Enterprise Architect

Gordon Food Service•Michigan, MI

11d•Hybrid

About The Position

Welcome to Gordon Food Service! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and we have an amazing story to share. See below for a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you... Are You Ready to Shape the Future of Enterprise Architecture? Are you a senior technology architect who thrives at the intersection of strategic vision, technical innovation, and human connection? Do you believe the best architecture is built through active listening, facilitation, and cross-domain collaboration? We are seeking an Enterprise Architect to join our technology leadership team. In this role, you will define and guide enterprise-wide application and technology strategies that power our business forward. If you have an insatiable appetite for learning, evaluating emerging technologies, and mentoring others, this is the environment where you can make a lasting, enterprise-wide impact.

Requirements

Minimum of 6 years in Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education, training, and progressive architectural experience.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Demonstrated architectural proficiency in at least two enterprise architecture domains: Application Architecture, Information / Data & Data Integration, Technical & Cloud Infrastructure, Security Architecture, Business Architecture.
Outstanding verbal, written, visual, and group facilitation skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical trade-offs for diverse business and technical stakeholders.
Demonstrated track record of leading through influence, consensus-building, and mentoring across matrixed cross-functional teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience guiding enterprise migrations and architectures within modern cloud ecosystems (Google Cloud Platform preferred).
Experience with large-scale ERP platforms and enterprise integration frameworks.
A natural curiosity and passion for hands-on experimentation, technical research, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

Define application, information, and technical architectural visions and strategic multi-year roadmaps aligned with overall enterprise business goals.
Engage with architecture councils, domain architects, and engineering teams to champion standard adoption, ensure architectural integrity, and bridge current state to future state.
Partner with technical and functional leaders to design resilient, scalable, cross-domain architectures for our most critical strategic initiatives.
Research industry trends, run hands-on POCs, lead technology vendor evaluations, and determine how cutting-edge tools and frameworks can create competitive advantages.
Drive the creation, adoption, and reusability of enterprise architectural patterns, frameworks, and digital assets.
Provide hands-on guidance, coaching, and mentorship to domain architects, engineers, and IT specialists.
Document architecture designs, blueprints, and decision records, while establishing and tracking architectural health and performance metrics.