Black & Veatch · 1 day ago
Enterprise Architecture Director
Cary, NC
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
12+ years expBlack & Veatch is an employee-owned company focused on sustainable infrastructure and innovation. They are seeking a strategic technology leader to drive enterprise architecture, ensuring alignment with business goals and modernizing technology portfolios while leading a high-performing team of architects.
ConstructionConsultingIndustrial EngineeringInfrastructure
No H1B
Responsibilities
Develop and lead the enterprise architecture strategy aligned with business goals and technology vision
Build and mentor a high-performing team of architects across enterprise, business, and solution domains
Communicate the EA charter, value proposition, and roadmap to stakeholders across business and IT
Foster cross-functional collaboration and alignment with product, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data teams
Stay current with emerging technologies and assess their relevance to business strategy
Establish and lead architecture governance processes, including principles, standards, and decision frameworks
Define and track KPIs to measure EA effectiveness and business impact
Ensure architectural decisions support scalability, interoperability, and security
Lead modernization efforts to reduce technical debt, rationalize the portfolio, and enable innovation
Conduct scenario planning and trend analysis to guide technology investments
Run technology experiments and integrate successful innovations into operations
Provide reference architecture and guardrails to support agile delivery and safe experimentation
Translate business needs into architectural solutions that drive measurable outcomes
Lead business capability mapping and ensure alignment of IT investments with strategic priorities
Engage stakeholders to evaluate cost-benefit profiles of architecture initiatives
Present architectural strategies, risks, and options to executive leadership
Support change management efforts to drive adoption of EA standards and modernization initiatives
Provide training and guidance on architecture best practices
Qualification
Required
Master's or bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field
12-15+ years relevant experience
All applicants must be able to complete pre-employment onboarding requirements (if selected) which may include any/all of the following: criminal/civil background check, drug screen, and motor vehicle records search, in compliance with any applicable laws and regulations
Preferred
18+ years of relevant experience, including 3+ years in a direct leadership role
Senior-level expertise across technology domains: applications, data, cloud, infrastructure and security
Depth of expertise in modern architecture and methodologies
Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Effective written and verbal communication, with the ability to simplify complex systems
Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit and trade-off analysis, budgeting, and risk management
Understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, such as generative AI and its applications
Knowledge of all components of an EA function, business and IT principles, and processes
Familiarity with EA tools, graphical modeling approaches and repository management
Strong leadership skills, along with exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
Vendor- and technology-neutral, focused on achieving targeted business outcomes over personal preferences or those of other business and IT leaders
Practical in approach to problem solving and decision making
Benefits
401K match
Health care benefits including but not limited to medical, dental and vision insurances
Disability and a robust wellness program
Flexible work schedules
Paid vacation and holiday time
Sick time
Dependent sick time
Adoption reimbursement
Tuition reimbursement
Vendor discounts
An employment referral program
AD&D insurance
Pre-taxed accounts
Voluntary legal plan
B&V Credit Union
Performance-based bonus program
Stock ownership
Company
Black & Veatch
Black & Veatch is an engineering, consulting, and construction company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Water Research Foundation
2023-03-09Grant
2012-09-14Equity Crowdfunding
Leadership Team
Mario Azar
Chairman & CEO
Steve Edwards
Chairman and CEO
Recent News
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