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PCI Pharma Services Ohio, LLC
Senior Enterprise Architect
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What they do
An Enterprise Architect is responsible for ensuring that the business mission, strategy, and processes of an organization are aligned with the organization's IT strategy, and documents this using multiple architectural models or views that show how best to meet the current and future needs of the organization.
$145,202 / year median in Illinois
+5% projected growth
Job Description
at PCI Pharma Services Ohio, LLC in Rockford, Illinois, United States Job Description Life changing therapies. Global impact. Bridge to thousands of biopharma companies and their patients. We are PCI. Our investment is in People who make an impact, drive progress and create a better tomorrow. Our strategy includes building teams across our global network to pioneer and shape the future of PCI. 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.