Enterprise Architect

Company: Sysco
Location: Houston
Posted on: October 22, 2024

Job Description:

The Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer and set vision, strategy, and provide overall leadership to the Architecture capability across Sysco. - This includes creating, developing and further enhancing the technology landscape by infusing new leading-edge technologies i.e., ML / AI / GenAI / Microservices / Cloud Computing with existing technologies and processes to drive business improvements while also future proofing solutions. The architecture team will continue a high rate of growth over the next 2-3 years and the Senior Director of Architecture -will drive the strategy and organizational process across teams globally.Duties and Responsibilities: -

• To shape ML / AI / GenAI transformation to drive business impact that differentiate our capabilities and performance in the marketplace.
• Direct and inspire engineering leadership to design high-volume, high availability microservices in AWS, Azure, and GCP to meet the business requirements and drive tribe-level development methodology on a global scale.
• Provide thought leadership in the development and execution of enterprise and architecture domain-specific strategies, standards, and guidelines to define the Enterprise Architecture Target State -and Roadmaps.
• Chair Enterprise Architecture Review Board ensuring that enterprise applications and solutions are designed, developed, and maintained in alignment with the organization's strategic goals, standards, best practices, and architectural guidelines.
• Provide architecture support to craft enterprise architecture (server, storage, networks etc.) for select solutions or applications (e.g., Snowflake, Data Lake, Salesforce) for reliability, scalability, and performance.
• Identify, publish, and communicate strategic technology frameworks, principles, and roadmaps to be used throughout the IT organization to guide technology decisions and leverage efficiency opportunities.
• Partner with information security teams to incorporate and enforce technical security best practices into the designs of solutions across the company.
• Recruit, retain and develop exceptional architecture and engineering talent while cultivating a positive company culture that values cross team collaboration and trust.Technical Skills and Abilities: -
  • Experience with AI, Machines Learning, Automation, Technology Modernization, Generative AI (must have some working knowledge), and a heavy Cloud background.
  • Sophisticated understanding/exposure to overall API-Management concepts. Hands-on experience in building APIs, proxies, security practices, and policies development.
  • Professional technical experience delivery software as part of a development team utilizing tools like React, Node.JS and/or Java in a cloud environment.
  • Understanding and practical application of development methodologies, test automation, and continuous integration strategies.
  • Designed and built software solutions using these technologies, Node.js, and ReactJS.Minimum Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent self-study.
    • 10 years' in management role leading a team of software engineers.
    • 12 years of professional technical experience delivery software as part of a development team utilizing tools like React, Node.JS and/or Java in a cloud environment
    • Understanding and practical application of development methodologies, test automation, and continuous integration strategies.
    • Experience in an agile environment.
    • Available for occasional international travel.Preferred Qualifications
      • Experience in a start-up environment.
      • Experience mentoring and developing technical and functional skills of team members.
      • Experience working with global teams.

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