What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director Enterprise Architect position at Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions?
About Veolia North America
A subsidiary of Veolia Group, Veolia North America (VNA) offers a full spectrum of water, waste and energy management services, including water, and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has approximately 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. Please visit our website www.veolianorthamerica.com.
BENEFITS
Veolia's comprehensive benefits package includes paid time off policies, as well as health, dental and vision insurance. In addition, employees are also entitled to participate in an employer sponsored 401(k) plan, to save for retirement. Pay and benefits for employees represented by a union are outlined in their collective bargaining agreement.
Position Purpose :
We are seeking an experienced and visionary Director Enterprise Architect to lead the development and implementation of our organization's technology strategy. The successful candidate will be responsible for defining and maintaining the enterprise architecture, aligning IT initiatives with business goals, and creating technology roadmaps to guide our digital transformation efforts. This position requires a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of technology and its business applications. The ideal candidate will be able to balance long-term vision with practical, implementable solutions to drive the organization's technological advancement.
Primary Duties / Responsibilities :
- Develop and maintain the enterprise architecture framework, ensuring it aligns with business objectives and industry best practices.
- Analyze current technology landscapes and identify areas for improvement, optimization, and innovation.
- Create comprehensive technology strategies that support business goals and drive digital transformation initiatives.
- Design and develop detailed technology roadmaps, outlining short-term and long-term plans for IT infrastructure, applications, and services.
- Collaborate with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and IT teams to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their potential impact on the organization's technology landscape.
- Establish architecture governance processes and ensure compliance with enterprise standards and policies.
- Lead architecture review boards and provide guidance on complex technology decisions.
- Develop and maintain architecture artifacts, including reference architectures, solution blueprints, and technology standards.
- Mentor and guide solution architects and other IT professionals in the organization.
- Manage vendor relationships and evaluate technology partners to support the enterprise architecture strategy.
- Conduct regular architecture assessments and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Ensure that security and compliance requirements are integrated into the enterprise architecture.
- Present architecture strategies and roadmaps to executive leadership and other stakeholders.
- Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies relevant to enterprise architecture.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer! All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.