IT Architecture Leader - Strategy, Cloud & Security

Hershey Company; Hershey (PA); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & wellness benefits

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Career development programs

Job summary

The Hershey Company is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Architecture to lead strategy, design, and governance of enterprise infrastructure architectures that enable business objectives and digital transformation.

You will oversee a team of architects and partner with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Security, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective technology solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technology architecture, infrastructure engineering, or related disciplines.
• 4+ years of people leadership experience, including developing and leading technical teams.
• Expertise in enterprise architecture principles across network infrastructure, cloud platforms (private and public), and infrastructure technologies.
• Proven success designing and implementing secure, scalable, and cost-effective technology solutions in large enterprise environments.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain architecture strategies, principles, standards, and reference architectures across network, cloud, middleware, and ITSM platforms.
• Develop and manage multi-year technology roadmaps that support modernization initiatives and strategic business priorities.
• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to provide governance and design oversight, ensuring alignment with security, compliance, and architectural standards.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of architects, fostering collaboration, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with business leaders, IS teams, vendors, and external partners to translate requirements into scalable and sustainable technology solutions.
• Evaluate and mitigate technology risks while embedding resiliency, security, and compliance into solution designs.
• Drive architectural decisions that optimize total cost of ownership while balancing business value, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Monitor emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to improve capability, agility, and overall business outcomes.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

People leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

ServiceNow

Middleware technologies

Job description

The Hershey Company is seeking a Senior Manager, IT Architecture to lead strategy, design, and governance of enterprise infrastructure architectures that enable business objectives and digital transformation.

You will oversee a team of architects and partner with Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Information Security, and business stakeholders to ensure scalable, secure, reliable, and cost-effective technology solutions.