Sr. Principal, Enterprise Architecture

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Ingram Micro has embarked on a multiyear digital transformation journey to overhaul our business support systems that run a distributed $50B+ global distribution enterprise with presence in 20+ countries. A key part of this transformation journey will be to leverage public cloud infrastructure for compute, storage and network needs. We are looking for a Lead Principal Cloud Architect to help develop and execute our multi-year cloud strategy.  

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Enterprise Architect to join our dynamic team. The Senior Enterprise Architect will play a key role in shaping the technology strategy and architecture of our organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and driving innovation.

Your role:

• Collaborate with senior leadership and stakeholders to understand business objectives and develop technology strategies that support organizational goals.
• Design and document enterprise-level architectures, including systems, applications, data, and infrastructure, to support business needs and enable future scalability.
• Evaluate new technologies, tools, and frameworks to determine their suitability for adoption within the organization's architecture.
• Establish and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and security standards.
• Identify and mitigate architectural risks by conducting risk assessments and implementing appropriate controls and mitigation strategies.
• Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical expertise to development teams to ensure adherence to architectural principles and best practices.
• Lead architectural reviews and retrospectives to identify areas for improvement and drive continuous optimization of the enterprise architecture.
• Facilitate the adoption of architectural changes by communicating effectively with stakeholders and managing the transition process to minimize disruption to operations.
• Stay informed about emerging technologies, trends, and industry best practices to anticipate future architectural needs and drive innovation within the organization.

What you bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; Master's degree preferred.

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex systems and solutions.
• Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF) and methodologies.
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and microservices architecture.
• Solid understanding of security principles and best practices, with experience in designing and implementing secure architectures.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a keen attention to detail.
• Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Lead development of organizational change management.
• Assist the external cloud organization in keeping up with the latest developments to optimize performance and reduce costs.
• Run workshops and provide best practice consultancy to customers.

Hands-on experience with

• Containers and container management: Docker and/or Kubernetes e.g. Azure Kubernetes Services (AKS)
• Designing and building micro front end architect and micro services architecture
• Building and modeling customer data platforms and data lakes.
• Infrastructure automation, continuous integration/deployment, database, security, networking, and cloud-based delivery models
• Database architectures, ETL, BI, Advanced Analytics, HA (Azure SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL)
• Implementing cross functional aspects like Auditing, Log management, Policies,