Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Sr. Director

MyEyeDr.; Vienna (VA); On-site; USD 235,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Job summary

MyEyeDr. seeks an Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Sr. Director to define and drive our enterprise architecture, modernization, and platform strategy across clinical, retail, corporate, and customer-facing systems.

Reporting to the CTO, you will shape technology investments, standards, and roadmaps while guiding modern engineering practices, cloud-native platforms, and API-first integrations to enable growth and digital innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field; Master's preferred.
• 15+ years in designing and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• 10+ years in enterprise/software architecture or leadership roles.
• Experience leading architecture/engineering teams in complex environments.
• Cloud-native architectures on Azure and/or AWS.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise architecture vision, standards, and governance.
• Develop multi-year roadmaps for modernization to enable enterprise transformation.
• Lead architecture governance and investment alignment with business priorities.
• Partner with executives to translate business goals into scalable tech solutions.
• Establish reference architectures, design patterns, and engineering principles.
• Drive DevSecOps, SRE, CI/CD, IaC, and developer experience initiatives.
• Oversee enterprise data architecture for real-time analytics and BI.
• Govern cloud architecture across Azure and AWS; ensure security and resilience.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud architecture

API-first

DevSecOps

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

CI/CD tooling

Infrastructure as Code

Job description

About the Role

The Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Sr. Director is a strategic technology leader responsible for defining and executing MyEyeDr.'s enterprise architecture, engineering, integration, and platform modernization strategy. This leader will drive the design and evolution of business-critical technology capabilities that enable growth, scalability, operational excellence, and digital innovation across the enterprise.

Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, this role serves as a trusted advisor to executive leadership and business stakeholders, shaping technology investments, architectural standards, engineering practices, and modernization roadmaps. The Senior Director will lead the enterprise architecture function while establishing modern engineering disciplines, cloud-native capabilities, API-first platforms, event-driven architectures, and enterprise integration strategies that support current and future business objectives.

This position is accountable for creating a future-state technology landscape that delivers resiliency, agility, security, interoperability, and business value across clinical, retail, corporate, and customer-facing systems.

The hiring range for this position is $235,000 to $265,000 annually, exclusive of benefits or bonuses (discretionary and non-discretionary), based on experience and proximity to the Vienna Home Office.

You Will

• Define and execute the enterprise architecture vision, strategy, standards, and governance framework aligned with business priorities and corporate growth objectives.
• Develop multi-year architecture and technology modernization roadmaps that support enterprise transformation initiatives.
• Lead architecture governance processes and review boards to ensure alignment with strategic technology principles and investment priorities.
• Partner closely with executive leadership, product, operations, security, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to translate business objectives into scalable technology solutions.
• Establish reference architectures, technology standards, design patterns, and engineering principles across the organization.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to accelerate innovation, operational efficiency, and competitive advantage.
• Lead the evolution of modern software engineering practices, including DevSecOps, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), CI/CD automation, Infrastructure as Code, platform engineering, and developer experience initiatives.
• Establish enterprise engineering standards that improve software quality, scalability, observability, security, and operational resilience.
• Build and mature cloud-native engineering capabilities leveraging microservices, containerization, Kubernetes, serverless technologies, and platform services.
• Drive modernization of legacy applications through refactoring, replatforming, and cloud migration strategies.
• Champion engineering excellence through architecture reviews, design reviews, performance optimization, and technical mentoring.
• Define enterprise integration strategies utilizing API-first, event-driven, and service-oriented architectural patterns.
• Lead architecture for enterprise integrations across clinical, retail, ERP, CRM, HR, finance, and customer experience platforms.
• Establish standards for APIs, event streams, messaging platforms, data integration, and interoperability.
• Oversee design of scalable integration frameworks leveraging cloud-native services, API gateways, event brokers, and messaging platforms.
• Develop enterprise data architecture principles that support real-time analytics, business intelligence, AI initiatives, and operational reporting.
• Govern cloud architecture across Azure, AWS, and emerging platform technologies.
• Drive adoption of enterprise platform services, including identity management, API management, observability, caching, container orchestration, secrets management, and integration services.
• Establish standards for scalability, resiliency, disaster recovery, cost optimization, and cloud governance.
• Lead technology architecture efforts supporting digital transformation, automation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and intelligent process optimization initiatives.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience designing, developing, and implementing enterprise technology solutions.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, software architecture, or technology leadership roles.
• 5+ years leading architecture, engineering, or platform teams in complex enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale retail, healthcare, multi-site, or customer-centric organizations preferred.
• Deep expertise in enterprise architecture frameworks, governance models, and strategic technology planning.
• Proven experience designing and implementing cloud-native architectures on Azure and/or AWS.
• Strong experience with modern software engineering practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and platform engineering.
• Demonstrated success building microservices-based, API-first, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with container platforms such as Kubernetes and modern orchestration technologies.
• Expertise with API management platforms, OpenAPI standards, GraphQL, RESTful services, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience implementing identity and access management solutions leveraging OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML, and Zero Trust principles.
• Knowledge of enterprise messaging technologies, event streaming platforms, and asynchronous integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of data architecture, data governance, relational databases, NoSQL platforms, and modern analytics ecosystems.
• Experience establishing observability practices, including monitoring, logging, tracing, and operational intelligence solutions.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled architectures, automation platforms, and emerging digital technologies.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance long-term vision and near-term business outcomes.
• Exceptional executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional leaders and drive enterprise-wide transformation.
• Strong business acumen with experience aligning technology decisions to organizational objectives.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple strategic initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Grow with Us

• Career Development and Training Opportunities
• Participate in a comprehensive benefits package including medical and dental coverage, tax-free savings plans, life insurance and more
• Participate in our Vision coverage and associate discounts on our products
• Participate in our 401(k) with competitive company match
• Accrue PTO and paid holidays from day one

Introduction | MyEyeDr.

How do you see yourself today? Are you looking for that unique opportunity where you can make a difference in the lives of the patients we serve? MyEyeDr. is a high-growth, premier healthcare company: a total vision care concept with a unique retail experience. Our trusted community doctors and knowledgeable teams are all focused on helping our patients live their best lives by delivering an exceptional, personalized experience to each of our patients in every interaction. Our business model is unlike others in the industry: we make healthcare accessible by welcoming all insurance and providing a great selection of stylish eyewear that meets the diverse needs of our patients.

This role provides a chance for you to build your professional career with an organization that is purposeful and whose values drive actions. You would have the opportunity to prioritize the care of our associates and our patients, to connect the knowledge of our talented teams to our patients’ needs, and to work in a fun, inclusive environment as part of a collaborative team. We are in search of that unique individual who is inspired by a career focused on helping others and providing quality care while continuously growing professionally and improving MyEyeDr. in meaningful ways.

MyEyeDr. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, sex/gender (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, physical or mental disability, military or protected veteran status, citizenship, familial or marital status, genetics, or any other legally protected category. MyEyeDr. will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.