Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect – Development
Location
Connecticut
Posted
24 days ago
Salary
$157.2K - $298.8K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Associate Director, DT Portfolio Architect – Development
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• Serve as a Portfolio Architect responsible for helping map existing digital and business process, identifying necessary process changes, developing technology roadmaps, and acting as a critical resource to support our transformation journey. • Own one or more business technology portfolios within the Development portfolio (e.g., Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering), including the relevant strategies, roadmaps, solutions, and applications. • Serve as a senior member of the architecture community, tasked with developing clear portfolio level technical architectures, standards, and strategic technology roadmaps for assigned portfolios within P&W, driving end-to-end visibility of digital technology married to business processes, and driving the value and visibility of P&W’s architecture approach. • Develop and deliver robust architecture guidelines for major initiatives and partner extensively with all P&W stakeholders to ensure that Portfolio Architecture meets company needs. • Provide strong leadership and overall technical direction to technology and business teams and develop and communicate guidance to stakeholders based on enterprise standards. • Demonstrate thought leadership and expertise for platforms (e.g., PLM, ALM, LIMS), applications, and related business processes within the assigned portfolios. • Demonstrate thorough understanding of platforms, applications, and business processes in related portfolios. • Collaborate with peers, executives, subject matter experts, and other stakeholders using excellent communication skills to achieve business outcomes in a complex, regulated, global environment. • Provide guidance on a global scale regarding industry best practices for architecture and business processes within the assigned portfolio(s). • Demonstrate experience in process mapping, architecture, and optimization for digital transformation of major industrial, manufacturing, or A&D organization.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field and 12+ years of experience in Information Technology that includes 7+ years acting as a portfolio architect leading large scale technology portfolios; OR an Advanced degree in Information Systems, Supply Chain, Engineering, or related field and 10+ years of experience in Information Technology that includes 7+ years acting as a portfolio architect leading large scale technology portfolios.
- Experience implementing global processes and practices for architecture, to include governing portfolio roadmaps and application standards.
- Experience with modern architecture frameworks and designs that support successful digital technology insertion and DevSecOps pipeline delivery.
- Ability to provide strategic technical leadership and lead by influence the creation of short- and long-term strategies and roadmaps in a virtual environment.
- Possess exceptional written and oral communication skills, can develop clear, concise, and logically written business communications, as well as deliver recommendations.
- U.S. Citizenship is required (required due to Government contractual requirements).
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- life insurance
- short-term disability
- long-term disability
- 401(k) match
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible work schedules
- employee assistance program
- Employee Scholar Program
- parental leave
- paid time off
- holidays
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