Senior Business & System Architect

Boeing•Arlington, VA

5d•$221,000 - $299,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Business and Systems Architect with deep domain expertise in the Facilities, Real Estate, and Workplace Experience areas to lead enterprise-level transformations in the Arlington, VA area. This position will influence technology architecture and design decisions that support solutions used in the Enterprise Services division. Enterprise Services consists of Indirect Supply Chain, Executive Flight Operations, and Global Real Estate & Facilities. You will partner closely with all aspects of the organization's executive and senior management teams within Enterprise Services. As Boeing continues to grow, and our function works to be an enabler to business success, we are building teams and leaders with growth mindsets to anticipate and grow to meet the needs of the company at large. In this role you will operate at the intersection of business strategy/needs and complex technology landscapes. As a trusted advisor you will define target-state architectures, translate workplace strategy into pragmatic solutions, and support delivery across service request intake, planning, design and construction, and modern operations. This is an individual contributor role that will enable teams to translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable, and secure technical designs, identify solutions, and partner with stakeholders for successful delivery and adoption. This role requires strong stakeholder management with facilities, real estate, finance, legal and IT, plus hands-on knowledge of related platforms, integrations, and automation approaches. You will use your influence and leadership to engage and coordinate with teams located across the global portfolio with support to numerous sites in multiple countries, provinces, and cities. This role requires a blend of technical expertise, strategic thinking, and strong interpersonal skills. It will require infrequent travel to visit stakeholders at other sites as business needs require.

Requirements

10+ years of experience leading and implementing Workplace Strategy programs at an enterprise or site level as an end-user, service-provider, or consultant
10+ years of experience leading enterprise-wide information technology products in product management, project management, development and/or architecture
10+ years of experience in Real Estate, Facilities Operations and/or Facilities Management
10+ years of experience in strategy, business operations, leadership, consulting, and/or project management
10+ years of experience with stakeholders to develop technology strategies and roadmaps
10+ years of experience developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with stakeholders (i.e. customers, suppliers, peers and/or partners)
10+ years of experience with the computerized Building Automation Systems (BAS)
10+ years of experience with schedule and process management, integration of all logistics elements, customer communication, as well as understanding of execution of program planning to ensure cost, schedule and technical baseline requirements are met
10+ years of experience do you have with Operational Technology
Willing & able to travel 10% of the time domestically and internationally

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Business, IT, or related field
Experience in consulting firms or leading enterprise procurement, workplace, and facilities transformations
Experience in industries with complex supply chains or regulatory needs (manufacturing, aviation, healthcare, defense, government)
Experience with master data management (MDM) and significant automation architectures and implementations
Experience deploying smart building, IoT, digital twin, or AI-enabled analytics platforms at enterprise scale
Recognized contributions to industry research and thought leadership (e.g., MIT Center for Real Estate, Realcomm, CoreNet Global)

Responsibilities

Acts as the primary architect and senior consultant for technology transformations that are led by multiple portfolio managers and solution owners, governance: standards, design reviews, architecture decision records, identifies, quantifies, and manages architectural risks; proposes mitigation strategies and trade-off recommendations
Builds and maintains business capability/architecture documentation, solution selection criteria, and both individual and integrated technology roadmaps for Enterprise Services Technology
Identifies and delivers data-driven insights through multiple data sources to drive operational efficiencies that improve service delivery, overall workplace experience, and operational cost factors
Leads architecture and program delivery for building automation systems (BAS), OT/IT convergence, and centralized facility monitoring and operations capabilities, including integration with CMMS, FDD, and enterprise platforms
Works with solution teams during discovery, design and implementation to ensure: alignment to the architecture strategy, traceability (from business requirements to technical design, build, testing and adoption), resolution of risks and issues, and mentorship of solution teams
Leads external stakeholder engagement (supplier summits, industry groups, technology partnerships) to inform and harmonize both operational technology and corporate technology transformation efforts with industry trends
Understands and influences: technology and design decisions, realized business outcomes: e.g. enabled value, cycle time and touch time, process optimization, compliance and/or security improvements, integration strategy between internal platforms, data warehouses, and third-party systems, data models (master data), process documentation and reconciliation between systems of record, automation strategy
Identifies, charters, and executes workplace experience improvements, enabled through technology offerings, that elevate the day-in-the-life experience of Boeing teammates and stakeholders. Conducts stakeholder workshops with functional stakeholders to align process re-design and technology capabilities and validate target-state process maps and RACI