Lead Enterprise Architect - Corporate IT

Burns & McDonnell is seeking an enterprise architect to own and drive technology strategy, standards, and roadmap for its multi‑billion global architecture, engineering, and construction firm. The role bridges business strategy and IT execution across a hundred‑plus million‑dollar technology portfolio and supports long‑term transformational initiatives such as the Blue Horizon program.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Alignment: Translate business enablement and corporate strategies, goals, and objectives into an actionable enterprise technology roadmap.
• Technology Standards: Work with global practice, regional, and corporate services technology and innovation leaders to establish, publish, and oversee architecture principles and standards across applications, data, security, and infrastructure.
• Initiative Support: Provide overarching architectural direction for key projects prioritized through the Enterprise Transformation Office (EXO) and corporate portfolio management functions (Evolve and Launch), ensuring solutions scale and integrate seamlessly.
• Architectural Leadership: Mentor and guide all technology professionals performing an architect function.
• Technology Rationalization: Identify opportunities to consolidate platforms, reduce technical debt, and prevent redundant software acquisitions across the company.
• Solution Architecture: Produce architecture artifacts for high‑priority initiatives—including diagrams, integration specifications, and technical decision records—and stay actively involved with engineering teams through implementation.
• Engineering Enablement: Coach software engineers and developers on architecture patterns, integration design, and technical decision‑making, expanding architectural capability beyond formal architecture roles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, computer science, information technology or related field and 14 years of enterprise architecture experience; or Associates degree with 16 years; or High School Diploma/GED with 18 years.
• Three years in a senior architecture or chief architecture role (preferred).
• Excellent enterprise architecture and integration skills, including data architecture, cloud architecture, middleware, and other architectural methods.
• Proven background managing architecture for a large, complex organization (AEC industry) (preferred).
• Experience in large‑scale enterprise transformation projects using industry‑standard architecture strategy solutions and middleware technologies.
• Proven ability to influence and lead enterprise integration project execution.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non‑technical business leaders.
• Expert knowledge of application data analysis and transformation at various architectural layers.
• Experience with leading‑edge applications, middleware technology, and data‑strategy solutions.
• Experience with various project execution methodologies, including Waterfall and Agile.
• Deep knowledge of modern cloud environments (Azure, GCP, data platforms, zero‑trust security models, AI integration pathways) (preferred).
• Demonstrated success leading governance councils and publishing enterprise technology standards (preferred).
• Experience developing enterprise architecture strategies for data, applications, and technologies in the utilities industry (preferred).
• Experience integrating operational systems in electric transmission/distribution/generation/telecom (SCADA, ADMS), municipal government, federal government, airport, and facilities industries (preferred).
• Track record of hands‑on solution delivery with personally produced architecture artifacts and involvement from design through implementation (preferred).
• Software engineering or developer background with ability to describe complex systems personally designed and built (preferred).

Pay

Compensation range: $200,000 – $335,000 per year. The total annual compensation package includes a base salary and eligibility to participate in a discretionary year‑end incentive bonus program.

Benefits

Burns & McDonnell offers an extensive benefits package covering insurance, disability, paid time off, and wellness programs. Employees also participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and a 401(k) retirement program.

Schedule

Full‑time position with travel required approximately 25 % of the time.