
Senior Director, Client Technology Architecture
RTI International
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Durham • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $240,000 - $296,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Align RTI's digital platforms, infrastructure standards, and client technologies into scalable, tailored solutions that balance enterprise consistency with client-specific needs, while adhering to enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, and data governance requirements.
- Collaborate with product owners, engineering teams, and client technology partners to maintain technical integrity across projects while enabling innovation where essential.
- Lead technical discovery efforts, identifying cross-product dependencies, risks, and integration opportunities to ensure end-to-end delivery.
- Manage and guide internal scrum teams, empowering them to deliver value-aligned solutions efficiently, while coordinating external contractors to meet architectural and strategic goals.
- Serve as the bridge between strategy and execution, providing clear technical direction and aligning business leadership, research teams, IT, and partners to RTI's long-term technology roadmap.
- Oversee vendor and partner technical contributions to ensure alignment with design principles, security expectations, and performance standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor's level degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s preferred)
- 15 years of directly related experience.
- Demonstrated experience in solution architecture, enterprise technology, or complex systems delivery, including leadership responsibility across multiple projects or portfolios.
- Demonstrated experience designing and implementing scalable, cloud-enabled, and integrated technology solutions in a consulting, research, or client-service environment.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams and influencing technical direction without direct authority.
- Experience working within regulated or research-driven environments (e.g., public health, life sciences, government, or analytics).
- Experience aligning solution architectures to enterprise standards, security frameworks, and data governance requirements.
- Experience integrating data platforms, analytics environments, and secure research infrastructures.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Paid parental leave for all parents
- Financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments
- Financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible work hours
- Generous paid time off
- Bonus opportunities
- Robust recognition program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
solution architectureenterprise technologycloud-enabled solutionsintegrated technology solutionsdata integrationanalytics environmentscybersecuritydata governancescalable solutionscomplex systems delivery
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationinfluencingtechnical directionteam managementcommunicationstrategic alignmentproblem-solvingempowermentcross-functional teamwork