Senior Manager, IT Application Solution Management
About The Position
1. Architecture Strategy & Oversight Ensure all solution blueprints created by the team are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise principles. Serve as the primary functional architecture representative in discussions with business units, program leadership, PMO, engineering, and product teams. Champion functional alignment across domains and proactively influence decisions affecting process design, system behavior, and cross‑application interactions. Facilitate and oversee design workshops, functional requirements alignment, and cross‑team architectural sign‑offs. Ensure architects provide required support across discovery, design, development, testing, and rollout phases of enterprise initiatives. Establish and promote reusable functional patterns, reference models, and standardized documentation. Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Functional Solution Architects, ensuring clarity of roles, high performance, technical depth, and continuous professional growth. Establish architecture governance practices, reusable frameworks, and functional architectural standards adopted across programs. Provide coaching, feedback, goal‑setting, and succession planning to build long-term architectural capability within the organization. Guide the team through complex architectural decision‑making, enforcing standards, best practices, and architectural integrity across programs. Oversee technical reviews across team deliverables, ensuring compliance with performance, security, and regulatory expectations. Drive the identification and mitigation of architectural risks across multiple projects and portfolios.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise systems, functional or solution architecture, or large‑scale systems design.
- 3-5+ years in a leadership role managing architects or technical design teams.
- Demonstrated success delivering large‑scale enterprise or multi‑system solutions.
- Deep understanding of cloud ecosystems (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, and enterprise integration.
- Strong background in Agile delivery and DevOps‑aligned practices.
- Deep expertise in architectural design patterns (SOA, microservices, event‑driven, cloud‑native).
- Strong understanding of cross‑application functional design and enterprise integration frameworks.
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for explaining complex architectures to senior stakeholders.
- Highly developed problem‑solving, negotiation, and conflict‑resolution abilities.
- Ability to balance multiple complex priorities while ensuring high‑quality architectural outcomes.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure automation.
- Familiarity with ITIL or enterprise service management frameworks.
- Inspirational leadership with the ability to elevate both people and architecture maturity.
- Ability to influence across diverse stakeholder groups, including business, engineering, and executive leadership.
- Strong customer orientation and business‑value mindset.
- Demonstrated ability to drive clarity, alignment, and delivery excellence across complex programs.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree is preferred.
- Experience in MES, MCS, ERP, or semiconductor-related systems is a strong plus.
- Architecture certifications (TOGAF, AWS, Azure, etc.) are highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all solution blueprints created by the team are scalable, maintainable, and aligned with enterprise principles.
- Serve as the primary functional architecture representative in discussions with business units, program leadership, PMO, engineering, and product teams.
- Champion functional alignment across domains and proactively influence decisions affecting process design, system behavior, and cross‑application interactions.
- Facilitate and oversee design workshops, functional requirements alignment, and cross‑team architectural sign‑offs.
- Ensure architects provide required support across discovery, design, development, testing, and rollout phases of enterprise initiatives.
- Establish and promote reusable functional patterns, reference models, and standardized documentation.
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Functional Solution Architects, ensuring clarity of roles, high performance, technical depth, and continuous professional growth.
- Establish architecture governance practices, reusable frameworks, and functional architectural standards adopted across programs.
- Provide coaching, feedback, goal‑setting, and succession planning to build long-term architectural capability within the organization.
- Guide the team through complex architectural decision‑making, enforcing standards, best practices, and architectural integrity across programs.
- Oversee technical reviews across team deliverables, ensuring compliance with performance, security, and regulatory expectations.
- Drive the identification and mitigation of architectural risks across multiple projects and portfolios.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
