Smithfield Foods

IT Enterprise Application Architect

Smithfield Foods$115K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent education and experience.
  • Extensive expertise in application development, integration, and architectural design.
  • Deep understanding of cloud technologies and software development lifecycles (SDLC).
  • Proven skills in Application Portfolio Optimization.
  • Familiarity with orchestration tools for process automation.
  • Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Self-motivated and works independently, with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain comprehensive application architecture roadmaps aligned with business strategies.
  • Define standards and best practices for application design, development, and integration.
  • Evaluate emerging technologies for enterprise adoption and provide guidance on modernization.
  • Lead the integration of complex systems for scalability, security, and performance.
  • Identify and rationalize overlapping applications, supporting Build vs Buy analysis decisions.
  • Ensure adherence to enterprise standards and security protocols through design reviews.
  • Collaborate with business and IT leaders to align technology initiatives with business goals.

Benefits

  • Relocation package available.
  • Comprehensive total rewards package includes various benefits.
Full Job Description
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The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.

We are seeking an IT Enterprise Application Architect with expertise in Application Architecture to join our dynamic team. As an Application Architect, you will be responsible for designing, governing and maintaining the application strategy for Smithfield's application portfolio. You will align software solutions with business goals, design secure, scalable architecture and ensure technological standards are followed across the enterprise. This role provides architectural leadership across the application portfolio, drives application rationalization, plans for reduction of technical debt, and serves as a strategic advisor on platform and solution decisions across the enterprise.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
  • Strategy and Vision: Develop and maintain comprehensive application architecture roadmaps that align with business strategies and organizational priorities.
  • Architecture Design & Governance: Define standards, design principles, and best practices for application design, development, and integration.
  • System Evaluation: Evaluate emerging technologies, vendor platforms, and software solutions for enterprise adoption. Provide architectural guidance on modernization initiatives and future-state application capabilities.
  • Integration and Scalability: Lead the integration of complex systems, ensuring applications are scalable, secure, performant and interoperable.
  • Portfolio Rationalization and Road mapping: Identify overlapping or redundant applications and create rationalization recommendations and roadmaps. Support leadership with Build vs Buy analysis and application lifecycle decisions.
  • Governance and Compliance: Review application designs for adherence to enterprise standards and security protocols.
  • Collaboration: Work with business leaders, Infrastructure architects, Security architects and IT teams to ensure alignment of technology with business initiatives


WHAT WE'RE SEEKING:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited 4-year college or university with 5+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
  • Extensive experience in application development, integration, and architectural design.
  • Deep understanding of cloud technologies, data architecture and software development lifecycles (SDLC).
  • Expertise in Application Portfolio Optimization.
  • Knowledge of orchestration tools to automate processes and services.
  • Ability to analyze, translate, and define business requirements into technical solutions.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently with little supervision.
  • TOGAF certification is a plus.
  • Knowledge of SAP or JD Edwards ERP is a plus.
The expected pay range for this position is $115,000 - $150,000 annually.
Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate's qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package. Learn more about our benefits package here.
Relocation Package AvailableYes

About Smithfield Foods

Smithfield Foods is a meat processing company that produces and markets a variety of fresh and packaged meats. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia. Smithfield Foods operates in the United States and internationally, and its products are sold under a number of well-known brands. The company is committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact. Smithfield Foods is a subsidiary of WH Group, a Chinese meat processing company.
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Size
54,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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