor, shaping technology direction and ensuring architectural integrity across the organization. This role emphasizes cross-domain leadership, architectural governance, and long-term sustainability of technology investments.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Architectural Governance & Standards
- Leads architecture governance activities, including design reviews, exception management, and architectural decision records.
- Ensures architectural consistency, quality, security, and resiliency across multiple initiatives and domains.
- Champions and evolves architectural standards, patterns, and best practices across the organization.
Technology Roadmapping & Strategy Support
- Shapes and influences domain- and portfolio-level technology roadmaps aligned with business strategy.
- Provides strategic guidance on modernization, platform adoption, cloud strategy, and technical debt reduction.
- Evaluates emerging technologies and recommends adoption paths that balance innovation, risk, and business value.
Integration & Data Architecture Awareness
- Ensures enterprise-scale solutions are designed with cohesive integration and data architecture principles.
- Guides teams through complex integration scenarios, data consistency challenges, and cross-domain dependencies.
- Partners with enterprise and data architects to address scalability, interoperability, security, and long-term sustainability.
Collaboration, Communication & Stakeholder Partnerships
- Serves as a trusted architectural advisor to IT and business leadership.
- Facilitates alignment across teams, resolving architectural conflicts and tradeoffs.
- Mentors and coaches architects and engineering teams, fostering a culture of strong design, documentation, and collaboration.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
You may coach and guide junior team members.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
General supervision is received from the Director of Architecture and/or other Senior IT Leadership.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 8–12 years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise systems, or technical leadership.
- Deep expertise in cloud platforms, security, and enterprise integration.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver complex solutions.
- Strong strategic thinking, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORKING CONDITIONS
Predominately sedentary office position with high frequency of keyboarding/computer work required. Off-hour and weekend work may be required. The physical demands and work environment are typical of similar roles in comparable organizations.
The salary range reflected is a good faith estimate of base pay for the position. In addition to base salary, this role is incentive compensation and benefits eligible, and individual salary will ultimately be determined based on individual experience, skills, qualifications and geographic location.