Principal Enterprise Architecture
About The Position
AT&T is seeking a highly experienced Principal Enterprise Architect to define and lead enterprise technology strategy, target architecture, and transformation roadmaps across the organization. The role aligns business objectives, operating models, data, applications, infrastructure, and emerging technologies to create a scalable, secure, resilient, and cost-effective technology ecosystem. The architect partners with business executives, product organizations, engineering teams, security, operations, and technology leaders to establish architecture standards, guide strategic investment decisions, and support long-term business growth and innovation. The role involves designing architectural blueprints across applications, data, infrastructure, cloud, and AI-enabled solutions; guiding technology selection and implementation; and promoting architecture frameworks, governance, reusable patterns, standards, and practices across business lines and value streams. It also evaluates emerging technologies for business value, advises on modernization and investment decisions, and mentors teams through complex architecture challenges. The position requires office presence at least five days per week at one of the posted locations. Relocation is not offered, and AT&T will not hire applicants who require employer sponsorship now or in the future.
Requirements
- 7+ years of related experience.
- Experience with LeanIX or comparable enterprise architecture management, application portfolio management, or business capability mapping tools.
- Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, solution architecture, technology strategy, or a closely related architecture leadership role.
- Strong experience defining enterprise technology roadmaps, target-state architecture, modernization strategies, and architecture standards.
- Hands-on experience with AI-enabled solutions, AI strategy, or practical application of AI capabilities in enterprise technology environments.
- Deep understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks, business capability planning, application portfolio management, cloud transformation, governance, and technology modernization.
- Ability to work across business, product, engineering, security, operations, and technology teams to align solutions with enterprise goals.
- Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to influence senior leaders and communicate architecture vision, tradeoffs, risks, and recommendations clearly.
- Ability to evaluate and recommend platforms, technologies, methodologies, and architecture patterns for enterprise-wide use.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field preferred.
- Experience leading high-impact enterprise transformation, cloud, data, infrastructure, application modernization, or AI-driven initiatives.
- Experience working in large, complex, matrixed enterprise environments with multiple lines of business and value streams.
- Ability to balance strategic vision with practical execution, helping teams move from architecture concepts to implementation outcomes.
- Strong knowledge of architecture governance, standards, reusable patterns, and modernization best practices.
- Experience influencing technology investment decisions and helping leaders prioritize architecture initiatives based on business value, risk, cost, and scalability.
- Curiosity about emerging technologies and ability to identify where innovation can improve business outcomes, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
- Architecture certifications or relevant technology certifications are a plus.
Responsibilities
- Define and lead enterprise architecture strategy, target-state architecture, and transformation roadmaps aligned with business objectives.
- Partner with business executives, product organizations, engineering teams, security, operations, and technology leaders to translate business drivers into practical architecture direction.
- Design high-level architectural blueprints across applications, data, infrastructure, cloud, AI-enabled solutions, and emerging technologies.
- Guide technology selection, solution design, and implementation approaches in alignment with enterprise architecture standards and modernization goals.
- Establish and promote architecture frameworks, governance processes, reusable patterns, standards, and practices across lines of business and value streams.
- Evaluate emerging technologies, including AI-enabled capabilities, and determine where they can create measurable business value.
- Support strategic investment decisions with architecture insights, risk assessments, modernization recommendations, and executive-level guidance.
- Serve as a senior technical advisor and mentor, helping teams address complex architecture challenges and make sound technology decisions.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan
- Tuition reimbursement program
- Paid time off and holidays, including at least 23 vacation days each year and 9 company-designated holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Paid caregiver leave
- Additional sick leave may be available, subject to state and local law
- Adoption reimbursement
- Short- and long-term disability benefits
- Life and accidental death insurance
- Supplemental benefit programs, including critical illness, accident hospital indemnity, and group legal
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
- Employee wellness programs
- Employee discounts of up to 50% on eligible AT&T mobility plans and accessories, AT&T internet and fiber where available, and AT&T phone
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
