Chief Platform Architect

Morningstar

Chicago (IL)

Hybrid

USD 263,000 - 404,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

401k match
Stock ownership potential
Comprehensive health benefits
Sabbatical program
Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Morningstar's Chicago headquarters is seeking a Head of Architecture to define the long-term technology vision for the Direct Platform and lead a team of architects. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security to guide platform strategy, modernization, and technology investments.

You will champion AI-enabled capabilities and oversee governance, security, and operational excellence while driving faster delivery and scalable solutions across cloud, data, and

Qualifications

  • 15+ years in technology leadership roles with architecture focus
  • 5+ years leading architecture teams
  • Experience defining enterprise architecture & modernization strategies
  • Ability to influence executives across Technology, Product, Operations, Security, Data
  • Proven track record balancing innovation with governance

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain target-state Direct Platform architecture aligned to business priorities.
  • Develop multi-year modernization roadmaps to reduce debt and improve scalability.
  • Establish architecture principles, standards, and cloud strategy across domains.
  • Lead evaluations of existing systems toward modernization and cloud-native adoption.
  • Escalate and guide major architectural decisions balancing speed, cost, and customer experience.
  • Monitor architecture success metrics tied to business outcomes.

Skills

Strategic thinking
Stakeholder influence
Leadership
Cloud-native architectures
DevSecOps
Architecture governance
AI opportunities awareness

Education

Advanced degree in CS/Engineering/IS

Tools

Cloud certifications

Job description

Morningstar's Chicago headquarters is seeking a Head of Architecture to define the long-term technology vision for the Direct Platform and lead a team of architects. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security to guide platform strategy, modernization, and technology investments.

You will champion AI-enabled capabilities and oversee governance, security, and operational excellence while driving faster delivery and scalable solutions across cloud, data, and

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