Sr. Principal, Enterprise Architecture
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Ingram Micro has embarked on a multiyear digital transformation journey to overhaul our business support systems that run a distributed $50B+ global distribution enterprise with presence in 20+ countries. A key part of this transformation journey will be to leverage public cloud infrastructure for compute, storage and network needs. We are looking for a Lead Principal Cloud Architect to help develop and execute our multi-year cloud strategy.
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic team. The Senior Enterprise Architect will play a key role in shaping the technology strategy and architecture of our organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving innovation.
Your role
Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to understand business objectives and develop technology strategies that support organizational goals. Design and document enterprise-level architectures, including systems, applications, data, and infrastructure, to support business needs and enable future scalability. Evaluate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to determine their suitability for adoption within the organization's architecture. Establish and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and security standards. Identify and mitigate architectural risks by conducting risk assessments and implementing appropriate controls and mitigation strategies. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to development teams to ensure adherence to architectural principles and best practices. Lead architectural reviews and retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and drive continuous optimization of the enterprise architecture. Facilitate the adoption of architectural changes by communicating effectively with stakeholders and managing the transition process to minimize disruption to operations. Stay informed about emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices to anticipate future architectural needs and drive innovation within the organization.
What you bring to the role
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master's degree preferred. Minimum of 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex systems and solutions. Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and methodologies. Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture. Solid understanding of security principles and best practices, with experience in designing and implementing secure architectures. Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail. Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively. Lead development of organizational change management. Assist the external cloud organization in keeping up with the latest developments to optimize performance and reduce costs. Run workshops and provide best practice consultancy to customers.
Hands-on Experience With
Containers and container management: Docker and/or Kubernetes e.g. Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)Designing and building micro front end architect and micro services architectureBuilding and modeling customer data platforms and data lakes. Infrastructure automation, continuous integration/deployment, database, security, networking, and cloud-based delivery modelsDatabase architectures, ETL, BI, Advanced Analytics, HA (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL)Implementing cross functional aspects like Auditing, Log management, Policies, tagging, compliance etc.
General
Technical team management experience including offshore team membersStrong ability to lead through influenceStrong written communication skillsPresentation skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, engineering management and developersFinancial and business acumen to help with business case development
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