| Location | Houston, Texas |
Role:Enterprise Solution Architect
Work Location: Houston, TX (Hybrid — 4 days onsite, 1 day remote)
Number of Positions: 1
Position Type: Full-Time, Salaried
Company Description: Houston-based manufacturer and service provider specializing in equipment for the oil and gas industry.
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JOB SUMMARY
The Enterprise Solution Architect is responsible for defining and governing the overall architecture across enterprise systems, with a primary focus on business applications including ERP, CRM, integrations, and custom application platforms, ensuring alignment between business strategy and technology execution.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Architecture Strategy & Governance
• Define and maintain the enterprise apps architecture blueprint, standards, and reference models
• Ensure all solutions align with business objectives, technology strategy, and approved standards
• Lead architecture governance through design reviews, approvals, and architecture review board (ARB) participation
• Establish integration, data, and security architecture standards across the organization
Applications Architecture & Integration
• Design end-to-end solutions across business applications (ERP, CRM), integrations, and custom applications
• Define integration patterns (APIs, event-driven, data pipelines) to ensure scalable and reusable architecture
• Ensure systems are designed for performance, security, high availability, and disaster recovery
• Provide architectural oversight for application-centric initiatives such as ERP, CRM transformations, and internal application modernization
Business & IT Alignment
• Translate business capabilities and requirements into technology solutions and roadmaps
• Own and drive the architecture strategy specifically for enterprise business applications (ERP, CRM, field service, and custom-built systems)
• Ensure applications are designed for usability, scalability, and alignment with business processes
• Partner directly with application owners, business stakeholders, and product teams to improve and evolve core business systems
Delivery & Leadership
• Guide solution architects, developers, and vendors to ensure adherence to architecture standards
• Review and approve high-level and low-level designs for major initiatives
• Identify risks and ensure mitigation strategies are built into solution designs
• Drive consistency across projects to reduce technical debt and duplication
Vendor & Technology Management
• Evaluate vendors, tools, and platforms to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture
• Provide architectural guidance to implementation partners and ensure quality delivery
• Manage technical dependencies and ensure interoperability across systems
Hands-on Technical Leadership
• Act as a hands-on architect when required, contributing to solution design, prototyping, and critical development efforts
• Troubleshoot complex issues specifically within business applications, integrations, and data flows between ERP, CRM, and custom systems
• Review, write, and optimize code, scripts, and configurations to ensure alignment with architecture standards
• Provide technical guidance during development, deployments, and production support, stepping in as needed to unblock teams
• Lead by example with a "player-coach" mindset, balancing strategic architecture with practical execution
REQUIREMENTS
Education
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (required)
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration (MBA), or related discipline (preferred)
Experience
• 10+ years in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, or senior engineering roles
• Experience with ERP (Infor/SyteLine or similar), CRM (Salesforce), and enterprise integrations
• Strong background in cloud architecture (Azure preferred), APIs, and data platforms (e.g., Databricks)
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation initiatives (ERP, CRM, data modernization)
Technical Skills
• Experience in designing and supporting enterprise business applications (ERP, CRM, and custom-built systems)
• Strong understanding of application architecture patterns, domain-driven design, and business process modeling
• Experience with application-layer integrations and workflow orchestration
• Enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent)
• Integration architectures (REST APIs, event-driven, microservices)
• Data architecture and governance (data modeling, pipelines, analytics platforms)
• Cloud platforms (Azure preferred) and DevOps practices
Experience With
• Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)
• CI/CD with Azure DevOps
• API and data integration patterns
Strong Understanding Of
• Data modeling (dimensional and normalized)
• Data governance and security (RBAC, lineage)
Preferred Certifications
• TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) Certification
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator or Azure Developer
• Certifications in enterprise architecture, cloud platforms, or integration technologies are strongly preferred
Supervisory Responsibilities: None