Director of IT Architecture

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Architecture Leadership

• Define and maintain the organization’s enterprise architecture vision, principles, and standards
• Develop current-state and future-state architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategy
• Ensure technology solutions support scalability, performance, and operational efficiency

Infrastructure & Cloud Architecture

• Oversee architecture for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments
• Guide decisions related to networking, storage, compute, backup, and disaster recovery
• Ensure high availability, resilience, and business continuity across systems

Application & Integration Architecture

• Establish architectural standards for enterprise and custom applications
• Define integration patterns and data flows between systems and platforms
• Review and approve solution designs for major initiatives and projects

Security & Compliance

• Collaborate with security and compliance teams to ensure secure architecture design
• Support regulatory, privacy, and industry compliance requirements
• Promote best practices for identity management, access control, and data protection

Governance & Standards

• Lead architectural governance processes and design reviews
• Maintain documentation, reference architectures, and technical standards
• Ensure consistency and reduce technology redundancy across the organization

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and mentor enterprise, solution, and platform architects
• Partner with IT, Operations, Finance, and Business teams on strategic initiatives
• Provide technical guidance and recommendations to executive leadership

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field (Master’s preferred)
• 8–12 years of progressive experience in IT architecture, infrastructure, or systems design
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise or large-scale architectural initiatives
• Strong understanding of cloud platforms, infrastructure design, and application architecture
• Experience working in regulated or compliance-driven environments preferred

Preferred Skills & Competencies

• Enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF or equivalent experience)
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Security architecture and identity management concepts
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Ability to translate business needs into technical strategies

Work Environment

• Hybrid or office-based depending on organizational needs
• Occasional travel may be required
• Participation in after-hours planning or critical system initiatives as needed