Enterprise Solutions Architect

Enterprise Architect

Temple, TX (3 days per week on-site)- (45 minutes from Austin, TX).

We can consider candidates that are willing to relocate to Temple, TX.

$145K Per Annum

H1b Transfer works

Experience and Skills:

*Ideally 7 years of experience with…

1. Strong technical background

• Solution Architecture – Solutioning
• Software construction – engineering

1. Experience with Application Rationalization – needs to be strong with this – would like to do this upfront

• Understanding application landscape – how it fits with our business function and how it is being used
• Creating plans on removing duplicate functionality
• Should be able to explain this pretty well – narrate what they do, need to ask about this
• 400 applications covering the McLane landscape – in-house systems, bought systems, etc.

1. Cloud First Architecture – strong in cloud native solutions and cloud architecture

• Making systems so they can round anywhere

1. Redhat OpenShift

• Right person will look at this and understand this software – how do you use it and leverage

1. Must have a degree

Typical Day to day:

1. So many different things
2. There will be business meetings – expected to meet with key stakeholders, business, IT, and external customers – all different levels, VP’s to different levels of the organization
3. Being able to create diagrams and visuals
4. Mainly going to be working with Jerome and the team (Harold, Jessica, Bill) – in the end the primary function is to take vision of the business and capture in diagrams/architect where the solution can translate it into something that can be done

Most critical competencies:

• Passionate
• Drive things in new directions
• Entrepreneurial
• Thought Leader

What do you foresee the challenges being for someone in the role?

• Wide breadth of things to learn and things to know – sponge mode for 4 to 6 months
• Initial expectations – making diagrams – making headway with workshops – initial thing is learning the business
• Flexibility is important

Questions to be Answer :

1. What is the role and function of Enterprise Architecture in an organization?
2. Ask about Cloud First Architecture
3. Ask about Redhat OpenShift
4. What have been the major blockers in establishing a working Enterprise Architecture Organization?
5. Ask about Application Rationalization
6. Do you have any Enterprise Architecture Certification training or experience? Any other certifications that you would want to highlight?

Essential Job Functions:

• Develop and maintain the business architecture blueprint for the supply chain, aligning with the company’s strategic goals and objectives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to analyze, design, and implement business processes and systems that improve the efficiency and performance of the supply chain.
• Define and maintain business capability models, value streams, customer journeys, and process architectures.
• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to ensure business requirements are translated into effective IT solutions.
• Conduct current-state analysis of business architecture and recommend future-state business capabilities, processes, and organizational changes.
• Facilitate workshops and discussions with key business leaders to document strategic business goals and requirements.
• Ensure that business architecture is integrated with enterprise architecture frameworks and roadmaps.
• Identify opportunities for technology solutions to support process improvements in the supply chain, including automation and advanced analytics.
• Provide business architectural oversight and governance for strategic IT and digital transformation initiatives.
• Act as a thought leader in enterprise architecture, bringing best practices in business architecture from both the supply chain industry and other sectors.
• Collaborate with solution architects and technical teams to ensure alignment between business and IT solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technology trends and their impact on supply chain operations and business processes.
• Support the creation of business cases, ROI analyses, and cost-benefit analyses to prioritize business and IT initiatives.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, supply chain management, or a related field. A master’s degree is preferred.
• Seven or more years of experience in business architecture, enterprise architecture, or related roles, with a strong focus on the supply chain industry.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing business capability models, value streams, customer journeys, and business process optimization in supply chain operations.
• Proven experience leading and collaborating with business and IT cross-functional teams in complex transformation projects and road mapping efforts for business outcomes.
• Experience in driving optimization of application portfolios.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end supply chain processes including procurement, production, distribution, and logistics.
• Experience with enterprise architecture frameworks such as The Open Group Architectural Framework (TOGAF), Zachman, or similar.
• Familiarity with enterprise business platforms (e.g., Enterprise Resource Planning, Transportation, Logistics, Salesforce).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to link business objectives to IT strategies.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (e.g. Amazon Web Service, Azure, Google Cloud Platform) and their role in enabling agile supply chain operations is preferred.
• Prior experience in large scale digital transformation and enterprise architecture strongly preferred.