Confidential Careers · 1 week ago
Vice President Enterprise Architecture
Confidential Careers is seeking a senior technology executive to lead its architecture, data, and infrastructure functions at an enterprise scale. The role involves defining and operationalizing technology capabilities that enable growth, resilience, security, and innovation across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Define the enterprise technology foundation that supports current operations and future growth
Establish architectural guardrails, standards, and governance models to ensure consistency, security, and scalability
Act as a senior technology advisor to executive leadership, providing perspective on risk, opportunity, and tradeoffs
Own the evolution of application, data, infrastructure, and security architectures
Guide technology modernization efforts, including cloud adoption, platform consolidation, and technical debt reduction
Evaluate emerging technologies and determine where experimentation or adoption delivers competitive or operational advantage
Lead enterprise data strategy spanning integration, quality, governance, and access
Ensure data platforms support analytics, reporting, and decision-making at scale
Enable responsible data usage through stewardship, controls, and clear ownership models
Provide leadership across compute, storage, cloud, and core platform services
Drive automation, resilience, and operational maturity across environments
Ensure high availability, disaster recovery readiness, and proactive service monitoring
Oversee enterprise networking and communications platforms
Ensure secure, reliable connectivity across distributed locations
Balance performance, scalability, and cost efficiency
Lead service management disciplines to ensure predictable, high-quality technology support
Define service expectations, performance metrics, and continuous improvement practices
Build a service-oriented culture focused on reliability and business partnership
Own technology budgets and long-term investment planning for areas of responsibility
Lead internal teams and manage strategic service providers
Ensure vendors deliver measurable value, accountability, and performance
Build and scale high-performing teams across architecture, infrastructure, data, and operations
Develop leaders who combine technical depth with strong business acumen
Drive clarity, accountability, and execution across complex, interdependent technology domains
Lead transformation with pragmatism, discipline, and credibility
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a technology-related field; advanced degree preferred
15+ years of progressive technology experience, including senior enterprise leadership roles
Demonstrated ownership of architecture, infrastructure, cloud, and data platforms at scale
Strong command of cloud technologies, enterprise networking, virtualization, and IT service management practices
Practical understanding of cybersecurity and risk management across enterprise environments
Proven ability to influence executives, lead transformation, and deliver results
Preferred
Experience supporting large, distributed, or consumer-facing organizations strongly preferred