Director of IT Enterprise Architecture

Job Description

Job Title: Director of IT Enterprise Architecture - 723. Location: Broomfield, CO, US

Responsibilities:

• Lead and own enterprise IT architecture, integration standards, and technology roadmaps across the company.
• Drive IT maturity improvement, standardization, and lifecycle management to scale IT reliably.
• Partner with senior leaders to align architecture with business goals and ensure secure, high-quality, integrated systems.
• Establish architectural direction for AI/ML enablement, advanced data platforms, and hybrid compute workloads, balancing cost, performance, scalability, and security.
• Facilitate executive-level tradeoff discussions and communicate business value of technology investments;
• Rationalize technology footprint to reduce complexity, technical debt, and improve operational efficiency.
• Lead architecture governance, review IT procurement plans, and guide software/platform selection.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of architects and engineers, promoting lean/agile delivery;
• Deploy and maintain enterprise architecture repositories and communicate decisions to C-level audiences.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree minimum; advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field preferred.
• 10+ years leading enterprise IT architecture and software development.
• Must be a U.S. Person; cannot be a national of China or Russia unless also a U.S. citizen due to national security requirements.
• Proven ability to communicate with and influence executives and cross-functional teams;
• Broad expertise across enterprise applications, platforms, integration, infrastructure, and security.
• Experience with SaaS/COTS and enterprise platforms (Salesforce, Microsoft, ServiceNow, SAP, data analytics systems).
• Knowledge of private/public cloud (AWS, Azure) and modern collaboration platforms;
• Experience supporting AI/ML solutions, data-intensive platforms, and advanced compute architectures.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman) and governance standards.
• Strong financial and strategic acumen for investment tradeoffs.
• Relevant certifications (TOGAF, cloud architecture, security) preferred.

Preferred:

• Demonstrated success in raising IT maturity through standardization, governance, lifecycle management, and process improvements.
• Ability to establish reference architectures and operationalize patterns across applications, data, and infrastructure.
• Strong systems thinking to link disparate components into actionable plans;
• Experience documenting procedures and designing workflows for better supportability and user experience.

Benefits and Compensation:

• Salary: $224,000 - $280,000 per year (inclusive of bonus target)
• Incentive eligible
• Flexible work schedule;
• Employer-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) match and student loan repayment benefit
• Equity, paid holidays, generous vacation, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Employee discounts