Enterprise Architect: Data & AI

Job Description

Job Title: Enterprise Architect: Data & AI

Working Pattern: Fulltime

Working location: Indianapolis, IN

This is an opportunity to be an integral part of an evolving Enterprise Architecture practice that delivers the most efficient and effective combination of technology, processes, data, and applications to enable Rolls-Royce to execute its vision, values, and strategy.

In this role you will be responsible for the Data & AI layers of the enterprise architecture to ensure that it supports our next generation digital products, leveraging big data and cloud technologies to enhance and accelerate our Digital and IT capabilities.

You’ll be defining our forward looking strategy and roadmaps that will shape the future of our business. We’ll actively support your development and your path to professional accreditation, as well as offering flexible working.

At Rolls-Royce, we pioneer cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet’s vital power needs. We embrace the power of data and technology and aim to be Digital First in everything we do.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

Rolls-Royce has been recognized as the top employer in the Engineering & Manufacturing category on the prestigious Forbes Top Employers for Engineers list for 2025. This ranking highlights our commitment to innovation, employee development, and fostering a collaborative environment where engineers can thrive.

Be part of a team that sets the industry standard and drives groundbreaking solutions.

At Rolls-Royce, we are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We foster a welcoming and innovative work environment that invests in you, giving you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

Rolls-Royce is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristics.

What you will be doing

With this attractive opportunity you will get a chance to:

• Creation and ownership of the technology strategy for the Data & AI layers of the Enterprise Architecture model, incorporating data platforms, big data, and public cloud
• Ownership of the 5-year roadmap of investments for Data & AI, including indicative costs, timescales, and development of supporting business case
• Definition and communication of capable Reference Architectures and other Architecture Building Blocks (ABB) for use in the design and delivery of solutions
• Identification of new technologies and products for exploitation across the enterprise, and opportunities for optimisation
• Liaison with other internal Rolls-Royce teams and stakeholders, including Enterprise Architecture, Digital & IT Solution Teams, and IT Security, as well as outsourced service providers to enable the execution of the strategy

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience in IT Architecture, OR
• Master’s degree with 6 years of experience in IT Architecture, OR
• JD/PhD, with 3 years of experience in IT Architecture
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be a US Citizen

Preferred Requirements:

• Proven IT Architecture experience with a proven track record in establishing and maturing a Data Architecture domain
• Extensive experience of building enterprise-scale data and AI capabilities across a global estate
• Strong domain knowledge of Data & AI, including familiarity with cloud data and AI platforms (e.g. MS Azure, AWS Google Cloud) and big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Spark)
• Excellent leadership, communication,