Enterprise Architect

About the role

The Enterprise Architect defines, maintains and governs the enterprise architecture standards that underpin PriceSmart's technology strategy. The role partners with Product Engineering, Infrastructure & Cloud, Cybersecurity, Data & AI and Technology Business Operations so that technology solutions are scalable, secure, reusable and aligned with business priorities. Success is measured by published standards and roadmaps, an established Architecture Review Board, reduced technical debt and more consistent architecture decisions.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain enterprise architecture principles, standards and reference architectures, and define current-state and target-state technology roadmaps.
• Maintain the enterprise capability and application landscape.
• Lead architecture reviews for strategic initiatives, ensure compliance with standards, and evaluate technology exceptions and architectural risks.
• Drive application portfolio rationalization, platform standardization and modernization, and identify opportunities to reduce technical debt.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption.
• Partner with Product Engineering, Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Data & AI and Technology Business Operations, give architectural guidance to engineering teams and promote reusable integration patterns and shared capabilities.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8+ years of progressive IT experience, including 5+ years in Enterprise, Solution or Domain Architecture.
• Experience developing architecture standards, governance and technology roadmaps.
• Experience with cloud platforms, application modernization and systems integration.
• Experience in large, multi-country organizations; retail experience preferred.
• TOGAF certification and a cloud certification (Azure, AWS or GCP) preferred.

Required skills

• Enterprise and business/application architecture, integration and API architecture, cloud architecture.
• Technology governance and application portfolio management.
• Strategic thinking, executive communication, stakeholder management and influence without authority.