Job SummaryThe Fellow Architect [Operations] is responsible for providing visionary companywide architecture services to ensure portfolio technology investments are in alignment with corporate goals and its ability to move towards the future in an evolving business environment. As a Digital Technology expert, this role will utilize communication, influence, guidance, and governance processes to maximize return on technology investment, and reduce time to capability, while minimizing operational costs. The Fellow Architect will use visionary strategic thinking to choose technology capabilities, strategize and build around them to bring value to business relevant capability change.
As part of the DT architecture team the Fellow Architect will be responsible for communicating technology target state, roadmap and change progress to senior leaders and other stakeholders. They will use their communication and influence skills to promote awareness and understanding of architecture principles across the organization, evangelizing for strategic enterprise change, executing strategy, technical leadership.
Essential Functions- Set architectural vision for core capabilities and aligning patterns to allow for consistency and reuse
- Define enterprise principles, patterns and guidance that help in technology data capabilities, platforms and infrastructure, how applications are built, deployed, and maintained to align with strategic needs and maximizing technology investments
- Provide Oversight and Governance to the current, interim and potential future state of key architecture domains
- Ensure the reference architectures, standards, and guidelines of the organization's technology is safe, secure, stable and compliant with industry standards.
- Drive adoption and re-use of the preferred resources, processes and technology across the enterprise.
- Mentor other architects and DT teams, providing guidance and fostering a culture of excellence.
- Executive-level communication, negotiation, and strategic influencing skills, capable of articulating highly complex technical visions to diverse audiences, including non-technical executives and external stakeholders.
Domain Expertise:- The individual should bring experience integrating operational technology for rail with information technology, enterprise platforms, cloud, cybersecurity, data, and AI. Experience in rail industry strongly preferred. Other experience from transportation, aviation, aerospace and defense, utilities, industrial automation, telecommunications, logistics or another regulated infrastructure environment is also a preference.
- Operational Technology (OT) and Industrial Control Systems
- IT/OT Convergence and Systems-of-Systems Architecture
- Industrial IoT, Edge Computing, and Digital Twins
- Mission-Critical and Safety-Critical Systems
- Real-Time Operational Data and Industrial AI
- Legacy OT Modernization and Platform Integration
- Architecture Governance and Technology Strategy
- Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity
Solutions Expertise:
- Solve the most complex, ambiguous, and previously unsolvable technical challenges that have enterprise-wide or industry-wide implications.
- Design, govern, and oversee the implementation of robust, scalable, and efficient architectural solutions for our largest cross domain business problems.
- Translate complex technical ideas into digestible concepts for both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders. Act as a liaison between engineering and business teams to ensure alignment and understanding.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data and intelligence or related field with 13+ year's relevant experience or equivalent work experience with at least 7 years in a Distinguished or Senior Principal Architect role within a large, complex enterprise.
- Must have repeated experience successfully influencing and championing significantly complex architecture initiatives over $10 million, developing capabilities that typically involve different executive stakeholders, multiple lines of business, many solution varieties, highly regulated environments, business transformations at mass scale.
- Proven significant contribution to the architecture profession or industry, such as publications, research, intellectual property, innovation, development of training, or contributions to standards bodies or professional organizations. They must also have contributed to the development of professional architects in sharing this knowledge.
- Experience creating significant business value realization with $1B+ or more enterprises as an architect providing vision and choosing platforms. moving organizations forward and scaled for future initiatives.
- Requires demonstrated ability to manage multiple architecture engagements and effectively plan and utilize collaborative cross functional teams to ensure the architecture objectives obtain key results.
- Must possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, work well with others in an integrated team environment, and must be self-motivated.
- Relationship building and collaboration skills across diverse and matrixed stakeholders and customers.
- Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance priorities across multiple stakeholders.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience leveraging data to inform decision-making.
- Technical and critical thinking expertise to break complex processes and products into component modular modern architectures.
- Proven ability to align resources, processes and technology initiatives with business strategies across multiple lines of business (LOBs) or business units
Preferred Qualifications- Master's degree in business or related field
- 15+ years of progressive experience in technology and architecture, with at least 15 years in a Principal, Senior Principal, or Distinguished Architect role within a large, complex, and innovative enterprise.
- Travel and Transportation experience or relevant technology domain experience
- Experience with governance, risk, regulatory and compliance.
- The Architect's skills and knowledge should span multiple architecture domains (e.g., Business Architecture, Application/Solution Architecture, Technical/Infrastructure Architecture & Information/Data Architecture)
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Strong understanding of Architecture best practice and value methodology
- Strong knowledge of IT, OT, domain and business architecture
- Experience with Agile process for business value realization
- Skilled in managing client expectations, programs, finances, and technology product delivery
- Demonstrated expertise in various processes/services and broad business experience, including technical processes and financial management
- Possess technical and/or ITIL certifications or equivalents
- Able to effectively engage with C-level executives to educate and obtain approval for technology architecture standards, roadmaps, and plans
- Proven ability to efficiently launch and deliver multiple major architecture initiatives, effectively utilizing staff
- Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and self-motivation, enabling effective collaboration in team environments
Communication and Interpersonal Skills- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
The salary/hourly range is $206,200.00 - $267,192.00. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee's assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee's base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.
Health and WellbeingFinancial and RetirementWork and Family Life SupportHealth, Dental, and Vision Insurance401K with Employer MatchGenerous Paid Time Off Wellness ProgramsRailroad Retirement BenefitsPaid Caregiving Days and Backup CareHealth Savings AccountPublic Service Student Loan ForgivenessFertility and Family Building BenefitsNo-cost Personal Health AdvocateStudent Loan AssistanceAdoption and Surrogacy AssistanceMedical Plan Opt-out CreditTuition and Education ReimbursementPaid Family Leave Life InsuranceRail Pass Privileges Short- and Long-term Disability InsuranceEmployee Assistance Program No-cost Financial Advisor SessionsCommuter and Flexible Spending Accounts
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Requisition ID:166936
Work Arrangement:02-Remote Optional Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Relocation Offered:No
Travel Requirements:Up to 25%
