Job Summary:
Chamberlain Group (CG) is a global leader in intelligent access, and they are seeking a Sr. Enterprise Architect to provide architectural direction across initiatives and programs. This role involves translating enterprise strategy into scalable technology solutions while managing day-to-day architecture demands and ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
Responsibilities:
โข Serve as the primary Enterprise Architecture lead for Enterprise Architecture Requests (EAR), triaging, prioritizing, and delivering architectural guidance across initiatives.
โข Lead architecture assessments, solution designs, and target-state definitions for major programs and projects.
โข Translate enterprise and business strategy into reference architectures, architectural patterns, capability maps, and technology roadmaps.
โข Provide endโtoโend architectural guidance across applications, integrations, data, cloud/infrastructure, and security domains.
โข Partner with business leaders, product owners, and IT teams to translate business objectives into scalable, secure, and sustainable technology solutions.
โข Ensure solution designs align with enterprise architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and guardrails.
โข Lead or participate in Architecture Review Boards (ARB), design forums, and governance processes; document architectural decisions, tradeโoffs, and decision records.
โข Identify, assess, and mitigate architectural risks, technical debt, and nonโstandard implementations.
โข Evaluate vendor products and thirdโparty solutions; provide architecture recommendations and comparative tradeโoff analysis.
โข Drive technology rationalization initiatives to reduce redundancy, improve reuse, and optimize cost and complexity.
โข Collaborate closely with security, infrastructure, data, and platform teams to ensure solutions meet nonโfunctional requirements including performance, availability, scalability, compliance, and security.
โข Guide delivery teams during implementation to ensure architectural intent is maintained through execution.
โข Balance speedโtoโmarket with architectural integrity and longโterm sustainability.
โข Influence stakeholders across business and IT domains without direct authority to achieve architectural alignment.
โข Develop, maintain, and communicate architecture artifacts such as diagrams, roadmaps, patterns, and governance documentation.
โข Mentor solution architects, domain architects, and technical leads on enterprise architecture standards, practices, and design principles.
โข Contribute to the continuous improvement of Enterprise
โข Comply with health and safety guidelines and rules; managers should also ensure compliance across their teams.
โข Protect Chamberlain Groupโs reputation by keeping information confidential.
โข Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reading professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies.
โข Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Bachelorโs degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
โข 8+ years of experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Technical Architecture roles.
โข Proven experience operating in large, complex enterprise environments.
โข Demonstrated success influencing architectural outcomes across multiple teams and domains.
โข Strong understanding of application and integration architecture.
โข Experience with cloud platforms (Azure or AWS preferred).
โข Knowledge of data architecture, analytics platforms, and security and identity principles.
โข Practical experience with architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or SAFe.
โข Ability to create currentโstate and targetโstate architectures, transition roadmaps, and reference architectures.
โข Strong executive communication and presentation skills.
โข Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
โข Pragmatic, outcome-driven mindset - knows when to enforce standards and when to enable flexibility.
โข Collaborative, confident, and comfortable operating with ambiguity.
Preferred:
โข Experience supporting digital transformation, modernization, or cloud migration initiatives.
โข Exposure to portfolio management, capability modeling, or value-stream mapping.
โข Architecture certifications
Company:
Chamberlain Group (CG) is a global leader in intelligent access and Blackstone portfolio company. Founded in 1906, the company is headquartered in Elmhurst, USA, with a team of 5001-10000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.