Enterprise Applications Architect

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Summary:

We're seeking an experienced Enterprise Applications Architect to lead the transformation of our digital landscape. In this pivotal role, you'll shape the architecture of mission-critical platforms, drive innovation across business domains, and ensure seamless integration of cloud, on-premise, and hybrid solutions. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys solving complex challenges, and excels at aligning technology with business goals.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design architecture blueprints aligning enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SaaS, packaged solutions, legacy custom applications) with business capabilities, ensuring scalability, efficiency, and strategic alignment across modern and legacy systems.
• Map business capabilities (e.g., financial management, customer engagement, supply chain) to enterprise and legacy custom applications, ensuring optimal support for core processes and business value.
• Develop and enforce architecture standards, best practices, and reference architectures for enterprise and legacy custom applications, ensuring compliance, security, and consistency across the portfolio.
• Support project solution architecture deliverables by leading and designing the enterprise applications (ERP, CRM, SaaS, packaged solutions, legacy custom applications) sections of the overall architecture blueprint for each project.
• Collaborate with Integration Architect and develop solutions to seamless integration of enterprise applications, including legacy custom-developed systems, across on-premises and multi-cloud environments, using APIs, middleware, and service-oriented architectures for interoperability.
• Assess and select platforms, tools, and packaged integration solutions (connectors), incorporating industry standards and best practices to optimize functionality and compatibility with existing architectures.
• Lead modernization of legacy custom applications, cloud migrations, and upgrades of enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with mapped business capabilities and organizational goals.
• Partner with business leaders, vendors, and legacy system teams to define capability requirements, translate them into technical solutions, and validate application mappings for alignment.
• Mitigate risks related to application performance, security vulnerabilities, and integration challenges in legacy custom and modern systems, ensuring reliable operations.
• Monitor and optimize enterprise and legacy custom applications for scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness, addressing technical debt and ensuring business alignment.
• Document enterprise applications architectures, capability mappings, and integration strategies for enterprise and legacy custom applications, guiding teams on implementation, configuration, and maintenance.

Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture or related roles.
• Demonstrated success in leading large-scale application modernization or digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience working across multiple business domains (e.g., HR, Finance, Supply Chain).
• Hands-on experience with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, or ServiceNow.
• Experience architecting solutions with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Salesforce, Workday, ServiceNow and other large packed applications.
• Track record of mentoring technical teams and influencing cross-functional stakeholders.

Skills:

• Proven ability to design and implement enterprise-wide application architecture strategies.
• Strong proficiency in cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) and hybrid environments.
• Expertise in integration technologies (e.g., APIs, ESB, microservices).
• Advanced understanding of data modeling, database design, and data governance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.

Knowledge:

• Deep understanding of enterprise application ecosystems including ERP, CRM, HCM, and custom applications.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman).
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles and compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Understanding of business process modeling and optimization.
• Awareness of emerging technologies such as AI/ML, IoT, and blockchain in enterprise contexts.

The anticipated pay range for this position is $129,500 - $219,000 annually. The actual base pay offered will vary depending on multiple factors including job- related knowledge/skills, relevant experience, business needs, and geographic location. In addition to base pay, this position is eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.

At Brunswick, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the salary range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent upon the specifics of the candidate's qualifications and the business context.

This position is eligible to participate in Brunswick's comprehensive and high-quality benefits offerings, including medical, dental, vision, paid vacation, 401k (up to 4% match), Health Savings