Enterprise Architect – Cloud & Infrastructure
| Company | O’Reilly Auto Parts |
|---|---|
| Location | Springfield, MO, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- Proven ability to navigate complex enterprise architecture challenges, drive architectural decisions for $20M+ Infrastructure Portfolio decisions, having a direct financial correlation to company results and performance.
- 15+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud strategy, and IT transformation
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, or Engineering (equivalent experience considered in lieu of degree)
- Over six years of experience of leading architecture teams up to ten solution and domain architects, mentoring architects, and influencing enterprise-wide decisions.
- Cloud Computing: Works at an advanced level to design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, with a primary focus on GCP.
- Enterprise Architecture: Operates as a recognized expert to design architectures that align with business goals and technical feasibility.
- DevOps & CI/CD Automation: Designs and optimizes continuous integration and delivery pipelines for agile software development within GCP environments.
- Observability & Performance Tuning: Leverages observability tools to monitor, diagnose, and optimize system performance
- Security & Risk Management: Implements enterprise security frameworks, risk assessment models, and regulatory compliance measures.
- Emerging Technology Research: Continuously explores and assesses new technologies for their potential impact and business value.
- Cost Optimization & FinOps: Develops strategies to optimize cloud infrastructure costs, ensuring efficient financial management.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute an enterprise architecture roadmap aligned with business and IT strategies.
- Establish and enforce technology standards, architecture principles, and best practices for scalable, secure, and efficient IT operations.
- Provide hands-on leadership in defining and implementing modern architectural frameworks across applications, infrastructure, and data.
- Develop and execute an enterprise cloud strategy (GCP preferred) that ensures scalability, security, and cost optimization.
- Lead the modernization of legacy infrastructure. Design, implement, and manage hybrid and multi-cloud strategies to optimize compute, storage, and networking architecture.
- Establish and enforce cloud governance, security and best practices for infrastructure design and deployment. Oversee cloud enablement, infrastructure modernization, and platform optimization with microservices, containerization (Kubernetes, Docker), and serverless computing.
- Ensure high availability, disaster recovery (DR), and business continuity through resilient cloud and infrastructure designs.
- Actively troubleshoot infrastructure bottlenecks and optimize system performance through real-time monitoring, automation, and architecture improvements.
- Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices with Terraform for scalable automation.
- Lead initiatives for resilient, high-availability systems across cloud and on-prem infrastructure.
- Conduct capacity planning, load testing, and stress testing to anticipate scaling needs.
- Establish frameworks for monitoring, observability, and incident response using tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, or Prometheus.
- Establish governance frameworks, architecture review boards (ARB), and compliance processes to ensure security, scalability, and consistency.
- Conduct cloud and infrastructure security audits, vulnerability assessments, and compliance checks (GDPR, PCI-DSS, SOC 2).
- Optimize security policies to maintain regulatory compliance without degrading performance.
- Define and drive enterprise-wide DevOps strategies, improving CI/CD automation and champion infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.
- Implement performance-aware CI/CD pipelines, enabling automated regression and load testing before deployment.
- Optimize software delivery processes with containerization, service mesh, and orchestration strategies.
- Engage with technology vendors and key stakeholders to evaluate, select, and integrate best-fit solutions for the enterprise.
- Negotiate vendor contracts to ensure alignment with business goals and cost-effectiveness.
Preferred Qualifications
- Retail Industry Experience, understanding the specific requirements of retail operations, both in-store and online
- Prior experience or knowledge in the automotive or related industries, with an understanding of their unique challenges and opportunities.