Sr Principal Enterprise Architect

A Day in Your Life at MKS:

As a Sr Principal Enterprise Architect at MKS, you will partner with key IT stakeholders including IT Business Partners, Data and Analytics, Security, Infrastructure, and Enterprise applications teams to lead the creation of Enterprise Architectures, Principles, patterns, strategies, and roadmaps for various business capabilities and drive their adoption within programs. In this role, you will report to the Chief Enterprise Architect.

This is a hybrid role requiring 2-3 days in the office.

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Partner with IT stakeholders and other Enterprise Architects to define target (“to be”) systems architectures for critical programs and platforms (ERP, Salesforce, Manufacturing, etc.). Identify opportunities where disruptive technologies or approaches can solve complex business problems.

• Lead the architecture definition for various capabilities leveraging industry best practices. This includes creating architectural artifacts such as target and reference architectures, principles, and patterns based on business and IT strategies and roadmaps.

• Lead the development of policies, standards, and guidelines that direct the selection, development, implementation, and use of digital technology within the enterprise (cloud, data, applications, etc.). You will publish and evangelize these architectures and standards for use throughout the organization and work with teams to break down barriers to ensure a solution frictionless delivery experience.

• Ensure the current Enterprise “as is” and “to be” state is documented in the Architecture repository.

• As our landscape evolves, you will be called in as an expert consultant to assist in key technology decisions across a variety of disciplines including SAP ERP, Cloud, Data/Analytics, AI/ML, IoT, Integration, or others as needed.

• Participate in and promote Architecture Review and Standards processes to ensure the consistency and compliance of architecture deliverables across the enterprise. Know when to raise awareness when there are discrepancies.

Skills You Bring:

• 10+ years’ experience with IT and enterprise architecture is a must

• 7+ Experience developing architectures, patterns, guidelines, and technology standards for project teams

• 5+ years’ experience working with cloud platforms and technologies (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)

• A customer-first mindset to drive architecture that is scalable, cost-effective, and increases business agility.

• Deep understanding of Business, Application, and Technology Capability models and demonstrable experience driving Architecture around Business Capabilities

• Experience with one or more EA tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, Mega, SoftwareAG Alfabet, etc. is a must

• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities

• Track record of designing architectural reference material

• Experience or certification in any industry Architectural models such as TOGAF, Zachman, COBIT, etc.

• Bachelor's Degree Required in Computer Science or equivalent technical experience.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in large multi-national IT organizations.

• Ability to pivot across various technical domains (Infrastructure, Data & Analytics, ERP, Cloud, Office, etc.)

Globally, our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However, certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Applicants for these positions may need to be “U.S. persons.” “U.S. persons” are generally defined as U.S. citizens, noncitizen nationals, lawful permanent residents (or, green card holders), individuals granted asylum, and individuals admitted as refugees.

MKS Instruments, Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (“MKS”) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), religion, age, ancestry, physical or mental disability or handicap, marital status, membership in the uniformed services, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit, qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens, in accordance with applicable law and company policies.  MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.

MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability, please contact us at: [email protected] .

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