Remote: Senior Application Domain Architect

Mazda Motor Corporation; East Windsor Hill (CT); Remote; USD 124,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Mazda Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager, Application Domain Architecture to lead the architecture strategy, governance, and roadmap for assigned domains. You will align solutions with enterprise standards, cybersecurity, and Mazda's digital transformation strategy, guiding modernization efforts across the portfolio.

You will mentor architects, oversee governance, and collaborate with business and IT leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technology capabilities, ensuring

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience in application development, software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, systems integration, or related information technology disciplines required
• 5+ years experience designing and implementing enterprise application solutions, integrations, and technology platforms required
• 5+ years experience developing application architecture strategies, technology roadmaps, and architecture governance frameworks required
• 3+ years experience partnering with business and technology stakeholders to align technology solutions with organizational objectives required
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives within a complex, matrixed environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the target-state architecture and multi-year technology roadmap for assigned application domains.
• Evaluate current-state capabilities, technical debt, application lifecycle needs, and modernization opportunities.
• Partner with business and IT leaders to translate strategic objectives into technology capabilities and investment priorities.
• Ensure application architecture supports enterprise objectives, scalability, operational efficiency, and long-term business needs.
• Develop and maintain application architecture principles, standards, reference architectures, and design patterns.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide governance across technology initiatives and solution designs.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, data governance, and operational best practices.
• Provide architectural oversight throughout the solution lifecycle to promote consistency, quality, and maintainability.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, development teams, infrastructure teams, and enterprise architects to define scalable technology solutions.
• Ensure application portfolios support evolving business capabilities and operational requirements.
• Facilitate integration strategies and solution alignment across applications, platforms, and enterprise services.
• Partner with Mazda Corporation (MC) and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with global technology direction and standards.
• Ensure alignment between application technical architecture and enterprise architecture team(s)
• Monitor emerging technologies, industry trends, and architectural practices to identify opportunities for business value.
• Lead technology evaluations, proof-of-concept initiatives, and architecture assessments.
• Recommend adoption strategies that improve agility, scalability, security, and operational effectiveness.
• Identify opportunities to reduce technical debt and improve long-term platform sustainability.
• Drive continuous improvement and modernization efforts across the application portfolio.
• Lead, develop, and retain a team of architects and technical professionals, establishing clear goals and expectations aligned with department and organizational objectives.
• Manage employee performance through coaching, feedback, development planning, and formal performance management processes; accountable for team performance outcomes.
• Allocate resources, prioritize work, and balance team capacity to ensure delivery of strategic initiatives and operational objectives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while promoting technical excellence and knowledge sharing.
• Lead workforce planning, succession planning, talent acquisition, and employee development efforts to build current and future organizational capability.
• Manage team budgets, staffing plans, and resource investments, ensuring alignment with business priorities and financial objectives.
• Reinforce Mazda's values, leadership expectations, and organizational culture through day-to-day leadership, recognition, communication, and talent decisions.

Education

Bachelor Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) Computer and Information Science Preferred

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

Mazda Motor Corporation is seeking a Manager, Application Domain Architecture to lead the architecture strategy, governance, and roadmap for assigned domains. You will align solutions with enterprise standards, cybersecurity, and Mazda's digital transformation strategy, guiding modernization efforts across the portfolio.

You will mentor architects, oversee governance, and collaborate with business and IT leaders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technology capabilities, ensuring