Application Enablement - Senior Staff Architect – Mergers & Acquisitions

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Position Summary 

The Senior Staff Architect for Mergers & Acquisitions serves as a senior technical leader responsible for integrating applications into our Configuration Management Database (CMDB) using ServiceNow and following the Common Service Data Model (CSDM) framework, inclusive of application enablement and identity access management. This position augments the leadership of the Director of Portfolio Governance, including the responsibility of full application mapping and certification, as well as providing guidance on authentication using Active Directory and Microsoft Entra. 
 
This role bridges architectural strategy and execution, enabling business transformation through modern, secure, and scalable solutions that align with CIS M&A goals. The Senior Staff Architect will collaborate across global IT, cybersecurity, enterprise platforms, portfolio governance, and business functions to deliver high-impact integration outcomes that enhance colleague productivity and experience. 

Key Responsibilities 

M&A Integration Leadership 

• Represent Application Enablement across M&A programs, focusing on integrating applications from acquired companies into our CMDB using ServiceNow and application authentication via Microsoft Entra and Active Directory. during due diligence, integration, and stabilization phases. 

• Lead technical discovery, gap analysis, and integration planning for collaboration, endpoint, and telecom environments. 

• Partner with leaders to define and execute technical integration blueprints aligning with Thermo Fisher’s enterprise architecture standards. 

• Partner with IMO, PMO, and other CIS teams to ensure on-time, compliant, and high-quality delivery of all integration milestones. 

• Drive post-close optimization through standardization, modernization, and automation initiatives. 

Architectural Strategy & Design 

• Lead architecture, roadmap, and strategy for application enablement workstreams within M&A programs. 

• Evaluate and design scalable, secure, and compliant application architectures. 

• Translate complex business requirements into technical designs and operational plans. 

• Partner with platform owners to ensure alignment with corporate standards, governance, and lifecycle management. 

• Support modernization initiatives to enhance automation, application management, and user experience.  

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Act as the senior technical representative in integration workshops with business, IT, and vendor partners. 

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Identity and Access Management, Cybersecurity, and Networking teams to ensure end-to-end alignment on identity, compliance, and performance standards.