Key Responsibilities

• Partner with senior IT and business stakeholders to define enterprise architecture strategy that supports operational excellence and business goals.
• Provide oversight and direction for architecture across operational systems, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and strategic initiatives.
• Champion the adoption of modern architectural paradigms, particularly event-driven and real-time integration architectures.
• Work closely with application, infrastructure, and data teams to deliver cohesive, integrated solutions.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of transportation or rail systems to guide architecture decisions, inform integrations, and shape future-state platforms.
• Lead architecture governance, including architecture review boards, documentation, and compliance with standards.
• Develop and maintain current and target-state architectures, as well as technology roadmaps for core operational platforms.
• Assess and recommend emerging technologies for operational applicability, modernization, and transformation.
• Support initiatives around legacy system modernization and enterprise digital transformation efforts.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in IT architecture with a focus on operational systems
• 5+ years in an enterprise or solution architecture leadership role
• Strong domain knowledge of rail, transportation, or logistics environments
• Proven experience with event-driven and microservices-based architectures
• Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)
• Experience leading architecture governance, including review boards and architectural documentation
• Solid grasp of infrastructure, cloud computing, application platforms, and data architecture
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Ability to work across both strategic and technical levels with senior IT and business leaders.

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