Choice Hotels International Inc

Enterprise Architect, Principal

Choice Hotels International Inc • $130K — $160K *
Scottsdale, AZ 85254In-Person
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; advanced degree preferred
  • Minimum 10 years in software development or equivalent technical environment
  • At least 4 years in a development team technical lead or architecture role
  • Strong experience in cloud and API-based architecture
  • Expertise in enterprise systems design and architecture modeling
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with stakeholders to align business and IT goals
  • Influence strategic roadmaps based on technological trends
  • Drive innovation through prototyping and new tech capabilities
  • Own the strategic architecture and reference architecture
  • Facilitate technology governance processes
  • Communicate project architecture adherence
  • Support and mentor teams in architectural best practices

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off for various needs including vacation and illness
  • Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide
Full Job Description
** This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office **

Strategic Partnership & Innovation:
  • Partners with Business Relationship Management and operational stakeholders within the organization to understand business and IT objectives and long-range strategies.
  • Influences and informs the strategic roadmap based on industry and technology trends.
  • Engages in innovation and prototyping of new technical capabilities.
  • Collaborates with technology organization leaders to align business roadmap and technology capabilities to ensure long-term efficient, effective, and value-driven delivery.
  • Drives innovation in technology solutions with respect to industry-specific use cases.
  • Participates actively in Architecture Governance boards.
  • Keeps abreast of the latest technology trends in the cloud and in the industry.
  • Defines roadmaps (short-term & long-term view) working in collaboration with other Enterprise Architects, Solutions Architects and Technology leaders for platform evolution, technology adoption, and disposition of applications in the portfolio.
  • Serves as a catalyst for innovation within the organization, driving new technological initiatives and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement.


Architecture:
  • Owns the strategic architecture for the enterprise's platforms.
  • Responsible for reference architecture in collaboration with solution architects.
  • Regularly assesses current state and potential future states, identifying attainable incremental transition states.
  • Creates architecture strategy for Product Management and delivery teams, considering new business capabilities as well as technical debt.
  • Engages in integrated planning with other Enterprise / Solution Architects to ensure seamless and cohesive operation of systems with other domains.
  • Design and articulate both conceptual and reference architectures and maintain an intimate understanding of the current enterprise systems and domains.
  • Facilitates the technology governance processes, ensuring alignment between business needs and technological capabilities.
  • Contributes consistently to Architecture Governance boards (e.g., Architecture Board, Technology Governance Committee)


Research & Best Practices
  • Collaborates with teams and keeps up on industry trends and current technological standards and best practices.
  • Partner with key stakeholders to establish and adopt architectural best practices, guidelines, and standards. Evangelize, mentor, and coach on architectural best practices, guidelines, and standards.
  • Assists with socializing architecture principles and artifacts.


Project Leadership & Delivery:
  • Serves as a technical advisor on project solution architecture. Ensures projects adhere to the principles, guidelines, and company architecture standards.
  • Serves in any capacity deemed necessary to ensure projects get completed.
  • Advises on proposed solution architectures in the architecture board to facilitate the use of reference architectures and strategic principles.
  • Maintains ongoing communication with solution architects, verifying that the solution that was built adheres to the solution that was designed. Governs the adherence to enterprise best practices.
  • Balances long-term strategy and short-term project goals.
  • Conceptualizes and articulates alternatives to problem resolution.
  • Builds consensus across stakeholder groups including management and individual contributors.


SKILLS, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related field, from a four-year college or university. Master's degree or post graduate degree or equivalent work experience preferred.
  • Minimum of 10 years relevant experience in software development, information systems, or equivalent technical environment, inclusive of experience in the development of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and API-based architecture, 8 years of related development experience and 4 years of experience serving a development team technical lead/or architecture experience
  • Experience in implementing architectures that satisfy business, systems, information, security, application, and technology architecture requirements as well as support resilience, observability, and supportability requirements.
  • Experience in systems engineering techniques such as architecture modeling, alternative analysis, tradeoff analysis, and portfolio analysis.
  • Experience in business process modeling & reengineering.
  • Exceptional knowledge and experience in designing and implementing enterprise class systems of applications including:
    • Designing service APIs.
    • Designing systems integrated with messaging solutions with a working knowledge of the service and messaging design patterns.
    • Defining application and system boundaries and an understanding of Domain-Driven Design.
    • Defining non-functional requirements such as scalability, availability, and security.
  • Knowledge of Agile/Scrum development methodologies.


Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director, Enterprise Architecture. You will have 2 peer teammates and collaborate with cross-functional technology and business teams on a regular basis.

**This role is not eligible for sponsorship**

Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:
  • Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
  • Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
  • Employee recognition programs
  • Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

About Choice Hotels International Inc

Choice Hotels International is a hospitality company that franchises hotels under several brands, including Comfort Inn, Quality Inn, and Econo Lodge. The company operates in over 40 countries and territories, with over 7,000 hotels and 570,000 rooms. Choice Hotels International's mission is to provide affordable and comfortable lodging options for travelers. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.
Learn more about Choice Hotels International Inc
Size
1,500 employees
Market Cap
$5.9 billion
Industry
Hospitality & Recreation
Net Income
$75.3 million
Founded
1941
5 Year Trend
+5.8%
Revenue
$774 million
NASDAQ
CHH
* Ladders Estimates

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