Chipotle Mexican Grill · 12 hours ago
Enterprise Architect
Newport Beach, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$131K/yr - $184K/yr
8+ years expChipotle Mexican Grill is a leader in the food industry committed to making better food accessible to everyone. They are seeking a dynamic Enterprise Architect to translate business goals into scalable technology strategies, partnering with various teams to shape roadmaps and reduce complexity in a fast-paced environment.
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Responsibilities
Partner with business leaders to define target-state capabilities, value streams, and KPIs; translate them into technology roadmaps
Own current-state and future-state architecture across applications, data, integration, and infrastructure; identify gaps and rationalize the portfolio
Establish lean architecture guardrails (not heavy governance) to enable rapid, safe change: reference architectures, patterns, and review “fast lanes.”
Drive modernization: cloud-first/platform approaches, microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and automation
Lead integration strategy (API management, event streaming, messaging) to enable reusable services and faster product delivery
Align data strategy (data platforms, analytics, governance, MDM) with business outcomes and AI/ML opportunities
Embed security, privacy, and resilience by design (zero trust, IAM, encryption, DR, compliance posture) without slowing the business
Partner with finance to build investment cases and track value: TCO/ROI, OKRs, and benefits realization
Mentor solution architects and engineering teams; elevate architectural practices and technical decision quality
Run architecture forums and communicate complex concepts simply to executive and non-technical stakeholders
Measure and reduce technical debt; set standards for observability, reliability, and performance at scale
Influence vendor and build/buy/partner decisions; negotiate for flexibility, interoperability, and cost effectiveness
Qualification
Required
B.S. degree in computer science or other related field
8+ years in architecture roles (enterprise, data, platform, software, or solution) within fast-paced organizations
Expertise across: cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, APIs, CI/CD, containers/Kubernetes, event streaming (e.g., Kafka), and integration patterns
Exceptional influencing and storytelling skills; can align executives and engineers around pragmatic choices
Security-by-design mindset; familiarity with frameworks and controls (e.g., zero trust, IAM, SOC 2, GDPR)
Comfortable with Agile/Lean, product and platform operating models, and scaled delivery (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe or similar)
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k
Sick leave
Vacation time
Annual cash bonuses
Equity awards based upon performance and other factors
Company
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Chipotle Mexican Grill is a chain of restaurants that specializes in burritos and tacos.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2025-06-24Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2006-01-26IPO
Leadership Team
Scott Boatwright
Chief Executive Officer
Adam Rymer
Chief Financial Officer
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