Strategic Enterprise Architect: Roadmaps & Delivery

Photon; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Photon in Irving, TX is seeking an experienced Enterprise IT Architect to lead the design and execution of architecture across major programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise blueprints and long-term strategy.

You will translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, build technology roadmaps, and provide technical leadership across the full SDLC, from concept through delivery, mentoring junior staff.

Qualifications

• Design and deliver IT architectures for complex, enterprise-scale environments.
• Translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead architecture discussions with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Prioritize and manage multiple workstreams with strong organizational skills.
• Foster relationships across technology and business units.
• Take ownership of challenges with analytical and detail-oriented approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of enterprise IT architecture across major, complex technology programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise blueprints and long-term strategy.
• Build and maintain technology roadmaps by evaluating emerging technologies and translating their potential into actionable business recommendations.
• Design end-to-end systems architecture and provide technical leadership across the full systems development lifecycle, from concept through to delivery.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, well-structured technical solutions that address real-world operational needs.
• Evaluate and recommend infrastructure, platforms, and communication frameworks that support client's IT goals and evolving technology needs.
• Drive integrated systems planning by identifying and championing innovative technologies that strengthen and modernize existing capabilities.
• Act as a senior technical advisor to stakeholders across business and technology teams, guiding architecture decisions through expert counsel and collaborative influence.
• Mentor and support junior team members, sharing architectural knowledge and fostering technical growth across the team.

Skills

IT architecture

Systems design

Enterprise-scale solutions

Communication skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Job description

Photon in Irving, TX is seeking an experienced Enterprise IT Architect to lead the design and execution of architecture across major programs, ensuring alignment with enterprise blueprints and long-term strategy.

You will translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions, build technology roadmaps, and provide technical leadership across the full SDLC, from concept through delivery, mentoring junior staff.