Senior Director Enterprise Architecture

Title: Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture

Employment Type: Full-Time

Location: Collierville, TN

Role Description:

As the Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture, you will be the chief architect of our technological future. You aren’t just drawing boxes and arrows; you are defining the blueprint for our digital evolution. You will lead the Enterprise Architecture (EA) discipline, ensuring our systems are scalable, resilient, and aligned with our long-term business goals. This role requires a rare blend of deep technical mastery (from Mainframe and Monolith solutions to Microservices) and the executive presence to lead cross-functional transformations.

Minimum Requirements:

• Technical Expertise: Mastery of Cloud-native patterns, DevOps (CI/CD), and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE). Preferred experience in Mainframe environments (z/OS, COBOL, DB2) coupled
• Transformation Veteran: Proven track record of leading complex migrations and organizational change—you’ve successfully overseen "monolith to microservices".
• Master Communicator: Ability to explain the Why behind an architectural decision to key leaders across the company, and the How to Senior Developers and Engineers.
• Modeling Proficiency: High-level expertise in architectural modeling tools and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Open Agile Architecture, ArchiMate, or C4 model).
• Analytical Rigor: Strong capability in Architecture Analysis—identifying bottlenecks, security risks, and cost-inefficiencies before they become outages.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience in hardlines distribution, wholesale, manufacturing, logistics, or supply-chain-intensive industries.
• Prior responsibility for IBM mainframe or other legacy enterprise platforms within a modernization context.
• Deep experience with event-driven architectures, integration platforms, and modern API strategies.
• Experience operating in a global, multi-region enterprise environment.
• Education: Master’s degree (MBA or MS) preferred, or equivalent combination of education and executive-level experience.

Responsibilities:

• Architecture Governance and Compliance: Oversee the governance processes related to enterprise architecture and ensure compliance with internal and external regulations and policies.
• Transformation Leadership: Lead large-scale digital transformation initiatives, specifically bridging the gap between legacy Mainframe systems and modern DevOps-driven environments.
• Strategy Development: Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture strategy that aligns with the organization's business goals and IT strategy. Build and maintain 3–5 year technical roadmaps that transition the organization from legacy environments to modern, cloud-native ecosystems.
• Architecture Design and Modeling: Design and model the enterprise architecture framework, including business, application, data, and technology layers.
• Documentation & Visualization: Champion a culture of rigorous documentation and architecture analysis. You will be responsible for the "Single Source of Truth" for our system topography.
• Technology Evaluation and Selection: Evaluate and select technologies that best fit the enterprise needs, considering factors like scalability, security, and cost.
• Standards and Policies Development: Establish and maintain architecture standards and policies to ensure consistency and compliance across the organization.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with various stakeholders, including business leaders, IT teams, and external vendors, to understand needs and communicate the value of enterprise architecture.
• Change Management: Facilitate change management processes to adapt the enterprise architecture in response to evolving business needs and technological advancements.
• Project Oversight: Provide guidance and oversight to projects, ensuring they align with the overall enterprise architecture.
• Innovation and Research: Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends, and assess their potential impact on the business.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with enterprise architecture, including technology risks and alignment with business objectives.
• Performance Measurement: Measure and report on the performance of the enterprise architecture, ensuring it delivers the expected business value.
• Training and Mentoring: Train and mentor other IT staff in architectural principles and practices.
• Resource Management: Manage resources, including budget and personnel, related to enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of the enterprise architecture, policies, and procedures.
• Continuous Improvement: Continuously review and improve the enterprise architecture to ensure it remains relevant and effective.

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