Principal Enterprise Architect

About the role

The Enterprise Architect position, within the Architecture & Governance Services team, provides leadership and vision for SRP's technology strategy, architecture, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and technology leaders to define and maintain technology strategy, aligning technology capabilities and investments with business objectives.
• Apply Business Architecture practices to understand business capabilities, identify transformation opportunities, and guide technology strategy and investment decisions.
• Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, technology policies, and technology standards in partnership with Domain Architects and technology stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain enterprise frameworks, reference architectures, reusable patterns, and technology strategies to guide solution design and technology decisions.
• Lead research efforts on emerging technologies and recommend strategies for new technology adoption.
• Evaluate current and emerging technologies, applying industry best practices to support business roadmaps and technology planning.
• Monitor and evaluate vendor product roadmaps to identify impacts, risks, and opportunities that inform SRP’s technology vision and strategy.
• Support the creation of roadmaps, creation of emerging technology radars, and other artifacts to guide leadership in making technology investment decisions.
• Guide major technology decisions by evaluating options, trade-offs, risks, and business impacts.
• Support portfolio planning and investment decisions with architectural insight.
• Monitor the current-state technology portfolio to identify risks, deficiencies, technical debt, aging technologies, and misalignment with business requirements.
• Participate in governance and oversight bodies across SRP, including the Architecture Review Board and SRP Technology Governance.
• Ensure technology standards support privacy, resiliency, access control, and data protection.
• Translate complex security requirements into clear, actionable guidance for delivery teams.
• Provide architectural guidance and industry best practices to support the design and delivery of business-aligned technology solutions for complex business needs.
• Support Domain and Solution Architects in delivering standards-based designs and best practices.
• Promote architecture principles, standards, and technology best practices across technical delivery teams.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and the exchange of lessons learned across the architecture community.

Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• The ability to evaluate technology decisions in the context of business capabilities, organizational priorities, and enterprise goals.
• Experience participating in large-scale business and technology transformation initiatives.
• Experience applying Business Architecture concepts such as business capabilities, value streams, and operating models.
• Experience developing enterprise frameworks, reference architectures, technology strategies, and roadmaps supporting complex technology portfolios.
• Ability to translate strategic direction into technology policies and standards, frameworks, and implementation guidance.
• Understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and methodologies such as TOGAF and Zachman.
• Broad technical depth across multiple domains (e.g. enterprise systems, cloud platforms, data and analytics, infrastructure, networking, applications, and operational technologies).
• Experience designing and guiding the delivery of technology solutions across information technology and operational technology environments.
• Understanding of project delivery methodologies and lifecycles, including Agile and Waterfall approaches.
• Experience aligning architecture decisions with cyber security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
• Team leadership, coaching, collaboration, and mentoring experience on multiple teams and projects.
• Strong organizational, planning, prioritization, and time management skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in enterprise architecture, technology strategy, and/or business transformation.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and influencing cross-functional teams to drive technology strategy and architecture.
• Experience with TOGAF, Zachman Framework, and other enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms, data and analytics, infrastructure, networking, applications, and operational technologies.
• Experience with project delivery methodologies and lifecycles, including Agile and Waterfall approaches.
• Experience with cybersecurity, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyze complex business problems and develop effective solutions.
• Experience with business architecture, technology strategy, and enterprise architecture frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms, data and analytics, infrastructure, networking, applications, and operational technologies.
• Experience with project delivery methodologies and lifecycles, including Agile and Waterfall approaches.
• Experience with cybersecurity, regulatory, and audit requirements.

Benefits

In addition to competitive pay and performance incentives, eligible employees can take advantage of the following benefits:

• Pension Plan (at no cost to the employee)
• 401(k) plan with employer matching
• Medical, vision, dental, and life insurance
• Over 200+ hours of PTO (includes vacation days, holidays, floating holidays, and sick leave)
• Parental leave (up to 4 weeks) and adoption assistance
• Wellness programs (including access to a recreation and fitness facility)
• Short and long-term disability plans
• Tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate programs
• 10 Employee Resource Groups for career development, community service, and networking

Pay

Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Hybrid workplace, allowing employees to telework up to three days per week.