Sr Director Architecture - Train Operations - Remote

Amtrak

7d•$206,200 - $267,192•Remote

About The Position

The Sr. Director Architecture - Train Operations provides visionary senior architecture leadership to align technology investments with corporate goals and support the organization’s future direction. As a Digital Technology senior leader, this position uses communication, guidance, and governance to maximize returns on technology investments, reduce time to capability, and minimize operational costs. The role selects and develops technology capabilities to address corporate needs and communicates the Train Operations technology target state, roadmap, and progress to senior leadership and stakeholders. The position promotes understanding and adoption of architecture principles and enterprise change, and provides strategic and technical leadership as part of the Digital Technology management team. As a senior people leader, the Sr. Director directs and develops leaders and teams to advance architecture and business objectives. The role leads architecture planning and governance across enterprise capabilities and domains, aligns investment and architecture decisions with business strategy, and guides the delivery of safe, secure, stable, compliant, scalable, and efficient solutions. The role focuses on passenger rail operations architecture, including crew, yard, consist, schedule, train tracking, dispatch, service recovery, optimization, and integrations across the rail ecosystem. It also leads the development of resilient real-time platforms spanning IT/OT systems, edge environments, control centers, and cloud services. This is a remote-optional position with travel requirements of up to 25%. Relocation is not offered. The stated salary range is $206,200 to $267,192, with possible geo-pay differentials and additional incentive programs. Amtrak offers a range of health, retirement, financial, and family support benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data and intelligence, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
15+ years of relevant architecture experience or equivalent work experience.
Experience creating significant business value in enterprises of $1B or more by providing architectural vision, selecting platforms, and supporting future growth and initiatives.
11+ years of relevant technical and business managerial experience, including 2 to 3 years leading an Architecture Practice area.
Leadership experience managing architecture teams and influencing executive-level management and key stakeholders.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple architecture engagements and effectively plan and use staff to ensure the architecture view.
Previous experience shaping enterprise architecture vision and leading an organization-wide transformation and culture shift toward that vision.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate in an integrated team environment and work independently with self-motivation.
Mastery of business acumen.
Relationship-building and collaboration skills across diverse, matrixed stakeholders and customers.
Ability to surface, prioritize, and balance priorities across multiple stakeholders.
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, including experience using data to inform decisions.
Fellow-level expertise defining target-state architectures and capability roadmaps for large-scale, mission-critical day-of-train operations across passenger rail networks.
Deep domain knowledge designing integrated crew planning and assignment, yard operations, equipment and consist management, and operational readiness capabilities.
Experience architecting real-time train tracking and status platforms that combine operational data for predictive ETA/ETD, disruption awareness, and actionable decision support.
Expertise in operational schedule management, real-time replanning, conflict resolution, and service recovery in complex passenger rail environments.
Proven ability to apply optimization, simulation, digital-twin, and advanced analytics capabilities to crew, yard, consist, schedule, and network operating decisions.
Strong architecture experience with train movement, dispatching, traffic management, route and resource conflict management, and safety-critical operational integrations.
Experience establishing secure, resilient, standards-based data exchange and partner communications with host railroads, state sponsors, commuter agencies, and other operating partners.
Demonstrated expertise architecting highly available, scalable, observable, and cybersecure event-driven platforms spanning IT/OT systems, edge environments, control centers, and cloud services.
15+ years of relevant industry experience.
11+ years managing talent.
Experience managing teams.
Strong understanding of architecture best practices and value methodology.
Knowledge of IT, OT, domain, and business architecture.
Experience with Agile processes for business value realization.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in business or a related field.
Travel and transportation experience or relevant technology domain experience.
Experience with governance, risk, regulatory, and compliance matters.
Skills and knowledge spanning multiple architecture domains, such as Business Architecture, Application/Solution Architecture, Technical/Infrastructure Architecture, and Information/Data Architecture.

Responsibilities

Set and provide senior leadership steering for the architectural vision for core enterprise capabilities, aligning patterns to promote consistency and reuse.
Govern enterprise principles, patterns, and guidance for technology infrastructure and for building, deploying, and maintaining applications in alignment with strategic needs and technology investment goals.
Oversee and govern current, interim, and potential future states of key architecture domains in alignment with organizational goals and objectives.
Ensure technology reference architectures, standards, and guidelines support safety, security, stability, and compliance with industry standards.
Provide enterprise-wide transformational leadership to drive adoption and reuse of preferred resources, processes, and technology.
Champion organizational design, enterprise strategy, and innovation leadership for the architecture practice.
Lead and mentor architects, provide guidance, and foster a culture of excellence.
Develop strategic roadmaps and comprehensive plans for the evolution of Digital Technology architecture in support of business strategy; ensure initiatives are prioritized by business value and strategic importance.
Guide investment decisions and align technology plans and investments with business vision and strategy.
Provide senior leadership steering for the design, governance, and oversight of robust, scalable, and efficient architectural solutions for domain business problems.
Translate complex technical ideas into accessible concepts for technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.
Serve as a leadership liaison between Digital Technology and business teams on architecture best practices to support alignment and understanding.
Communicate Train Operations technology target state, roadmap, and change progress to senior leadership and other stakeholders.
Promote awareness and understanding of architecture principles and advocate for strategic enterprise change.
Direct and develop leaders and teams to advance architecture and business objectives.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision insurance
401K with employer match
Generous paid time off
Wellness programs
Railroad Retirement Benefits
Paid caregiving days and backup care
Health Savings Account
Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness
Fertility and family building benefits
No-cost Personal Health Advocate
Student Loan Assistance
Adoption and surrogacy assistance
Medical Plan Opt-out Credit
Tuition and education reimbursement
Paid family leave
Life insurance
Rail pass privileges
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Employee Assistance Program
No-cost financial advisor sessions
Commuter and Flexible Spending Accounts
Potential short-term incentive bonus based on factors such as individual and company performance
Possible geo-pay differential based on assigned worksite or location