Lead Enterprise Architect

Job Description:

We are executing a transformation project for the client that includes launching a new site, along with several other initiatives, leveraging AEM and Commerce platforms. You will lead the client-side delivery, acting as the main point of contact for their IT leadership. You’ll connect the dots between teams working on AEM (content management) and SAP Hybris (commerce) and help guide the project through its first MVP release in the coming months. You won’t be deep in the code, but you will play a key role in keeping everything aligned, solving problems, and building trust with the client. You will be reporting to the GTM and Commercial Lead.

Applicants must reside within a commutable distance to Denver, Colorado. This is a hybrid position.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will be accountable for all technical aspects of enterprise architecture.

• You'll define and implement technology roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business objectives.

• You will manage high-level stakeholder relationships, ensuring alignment between business and technology strategies.

• You'll identify opportunities for business growth and contribute to sales initiatives by providing technical expertise and strategic recommendations.

• Optimize technology processes, improving efficiency, reducing costs, and enhancing system scalability.

• Provide expert advisory to customers, guiding them on best practices, technology adoption, and avoiding potential pitfalls.

• You will drive architectural governance, ensuring consistency, reusability, and standardization across multiple workstreams

• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions to drive digital transformation.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, technology SMEs, including developers, DevOps engineers, security teams, and product managers.

• Manage risk assessment and mitigation strategies, ensuring robust and future-proof architectures.

Required Skills:

• 12+ years of experience designing and building IT solutions across various domains.

• 3+ years of experience in enterprise architecture for large-scale implementations.

• Proven expertise in enterprise architecture, IT strategy, and technical leadership roles.

• Strong stakeholder management, with experience engaging with C-suite executives and business leaders.

• Deep understanding of modern IT frameworks, cloud-native architectures, and enterprise integration patterns.

• Analyze complex systems and provide clear, strategic recommendations.

• Experience in escalation management, handling high-pressure situations effectively.

Required Technical Knowledge:

• CMS Expertise: Strong experience with AEM or other CMS platforms, including their implementation and integration.

• Adobe Products: Experience with Adobe Experience Cloud products.

• Proven ability to design, develop, and manage scalable, loosely coupled services using industry best practices.

• Architectures: Expertise in Headless & Composable architectures, ensuring flexibility and scalability.

• Scalability & Performance: Experience optimizing backend services to handle high traffic, low latency, and rapid scalability requirements.

• Multi-Tenant Architecture: Ability to design systems that support multiple brands and customization for different channels.

The annual salary range for this position is $136,000-$219,650. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law. Additionally, this position is eligible for discretionary incentive compensation.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

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