Senior Enterprise Architect

PCI TRGR Penn Pharmaceutical Services Ltd; Illinois; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PCI Pharma Services seeks a seasoned Enterprise Architect to lead the development of scalable architecture across infrastructure, cloud, and IT/OT domains. You will guide governance, evaluate new technologies, and mentor staff while aligning technology with business strategy.

The role requires deep cloud expertise (Azure/AWS), experience with regulated environments, and strong communication to executives. Join a team driving modernization and M&A tech due diligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years IT experience with 5+ years in enterprise architecture.
• Experience developing EA for organizations with 5,000+ users.
• Deep Azure/AWS cloud architecture with hands-on design experience.
• Strong infrastructure architecture knowledge (compute, storage, network, virtualization).
• Experience with TOGAF, Zachman, or similar frameworks.
• Excellent communication for executive/board presentations.
• Vendor management and technology evaluation experience.
• Experience in regulated industries with compliance architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise architecture frameworks and technology standards for infrastructure and security domains.
• Create reference architectures for cloud (Azure, AWS), hybrid, and on-prem environments.
• Lead architecture review board and provide governance for significant technology decisions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations (build vs. buy).
• Design IT/OT architecture patterns for manufacturing and industrial environments.
• Establish cloud strategy including multi-cloud governance, workload placement, and cost optimization.
• Review and approve MSP solution designs ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.
• Define technical debt management strategy and modernization roadmap.
• Create architecture documentation including diagrams, decision records, and standards catalogs.
• Mentor technical staff on architecture principles and best practices.
• Support M&A activities with technology due diligence and integration architecture.
• Align technology architecture with business capabilities and strategic objectives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Governance leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Azure architecture

AWS architecture

VMware vSphere/Cloud Foundation

Cisco enterprise networking

Storage architecture

Identity architecture (Entra ID, AD)

Security architecture patterns

ArchiMate/Visio/LucidChart

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise architecture frameworks and technology standards for infrastructure and security domains
• Create reference architectures for cloud (Azure, AWS), hybrid, and on- premises environments
• Lead architecture review board and provide governance for significant technology decisions
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide strategic recommendations (build vs. buy analysis)
• Design IT/OT architecture patterns for manufacturing and industrial environments
• Establish cloud strategy including multi-cloud governance, workload placement, and cost optimization
• Review and approve MSP solution designs ensuring alignment with enterprise standards
• Define technical debt management strategy and modernization roadmap
• Create architecture documentation including diagrams, decision records, and standards catalogs
• Mentor technical staff on architecture principles and best practices
• Support M&A activities with technology due diligence and integration architecture
• Align technology architecture with business capabilities and strategic objectives

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of progressive IT experience with 5+ years in enterprise architecture roles
• Demonstrated experience developing enterprise architecture for organizations of 5,000+ users
• Deep expertise in cloud architecture (Azure and/or AWS) with hands-on design experience
• Strong infrastructure architecture knowledge (compute, storage, network, virtualization)
• Experience with architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman, or similar)
• Excellent communication skills for presenting to executive and board audiences
• Strong vendor management and technology evaluation capabilities
• Experience in regulated industries with compliance architecture requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in technology or business administration
• TOGAF 9.x certification
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Solutions Architect Professional
• Pharmaceutical or manufacturing industry experience
• Experience with IT/OT convergence and industrial architecture
• Knowledge of Zero Trust architecture implementation

Technical Skills & Tools

• Azure architecture (landing zones, hub-spoke, governance)
• AWS architecture (Well-Architected Framework)
• VMware vSphere / Cloud Foundation
• Cisco enterprise networking
• Storage architecture (SAN, NAS, object storage)
• Identity architecture (Entra ID, AD)
• Security architecture patterns
• Veeam / enterprise backup architecture
• Architecture modeling tools (Visio, LucidChart, ArchiMate)

Key Performance Indicators

• Architecture standards documentation (target: complete framework in 6 months)
• Architecture review board effectiveness (target: 100% major projects reviewed)
• Technical debt reduction (target: 20% reduction in legacy systems YoY)
• Cloud cost optimization (target: 15% efficiency improvement)
• Stakeholder satisfaction (target: >4.0/5.0)

Join us and be part of building the bridge between life changing therapies and patients. Lets talk future

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement:

PCI Pharma Services is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We do not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, or any other protected status. At PCI, Equity and Inclusion are at the core of our company’s purpose: Together, delivering life-changing therapies. We are committed to cultivating an inclusive workplace by holding ourselves accountable to the highest standards of understanding, fairness, respect, and equal opportunity - at every level. We envision a PCI community where everyone can belong and grow, and we strive to bring this vision to reality by continuously and intentionally assessing our people practices, policies and programs, marketing approach, and workplace culture.

Why work for PCI Pharma Services?

At PCI, we have an uncompromising focus on providing quality and operational excellence and providing the industry leading customer experience. Our people make all of this happen, so providing an industry leading experience for our people is equally as important. By creating an authentic culture of purposeful work, we aspire to be an interesting and fulfilling place for talented individuals to grow careers. We live a philosophy of intentional learning combined with real-life experience supported by a fair and competitive rewards program. We are individuals, teams and a company that believes in our purpose and our approach is simple, the people who work at PCI fuel our business; we dont say no, we figure out how.