Manager System Architecture-CA

Job Summary

Main Responsibilities

• Support epic refinement, feature analysis, and solution design activities.
• Analyze business, functional, non-functional, security, and operational requirements.
• Define system architectures and design patterns for assigned initiatives and products.
• Develop architecture artifacts aligned with enterprise and solution architecture guidance.
• Ensure solution designs comply with architecture standards, principles, and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with application, infrastructure, data, security, platform, and integration teams.
• Participate in PI Planning and delivery planning activities.
• Support implementation teams by resolving technical issues and design challenges.
• Contribute to architecture reviews, risk assessments, and technology evaluations.
• Maintain architecture documentation, standards, patterns, and repositories.

• Provide technical guidance to Solution Designers and delivery teams.
• Share architecture best practices and reusable patterns.
• Contribute to architecture community forums and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and provide recommendations for adoption.
• Support continuous improvement of architecture processes, standards, and governance practices.

• Collaborate with business, product, architecture, cybersecurity, and engineering teams.
• Present architectural recommendations and design decisions to project stakeholders.
• Support alignment between business needs, delivery timelines, and technical constraints.
• Contribute to architecture governance forums and decision-making processes.

Working Conditions

Experience

• 10+ years experience in Information Technology, enterprise architecture, solution architecture, system architecture, engineering, or related technology roles
• Minimum 3 years defining solution or system architectures for medium to large technology initiatives
• Experience developing architecture artifacts, technical roadmaps, standards, and implementation guidance
• Experience working within Agile, SAFe, product delivery, or project delivery environments
• Railroad, transportation, or global industrial experience*
• Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered

Education/Certification/Designation

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or System Analysis
• The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF), Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL), Google Professional Cloud Architect, SAFe Architect certification*
• Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered

Competencies

• We Care About Each Other
• We Strive for Excellence
• We Succeed Together
• We Lead Responsibly
• Compliance
• Business acumen
• High impact execution
• Conveying the vision
• Coordination

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Network & Connectivity Architecture
  • Enterprise network architecture, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, campus, data center, and cloud networking.
  • Telecom architecture, carrier services, fiber infrastructure, radio, cellular, private wireless, and satellite connectivity.
  • Hybrid cloud networking, cloud interconnects, DNS, load balancing, and network segmentation.
  • Network resiliency, redundancy, failover, and disaster recovery architectures.
  • Software-defined networking (SDN), network virtualization, and network automation.
  • Secure connectivity architectures supporting enterprise, cloud, and operational technology environments.
  • Network observability, monitoring, service assurance, performance management, and capacity planning.
  • Network access control, segmentation, Zero Trust networking, and secure remote access solutions.
  • Edge networking architectures supporting IoT, operational technologies, and field connectivity.
  • Technology lifecycle management and modernization of network infrastructure.
  • Evaluation and adoption of emerging connectivity technologies, including 5G, private LTE, and LEO satellite services.
  • Governance, standards, and architecture roadmaps for enterprise connectivity services. 

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