Cactus Wellhead - Enterprise Solution Architect

Cactus Wellhead LLC; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cactus Wellhead LLC is seeking an Enterprise Solution Architect to define and govern the architecture across ERP, CRM, and integrations from our Houston campus. The role emphasizes alignment of business strategy and technology execution in a full-time onsite setting.

You will lead architecture governance, drive reusable patterns, and oversee end-to-end solution designs while collaborating with product teams and stakeholders to modernize core business systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred or related discipline.
• Extensive experience in enterprise/solution architecture and large-scale transformations.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise architecture across ERP, CRM, integrations, and custom apps.
• Lead architecture governance, ARB participation, and standards development.
• Translate business needs into scalable technology roadmaps and solutions.
• Guide architects, developers, and vendors to ensure compliant designs and delivery.
• Provide hands-on leadership in design reviews, prototyping, and production support.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Azure cloud

APIs & integrations

Data governance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Master’s degree preferred (CS/IS/MBA) or related discipline

Tools

Azure

Databricks

Infor/SyteLine or ERP/CRM platforms

Job description

Job Overview

Job Category: Information Technology
Requisition Number: CACTU002587
Location: Houston, TX (onsite) – no remote work for this role.
Hybrid Schedule: 4 days in office, 1 day working from home - option. Local candidates preferred.

Job Summary

The Enterprise Solution Architect is responsible for defining and governing the overall architecture across enterprise systems, with a primary focus on business applications including ERP, CRM, integrations, and custom application platforms. This role ensures alignment between business strategy and technology execution. This position is based in Houston, TX and requires full-time onsite presence.

Essential Functions, Roles and Responsibilities

• Architecture Strategy & Governance: Define and maintain the enterprise apps architecture blueprint, standards, and reference models; ensure all solutions align with business objectives, technology strategy, and approved standards; lead architecture governance through design reviews and ARB participation; establish integration, data, and security architecture standards; design end-to-end solutions across ERP, CRM, integrations, and custom applications; define integration patterns to ensure scalable and reusable architecture; ensure systems are designed for performance, security, high availability, and disaster recovery; provide architectural oversight for ERP, CRM transformations and internal application modernization.
• Business & IT Alignment: Translate business capabilities and requirements into technology solutions and roadmaps; own and drive the architecture strategy for enterprise business applications; ensure usability, scalability, and alignment with business processes; partner with application owners, business stakeholders, and product teams to evolve core business systems.
• Delivery & Leadership: Guide solution architects, developers, and vendors to adhere to architecture standards; review and approve high-level and low-level designs for major initiatives; identify risks and implement mitigation strategies in solution designs; drive consistency to reduce technical debt; evaluate vendors and platforms for alignment with enterprise architecture; provide architectural guidance to implementation partners and ensure quality delivery; manage technical dependencies and ensure interoperability across systems.
• Hands-on Technical Leadership: Act as a hands-on architect when required, contributing to solution design, prototyping, and critical development efforts; troubleshoot complex issues within business applications and data flows; review and optimize code, scripts, and configurations; provide technical guidance during development, deployments, and production support; lead by example with a "player-coach" mindset.

Education, Training and Experience

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field required
• Master’s degree preferred (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, MBA) or related discipline

Experience

• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or senior engineering roles
• Experience with ERP (Infor/SyteLine or similar), CRM (Salesforce), and enterprise integrations
• Strong background in cloud architecture (Azure preferred), APIs, and data platforms (e.g., Databricks)
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives (ERP, CRM, data modernization)

Technical Skills

• Experience designing and supporting enterprise business applications (ERP, CRM, and custom-built systems)
• Strong understanding of architecture patterns, domain-driven design, and business process modeling
• Experience with application-layer integrations and workflow orchestration
• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Integration architectures (REST APIs, event-driven, microservices)
• Data architecture and governance (data modeling, pipelines, analytics platforms)
• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and DevOps practices

Certifications

• TOGAF Certification
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Certifications in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, or integration technologies are strongly preferred

Qualifications and Related

• Experience with CI/CD using Azure DevOps
• API and data integration patterns
• Data modeling (dimensional and normalized); data governance and security (RBAC, lineage)

Other

• Supervisory responsibilities: N/A

Equal Opportunity Employer: Cactus Companies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Safety: All employees must comply with safety programs and training, and may be required to work in potentially hazardous environments when traveling to branches or plants. The role generally operates in a professional office environment and requires standard office activities (sitting, typing, reaching, talking, etc.).

Disclaimer: This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and may be updated as needed.