Senior Director, Enterprise Architecture — Hybrid, AI & Cloud

Norfolk Southern

Atlanta (GA)

Hybrid

USD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

10 days ago
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Job summary

Norfolk Southern is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture to define the future-state technology landscape, aligning investments with business priorities and operational excellence. You will lead architecture governance, modernization roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration with product, data & AI, security, and executive leadership to deliver measurable business value.

The role requires 10+ years in technology leadership, deep domain expertise across cloud, data, AI, and

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree required in a relevant field.
  • 10+ years of progressive technology leadership in enterprise architecture.
  • Experience developing enterprise-wide technology strategies, architectures, standards, and governance models.
  • Experience leading modernization initiatives involving cloud, data platforms, AI capabilities, and platform engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve Norfolk Southern's enterprise architecture strategy and target-state architectures.
  • Lead architecture governance forums and technology decision processes.
  • Drive modernization initiatives including cloud adoption, application modernization, and platform engineering.
  • Partner with business and technology leaders to ensure roadmaps are integrated, scalable, and aligned with enterprise goals.
  • Translate complex technical concepts for executive stakeholders and build business cases for investments.

Skills

Enterprise architecture
Cloud architectures
AI/ML platforms
Executive storytelling
Architecture governance
Strategic roadmaps
Technology leadership
Security & resiliency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, or related field
Master's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, or related field

Tools

TOGAF
Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Norfolk Southern is seeking a Senior Director of Enterprise Architecture to define the future-state technology landscape, aligning investments with business priorities and operational excellence. You will lead architecture governance, modernization roadmaps, and cross-functional collaboration with product, data & AI, security, and executive leadership to deliver measurable business value.

The role requires 10+ years in technology leadership, deep domain expertise across cloud, data, AI, and

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