Sr Principal Enterprise Architect

Sr Principal Enterprise Architect Waters Corporation 3.7 ( ) Milford, MA Why you should apply for a job to

Waters Corporation :

4.5/5 in supportive management 60% say the CEO supports gender diversity Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members. See all reviews # 26205 Position summary oss business capabilities, applications, data, integration, cloud, infrastructure, and security. Translate business strategy into actionable target‑state architectures and multi‑year roadmaps. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders on complex trade‑offs involving cost, speed, risk, and scalability. Establish and enforce architectural principles, standards, and reference architectures to drive consistency and reuse across the enterprise. BD Integration Leadership Act as the enterprise architecture authority for the BD Integration program, ensuring alignment with Waters' strategic and technical direction. Guide architectural decisions across ERP, commercial platforms, data, integration layers, and infrastructure. Lead architectural input into master data strategy, system rationalization, integration patterns, and TSA exit planning. Ensure reuse of Waters' platforms, patterns, and standards while avoiding unnecessary duplication of legacy BD environments. Provide architectural governance across cross‑functional workstreams, managing dependencies, sequencing, and risk throughout the integration lifecycle. Technology Strategy & Enablement Evaluate emerging technologies and architectural patterns to support innovation, efficiency, and future growth. Develop and maintain enterprise‑level architecture artifacts, including capability models, reference architectures, and standards repositories. Mentor and influence architects, engineers, and technical leaders, raising architectural maturity across the organization. Enable faster, higher‑quality decision‑making by bringing structure, clarity, and enterprise perspective to complex initiatives. Qualifications Education Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related discipline preferred. Experience 10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or related senior technical leadership roles Demonstrated experience leading architecture for large‑scale, enterprise transformation or integration initiatives Proven track record operating as a senior individual contributor, influencing strategy and outcomes without direct line management Experience working within complex, global, matrixed organizations Hands‑on experience with enterprise platforms such as ERP, data, integration, and cloud technologies in a regulated or large‑enterprise environment Key Skills & Competencies Enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategy Master data management and data governance Data architecture and data engineering Advanced analytics and AI‑enabled decision support Executive communication and influence Change management and organizational adoption Agile / Scrum leadership and delivery Company Description Waters Corporation (

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WAT) is a global leader in life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to accelerating the benefits of pioneering science through analytical technologies, informatics, and service. With a focus on regulated, high-volume testing environments, our innovative portfolio harnesses deep scientific expertise across chemistry, physics, and biology. We collaborate with customers around the world to advance the release of effective, high-quality medicines, ensure the safety of food and water, and drive better patient outcomes by detecting diseases earlier, managing routine infections, and combating antibiotic resistance. Through a shared culture of relentless innovation, our passionate team of ~16,000 colleagues turn scientific challenges into breakthroughs that improve lives worldwide. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It benefits our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, marital status (including civil unions), military service, veteran status, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, legally recognized disability, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All hiring decisions are based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. Key Words Principal Enterprise Architect Enterprise Architect (EA) IT/Technology Strategy Architect Enterprise architecture (EA) Target-state architecture Architecture roadmap / multi-year roadmap Architecture standards / principles Operating model alignment Business capability model / capability mapping Technology strategy / IT strategy M&A integration / post-merger integration (PMI) Enterprise transformation Platform integration Application rationalization / system rationalization Why you should apply for a job to

Waters Corporation :

4.5/5 in supportive management 60% say the CEO supports gender diversity Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members. See all reviews