Sr Manager, Digital Architecture
Job Summary
The Senior Manager, Architecture is a key leadership role responsible for driving the architectural strategy and execution for large-scale, complex client engagements. This role involves managing a team of architects, setting the technical vision, and ensuring alignment with business goals and client needs. The Senior Manager serves as a trusted advisor to clients, guiding them through technical transformations and ensuring the delivery of innovative, scalable, and secure solutions. The position requires a deep understanding of modern architecture practices, strong leadership capabilities, and a focus on driving business outcomes through technology.
Responsibilities
- Manages and mentors a team of architects, providing technical guidance, career development, and fostering a collaborative environment.
- Architectural Governance: Establishes and enforces architectural standards and best practices across the organization, ensuring consistency and quality in technical solutions.
- Led efforts to introduce and adopt new technologies, tools, and frameworks that enhance the company’s architecture capabilities.
- Works closely with senior leadership, engineering, and product teams to ensure that architecture is aligned with broader business strategies.
- Identifies architectural risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure the successful delivery of solutions.
- Oversees the allocation of architectural resources, ensuring that the right expertise is applied to each project.
- Drives continuous improvement of architectural processes, tools, and frameworks, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of technological innovation.
- Represents the organization as a thought leader in architecture, contributing to industry conferences, publications, and client engagements.
Work Experience
- A minimum of 10 years' progressive experience in a related field.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Deep expertise in modern architectural practices, including cloud-native architecture, microservices, serverless design, and DevOps practices.
- Extensive experience in leading and developing high-performing teams of architects, with a focus on mentoring and professional growth.
- Ability to align architectural decisions with business strategy, balancing technical innovation with business outcomes.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment, with the ability to drive alignment across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- In-depth knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and competitive landscape in technology consulting and architecture.
- Strong problem-solving abilities, with a track record of resolving complex architectural challenges and driving successful project outcomes.
- Expertise in architecture tools and platforms, including cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
Travel
Up to 25% of the time
Benefits
Health and Wellbeing: Health, Dental, and Vision Care, Onsite Health Centers, Employee Assistance Program, Wellness program
Financial Benefits: Competitive pay, Profit Sharing, 401k Plan with Company Matching, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Time Off: PTO and Sick Leave (starting at 20 days per year) & Holidays (10 per year), Parental Leave, Military Leave, Bereavement
Additional Perks: Nursing Mothers Benefits, Voluntary Legal, Pet Insurance, Employee Discount Program