Sr. Director, IT Architecture and Strategy

Rentokil Pest Control • Harrisburg, PA

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About The Position

The Sr. Director, IT Architecture and Strategy is a senior technology leader responsible for North American enterprise architecture strategy, governance, and the Solution Architecture organization. The role serves on the Group Enterprise Architecture Board and leads the North American Technical Design Authority and Design Review Board, ensuring enterprise designs align with global strategies, business priorities, security requirements, and non-functional standards.

The position directs technical strategy across network, cloud, integration frameworks such as MuleSoft and Apigee, and application domains. It drives technical-debt reduction, application rationalization, Build-versus-Buy decisions, vendor RFPs, and roadmaps for emerging technologies including Gen AI and Agentic AI. The role is also the strategic proxy for the VP of Digital Products in executive forums, aligning business leaders, technology teams, and external vendors.

The director is accountable for scaling and developing the Solution Architecture organization, establishing career pathways and cross-domain capabilities, and reducing single points of failure. The role guides architecture reviews and decisions, mentors Solution Architects, and translates business goals into executable, multi-year technology roadmaps.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; relevant enterprise-scale experience may substitute on a 1:1 year basis.
• 12+ years of progressive technology leadership in large-scale enterprise environments.
• 5+ years directly leading, scaling, and managing solution or enterprise architecture teams, including budget ownership and resource allocation.
• Experience leading or presiding over Technical Design Authorities or Design Review Boards across complex enterprise ecosystems.
• Demonstrated success driving complex Build-versus-Buy evaluations, managing vendor RFPs, and rationalizing legacy IT platforms.
• Deep technical knowledge of modern integration frameworks, such as MuleSoft and Apigee; cloud-native environments, such as GCP CloudRun; and emerging AI architectures, including Gen AI and Agentic AI.
• Experience serving as a trusted proxy for VP- or C-level executives, influencing senior stakeholders, and translating business goals into executable multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Ability to establish and enforce architecture frameworks, Architecture Decision Records, and Design Review Board service-level agreements.
• Ability to balance operational speed with risk mitigation, technical-debt reduction, and security and non-functional compliance.
• Strong executive-level written, verbal, and visual presentation skills.
• Strategic business alignment skills, including translating long-term business vision into phased technical roadmaps, investment strategies, and Build-versus-Buy recommendations.
• Commercial acumen in evaluating third-party platforms, leading vendor negotiations, and executing RFPs.
• Ability to develop talent, build cross-domain expertise, and shift team culture from project delivery to strategic capability delivery.
• Understanding of modern distributed platforms, integration patterns, cloud infrastructure, and governance models for emerging technology.
• Knowledge of service, incident, release, and IT change-management operational frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree (MS or MBA) in Computer Science, Information Technology, or Business Administration, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve on the Group Enterprise Architecture Board to formulate, authorize, and institutionalize North American architectural capabilities aligned with global strategies.
• Mandate and steer technical strategies across network, cloud, core integration frameworks, and application domains to eliminate technical debt.
• Lead and preside over the North American Technical Design Authority and Design Review Board, evaluating and approving enterprise designs, risk trade-offs, and Architecture Decision Records.
• Lead architecture review and approval of designs, standards, and trade-offs across the North American organization.
• Champion Build-versus-Buy analyses, vendor RFPs, emerging-technology roadmaps, and rationalization of the application ecosystem.
• Act as the strategic proxy for the VP of Digital Products in executive forums and strategic discussions.
• Align business leaders, technology groups, and external vendors around architectural strategies and execution plans.
• Scale and develop the Solution Architecture organization by establishing career pathways, cross-domain capabilities, and reducing single points of failure.
• Hold accountability for the security, non-functional compliance, and strategic alignment of high-level designs, API specifications, and data models.
• Guide and mentor Solution Architects to drive technical excellence and capability-driven delivery.
• Initiate and lead cross-functional conversations to align business priorities, technical architecture, and execution plans.
• Establish, mature, and enforce enterprise architecture frameworks, Architecture Decision Records, and Design Review Board service-level agreements.

Benefits

• Benefits begin on day one for eligible full-time colleagues, with no waiting period.
• Professional growth opportunities, training, and development programs.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time colleagues.
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions.
• Vacation days, sick days, company-paid holidays, and floating holidays.
• Competitive pay; many roles offer performance incentives.
• Company mindset that prioritizes health, safety, and flexibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior