Principal Enterprise Architect — Strategy & AI/Cloud

HP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 147,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

HP, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect in Palo Alto to shape the enterprise architecture program. You will connect business priorities with technology strategy, define target architectures, roadmaps, and investment guidance across business, data, cloud, and AI domains.

Lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes. You will champion reusable patterns, oversee AI platform enablement, and guide architecture decisions that balance value,

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive technology experience with enterprise architecture in a large global org.
• Experience developing target/reference architectures, standards, and multi-year roadmaps across domains.
• Ability to translate business strategy into practical technology direction.
• Experience partnering with platform/engineering teams on cloud, data, SaaS, AI capabilities.
• Ability to communicate architecture choices clearly to executives and delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and operationalize the enterprise architecture operating model, principles, standards, and value measures.
• Lead architecture for major enterprise initiatives from strategy to delivery guidance.
• Develop current-state assessments, target architectures, and roadmaps for critical capabilities.
• Link business strategy to technology priorities and investment decisions.
• Guide reuse, interoperability, and reduction of technical debt across a global tech landscape.
• Assess technology choices and recommend patterns for scalability and long-term fit.
• Maintain reusable architecture assets, including standards and decision records.
• Support Architecture Review Board with pragmatic guidance and minimal friction.
• Partner with leaders to align domain plans with enterprise direction.
• Influence portfolio planning by clarifying dependencies and costs.
• Coach architects to strengthen shared practices across boundaries.
• Communicate complex topics clearly to executives, architects, and engineers.
• Describe enterprise AI platform directions and guardrails.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Cloud strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Target architecture

MLOps

Strategic comms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Job description

HP, Inc. is seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect in Palo Alto to shape the enterprise architecture program. You will connect business priorities with technology strategy, define target architectures, roadmaps, and investment guidance across business, data, cloud, and AI domains.

Lead cross-functional teams and influence senior stakeholders to drive strategic outcomes. You will champion reusable patterns, oversee AI platform enablement, and guide architecture decisions that balance value,