Principal Enterprise Architect, Data
The Guardian Life Insurance Company of Americafull time · Lead / Staff / Principal
$178,690 – $293,560
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What this role is
Guardian seeks a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead strategic technology direction across the organization, translating business strategy into enterprise standards, target-state designs, and modernization roadmaps. This role suits senior architects with deep cross-domain expertise who can influence complex federated technology organizations and mentor architects while balancing business value, cost, risk, and long-term maintainability.
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What they ask for
Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, domain architecture, or senior technology strategy roles
- Deep cross-domain expertise spanning applications, integration, data, AI, cloud, security, and platform strategy
- Experience supporting or leading architecture for large-scale transformation initiatives in complex enterprise environments
- Experience with architecture governance, standards development, target-state planning, and strategic technology decision-making
- Proven ability to influence across organizational boundaries without direct authority
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Nice to have
- Experience in insurance, financial services, healthcare, or another highly regulated industry
- Experience in a federated technology organization with centralized architecture direction and distributed execution
- Experience with cloud modernization, API strategies, platform engineering, data ecosystems, and enterprise integration
- Familiarity with AI-enabled enterprise capabilities, automation, and emerging technology trends
- Advanced degree and/or relevant certifications such as TOGAF, SAFe, AWS, Azure, GCP, or equivalent