Addison Group · 1 day ago
Senior Manager of Enterprise Architecture
Illinois, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $220K/yr
10+ years expAddison Group is seeking a Senior Manager of Enterprise Architecture to serve as the organization’s most senior technical authority across application, platform, and integration architecture. This role involves setting technical direction for modernization, defining engineering standards, and leading the architectural evolution as the organization scales and modernizes its technology landscape.
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Responsibilities
Lead the architecture discipline as the senior technical authority across systems, applications, integrations, and infrastructure patterns
Establish, maintain, and govern architecture and engineering standards to ensure consistent design and delivery practices
Actively dive into technical details to troubleshoot distributed systems, trace data flows, analyze application behavior, and resolve complex platform challenges
Quickly develop a deep understanding of legacy processing flows, cloud-native services, microservices, data models, and integration points
Partner with engineering teams to design and validate scalable, resilient architectures using modern cloud services
Drive modernization initiatives, including migration of legacy applications to cloud-native architectures and improved service boundaries
Define API and integration standards across services, authentication models, and system interactions
Collaborate with DevOps and infrastructure teams to enhance CI/CD pipelines, observability, performance optimization, and cost efficiency
Work closely with security, compliance, and QA teams to ensure resiliency, quality, and end-to-end testing alignment
Mentor enterprise architecture resources and guide architectural reviews and technical roadmaps
Partner with product and engineering leadership to identify practical AI and machine learning opportunities that enhance platforms and operations
Ensure AI-driven solutions align with architectural standards and data models
Support executive leadership in evaluating technologies and shaping technical roadmap direction
Serve as a senior technical problem solver for complex production and platform scenarios
Qualification
Required
10+ years of progressive experience in architecture, platform engineering, or senior technical leadership
Deep, hands-on expertise with modern cloud platforms and services (AWS Heavy)
Proven experience designing microservices architectures, distributed systems, and high-volume transactional platforms
Strong engineering background with hands-on proficiency in languages such as Java, Python, or similar technologies
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot across code, infrastructure, logs, and data layers
Expertise in API design and integration patterns across distributed systems
Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL data systems and storage models
Experience leading modernization initiatives from legacy platforms to cloud-native environments
Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps automation, and infrastructure-as-code tools
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate architectural decisions to technical and executive audiences
Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on technical execution
Preferred
Experience leading architecture governance or engineering standards across multiple teams
Exposure to event-driven architectures, asynchronous processing, and messaging frameworks
Experience integrating AI/ML capabilities into production platforms
Familiarity with cloud-native AI/ML services
Exposure to legacy systems and modernization strategies
Understanding of security best practices and compliance frameworks
Experience with large-scale data pipelines and real-time analytics
Strong mentoring and technical leadership abilities
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
401(k)
Company
Addison Group
Addison Group specializes in filling company’s contract, contract-to-hire, or direct hire positions with professional candidates.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Odyssey Investment Partners
2022-01-04Acquired
2016-12-19Private Equity
Leadership Team
Thomas B. Moran
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