Principal Enterprise Architect

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Lead a team of Enterprise Architects for CDW, shaping enterprise-level architecture and strategic initiatives. Responsible for governance of system solutions and collaboration with executive stakeholders in complex technology environments.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead, mentor, and direct a team of Enterprise Architects developing complex business applications in a software engineering environment.
  • Act as the primary strategic liaison between executive business stakeholders and technical leadership to conceptualize, define, and govern overarching system solutions.
  • Set the overarching enterprise architecture vision and ensure all solutions align with the broader enterprise architecture framework.
  • Represent the EA organization at the executive level for application, data, and infrastructure domain-specific initiatives.
  • Define, own, and drive enterprise platform roadmaps, technology lifecycles, and transformational initiatives across a wide and diverse portfolio.
  • Establish and enforce overarching standards, models, and guiding principles for future state architecture, organizational structure, business processes, and infrastructure.
  • Develop and present comprehensive business cases for high-level initiatives to C-level executives for approval, funding, and prioritization.
  • Lead complex M&A technology due diligence and integration planning.
  • Lead enterprise-level vendor selection processes and provide strategic recommendations for massive technology investments.
  • Support and govern the architecting of cloud-based applications, mobile applications, infrastructure, web services, middleware, and databases needed for the future state platform.
  • Ensure compliance between overarching business strategies and enterprise transformation activities.
  • Direct business stakeholders to follow enterprise architecture guidance for all projects.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s Degree and 10+ years of Information Technology experience, OR 14+ years of total Information Technology experience.
  • 7+ years working as an Enterprise Architect.
  • 3+ years of experience directly managing, mentoring, or leading a team of architects or senior technical staff.
  • Enterprise Architecture certified or equivalent experience using industry standards e.g. TOGAF.
  • Extensive experience developing architectural standards, roadmaps, and enterprise models.
  • Proven track record of being an evangelist for a larger strategic vision.
  • Deep ability to integrate business and technological vision, connecting the dots across business needs, technologies, processes, and information.

Benefits:

  • Annual bonus target of 15% subject to terms and conditions of plan