Digital Transformation Architect

Digital Transformation Architect

Company:

The Boeing Company

The Boeing Company is seeking a experienced Digital Transformation Architect to lead a strategic cultural and technical evolution for a proprietary Air Dominance program in Berkeley, MO.

This role combines deep software architecture and cloud-native expertise with industrial engineering and lean practices to transform legacy development into a high-velocity DevOps organization. The successful candidate will define a clear transformation vision, conduct comprehensive current-state assessments and value stream mapping to identify waste and bottlenecks, and deliver prioritized, ROI-driven roadmaps and pilots that measurably improve flow, quality, and time-to-value. This individual will coach teams on practical lean/DevOps techniques, establish KPIs and governance for continuous improvement.

Why this role matters:

• Drive a multi-year modernization program that increases reliability, reduces operational risk, and accelerates software delivery
• Empower teams to adopt Cloud Native, DevOps, and SRE practices—shaping the future of engineering at Boeing
• Work on highly visible systems with strict security and regulatory requirements—solve interesting technical and organizational challenges at scale

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive current-state assessments of software delivery processes, toolchains, and organizational practices across teams to establish a baseline of capabilities, lead times, handoffs, and failure modes
• Facilitate value stream mapping workshops (cross-functional) to visualize the end-to-end software delivery flow, identify non-value-added steps, bottlenecks, rework, and delay sources analogous to manufacturing VSM
• Quantify waste and inefficiency using time-and-motion style measurements (e.g., wait time, cycle time, rework rates) and translate findings into prioritized remediation opportunities
• Produce clear, actionable “current-state” and “future-state” maps with an associated gap analysis and a prioritized transformation backlog (including estimated effort, cost, and expected business value/ROI)
• Recommend and own a continuous improvement cadence (e.g., monthly value stream reviews, quarterly kaizen cycles) and governance model to ensure sustained reduction of waste and measurable improvement
• Define and articulate a comprehensive vision for the digital transformation initiative, emphasizing the adoption of DevOps practices
• Coach teams on practical lean/DevOps techniques (e.g., limiting work-in-progress, pull-based flow, trunk-based development, automated release gates) that eliminate waste and improve throughput
• Define, collect, analyze, and refine Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics for software delivery and team execution to ensure continuous improvement and accountability

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in software architecture, with a strong focus on digital transformation
• 5+ years of experience leading successful digital transformation initiatives within large organizations, particularly in transitioning from legacy systems
• 10 years of experience leading software team and/or projects
• 5 + years of demonstrated experience conducting value stream mapping, lean process analysis, industrial engineering assessments, or similar techniques in software delivery contexts
• 5+ years of strong analytical skills with experience translating observational and telemetry data into prioritized business cases and transformation roadmaps
• 5+ years of experience with Agile delivery and metrics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field
• 5+ years of experience in software architecture, with a focus on cloud-native solutions
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to navigate complex organizational dynamics and the ability to think critically and strategically
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Experience in industrial engineering or process optimization is highly desirable
• Experience with AWS or Azure GovCloud
• Relevant certifications in DevOps, cloud technologies, or software architecture
• Experience designing and running continuous improvement programs (kaizen, A3 problem solving, hypothesis-driven pilots)
• Techniques for measuring flow and telemetry (e.g., DORA metrics, value stream analytics tools, CI/CD analytics platforms)

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