Vice President – Enterprise Architecture
Safe-Guard Products International
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Atlanta • United States
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About the role
- Define and maintain the enterprise architecture vision, principles, and roadmap aligned with business priorities and long-term strategy.
- Establish architectural guardrails that guide teams toward consistent, scalable solutions improving delivery efficiency and speed.
- Partner with technology leaders on evaluating platforms, tools, and technologies across the enterprise to ensure architectural consistency.
- Provide clear, outcome-oriented guidance on architectural trade-offs and investment decisions.
- Lead modernization efforts focused on simplifying systems, improving integration, and reducing operational friction.
- Partner with Solutions Design, Engineering, Security, and Business leaders to translate strategic objectives into practical, scalable technology solutions.
- Identify systems, processes, and patterns that do not scale and guide efforts to refactor, rebuild, or retire.
- Provide architectural leadership for strategic initiatives, including Claims 2.0 and other next-generation SaaS platforms.
- Responsible for ensuring the company has a highly effective, scalable, and supportable Data Architecture, across Snowflake, AWS, PostgreSQL, SQL Server and MongoDB.
- Partner with Cloud leadership teams to help define and evolve AWS and Azure strategies, cost optimization (FinOps), and overall best practices.
- Promote cloud-native and platform-based approaches that support long-term scalability and operational efficiency.
- Establish and guide an AI CoE (Center of Excellence) focused on practical standards, governance, and responsible adoption.
- Promote AI-first thinking where it meaningfully enhances products, productivity, and our capacity to innovate at scale.
- Evaluate emerging AI technologies to determine where they deliver real business value.
- Ensure AI capabilities are integrated thoughtfully, securely, and sustainably across the enterprise.
- Provide direct leadership to enterprise and data architecture teams and indirect leadership across a federated technology organization.
- Operate as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and senior business partners.
- Influence outcomes through credibility, clarity, and partnership rather than formal authority alone.
- Balance strategic vision with hands-on engagement when necessary to unblock progress or guide critical decisions.
Requirements
- 15+ years of progressive experience across software engineering, data platforms, and enterprise architecture.
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field required (Masters preferred).
- Experience designing, developing, and supporting customer-facing digital products.
- Product engineering experience, best practices, and core competencies.
- Demonstrated success guiding large-scale architectural modernization in complex organizations.
- Strong understanding of cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure) and modern SaaS architectures.
- Practical experience evaluating and applying AI capabilities in enterprise or consumer-facing environments.
- Proven ability to partner with executives and senior leaders on strategic technology decisions.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into actionable guidance.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- 401(k) Plan with Company Match
- Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness Programs
- Paid Community Service Opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Ongoing Training & Personal Development
- And More!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
enterprise architecturedata architecturecloud platformsAWSAzureSnowflakePostgreSQLSQL ServerMongoDBAI capabilities
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationstrategic visionpartnershipinfluenceguidancecollaborationproblem-solvingadaptabilitycredibility
Certifications
Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in engineeringMaster's degree (preferred)