Principal Enterprise Architect

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Overview

Pure Storage has an exciting opportunity for a seasoned Principal Enterprise Architect in Customer Experience and Go To Market areas to join the Digital Transformation Group (DTG). DTG is a function critical to the continued success and growth of Pure Storage. Its charter encompasses driving growth and faster business outcomes through IT. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Enterprise Architecture, this person will be working with business, and technology teams to establish the current state architecture baseline, proposed future state architecture, and business capability roadmaps. They will also work with domain experts in the GTM & CX areas to establish architectural best practices and guide solution architects to ensure proposed designs are aligned with the established architecture best practices. They will also be responsible for other areas such as internal employee services. Additionally, they will continuously be looking for newer tools and solutions to advance the current architecture.

SHOULD YOU ACCEPT THIS CHALLENGE...

• Partner with business leaders and application owners to establish the architecture function to support GTM & CX apps that include Marketing, Sales, Customer Care, and Fulfillment domains. Additional areas of architecture work will include internal employee services across multiple domains
• Partner closely with business leaders, application owners and domain architects in GTM & CX domains and guide them to document current state architecture, establish future state architecture and develop multi-year business capability roadmaps in alignment with business strategy and vision
• Collaborate with Domain Architects to establish standards and guidelines for various sub domains within GTM & CX
• Contribute to the solution and success of key transformational initiatives in the Quote-to-Cash (QTC) space
• Guide Solution Architects through the solution of various business initiatives
• Be an active member of the Architecture Governance process to ensure alignment of solutions to established architectural standards and resolve any deviations
• Provide advisory service on evaluation of tools & technologies in the GTM & CX areas
• Continuously monitor industry trends and share assessment of their potential business impact.
• Participate in architecture advisory processes and contribute to the enterprise portfolio management strategy.
• Share thought leadership in architecture communities within and outside Pure Storage

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO BRING TO THIS ROLE...

We are seeking an exceptionally qualified and motivated architect with a strong background in enterprise architecture and experience in working on large scale & complex transformation initiatives in GTM, CX, QTC areas. You have demonstrated the ability to adapt to rapid changes in a growing and changing environment. As an influential architect and thought leader, you have the knowledge and ability to earn business stakeholder’s trust and are able to establish the best architecture for the business needs.

Desired qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of architecture experience in GTM & CX areas
• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field
• Strong understanding of architecture methodologies and modeling techniques and familiarity with one or mode of key architectural frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman Framework, Gartner, or equivalent
• Strong domain knowledge in Marketing, Sales, CX, QTC, Services areas
• Prior experience working with industry leading products such as Salesforce, ServiceNow, Marketo, SAP, Zuora, etc
• Strong business acumen, with analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
• Experience working in fast paced agile environments in an architect capacity

• Experience with Architecture tools such as LeanIX, Ardoq, Abacus, etc

• We are primarily an in-office environment at least 3 days a week and therefore, you will be expected to work from the Santa Clara, CA office in compliance with Pure’s policies, unless you are on PTO, or work travel, or other approved leave.

*The annual base salary range is: $190,000 – $284,000. *

*Salary ranges are determined based on role, level and location. For positions open to candidates in multiple geographical locations, the base salary range is reflective of the labor market across the applicable locations. *

*This role may be eligible for incentive pay and/or equity. *

*And because we understand the value of bringing your full and best self to work, we offer a variety of perks to manage a healthy balance, including flexible time off, wellness resources, and company-sponsored team events - check out purebenefits.com for more information. *

There is no application deadline and we accept applications on an ongoing basis until the job is filled.

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