Enterprise Architect

Arconic is currently in search of an Enterprise Architect to join our Kawneer Business in Alpharetta, GA.

At Arconic, we take pride in our work and our innovative products and technologies that advance sustainable solutions for a better world. We strive to create a safe, inclusive, and collaborative workplace with competitive benefits, development opportunities and a culture that values and rewards employees on all levels of the organization. 

Job Summary:

The Enterprise Architect is responsible for defining, documenting, governing, and advancing the overall technology architecture of Kawneer. This role serves as the strategic bridge between business objectives, enterprise applications, infrastructure platforms, cloud services, cybersecurity, and operational technology (OT) systems. The Enterprise Architect develops and maintains a holistic view of how technology capabilities support the organization's operations, manufacturing processes, customer experience, and long-term business strategy.

The position is accountable for creating and maintaining enterprise architecture standards, technology roadmaps, reference architectures, system dependency maps, and integration strategies across the organization. This individual partners closely with business leaders, IT teams, plant operations, engineering, and third-party vendors to ensure technology investments are aligned, scalable, secure, and support the evolving needs of the business.

In this role, you will:

• Develop and maintain the organization's enterprise architecture framework, standards, principles, and governance processes.

• Create and maintain current-state and future-state architecture models covering infrastructure, applications, integrations, data flows, cloud services, and manufacturing systems.

• Establish technology standards that drive consistency, scalability, resiliency, and security across the enterprise.

• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations regarding adoption, modernization, and retirement strategies. Help simplify, consolidate, and standardize platforms, and manage technology lifecycles.

• Define enterprise architecture and multi-year technology roadmaps for Infrastructure (networking, security, compute, storage, backup/DR), and Hybrid Cloud/on-premises environments (including Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, and Power Platform), including adoption, workload placement, governance, and AI-enabled modernization.

• Set standards and integration strategies across Enterprise Applications, including ERP, CRM, CPQ, HCM, eCommerce, and analytics, and document dependencies and data flows.

• Enable secure IT/OT convergence by connecting business systems with MES, SCADA, PLC, and historian systems.

• Partner with cybersecurity to meet compliance requirements, identify risks and unsupported platforms, and build in resiliency and continuity.

• Lead architecture review boards and provide architectural oversight for major technology initiatives and projects. Provide architectural input on M&A, facility expansions, and operational initiatives.

• Act as a trusted advisor, facilitate cross-team collaboration, and mentor staff on architecture best practices.  Advise Kawneer Leadership Team on technology opportunities and risks.

Also note:

• The ideal candidate possesses broad technical expertise spanning enterprise infrastructure, cloud platforms, cybersecurity, business applications, manufacturing systems, and integration architecture. 

• Experience in manufacturing environments and familiarity with IT/OT convergence principles is highly desirable. 

• Knowledge of Industrial IoT, MES platforms, and Ignition systems is strongly preferred.

• Comprehensive documentation of current-state enterprise architecture and system dependencies.

• Development and execution of technology roadmaps aligned with business objectives.

• Reduced technology complexity and improved system integration across the enterprise.

• Improved visibility into application, infrastructure, and OT interdependencies.

• Successful architectural guidance for system upgrades, migrations, and modernization initiatives.

• Increased technology resiliency, cybersecurity posture, and operational efficiency.

• Strong alignment between business strategy, IT investments, and manufacturing operations.

You have:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.

• Minimum 8 years of progressive IT experience with at least 3 years focused on enterprise architecture, solution architecture, infrastructure architecture, or related disciplines.

• Experience designing and supporting complex enterprise environments across infrastructure, cloud, and business applications.

• Strong understanding of networking, server platforms, storage systems, virtualization, cloud computing, cybersecurity, identity management, and disaster recovery.

• Experience with enterprise integration concepts, APIs, middleware platforms, and data architecture.

• Demonstrated experience documenting enterprise environments, system relationships, integration points, and technology roadmaps.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and leadership skills.

• Experience working with business stakeholders to align technology capabilities with strategic objectives.

• Employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience within manufacturing, industrial, or production-based organizations.

• Familiarity with Operational Technology (OT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS), and IoT environments.

• Experience with manufacturing technologies including MES, SCADA, PLC, historian, and shop-floor integration platforms.

• Knowledge of Ignition MES and related manufacturing automation technologies.

• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform, and enterprise identity platforms.

• Familiarity with ERP platforms and associated manufacturing ecosystems.

• Industry certifications such as:

  • TOGAF

  • Azure Solutions Architect Expert

  • Microsoft Certified Architect

  • CISSP

  • SABSA

  • AWS Solutions Architect

  • PMP (preferred)