Systems Architecture Lead

ALTEN Technology USA • Kinston, NC

4d • $80,000 - $150,000 • Onsite

About The Position

We’re ALTEN Technology USA, an engineering company helping clients bring groundbreaking ideas to life—from advancing space exploration and life-saving medical devices to building autonomous electric vehicles. With 3,000+ experts across North America, we partner with leading companies in aerospace, medical devices, robotics, automotive, commercial vehicles, EVs, rail, and more.
As part of the global ALTEN Group—57,000+ engineers in 30 countries—we deliver across the entire product development cycle, from consulting to full project outsourcing.
When you join ALTEN Technology USA, you’ll collaborate on some of the world’s toughest engineering challenges, supported by mentorship, career growth opportunities, and comprehensive benefits. We take pride in fostering a culture where employees feel valued, supported, and inspired to grow.
As Systems Architecture Lead you will be responsible for;
Lead formal IT and digital architecture reviews across multiple programs and platforms, acting as the technical authority prior to solution approval and implementation.
• Review and challenge system, application, data, and infrastructure architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise IT standards and target architectures.
• Enforce compliance with internal IT architecture frameworks, cybersecurity policies, data governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate solution designs for scalability, resilience, performance, security, and integration across enterprise systems.
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt, and non‑standard solutions early, and guide teams toward compliant, sustainable designs.
• Act as a cross‑functional technical arbiter between application, infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams to resolve design conflicts.
• Influence architectural decisions without direct authority through technical credibility, structured governance forums, and clear documentation.
• Maintain IT Architecture Review Boards (ARB), decision records, solution approvals, and architecture documentation.
• Ensure full traceability from business and technical requirements through solution architecture, implementation, and operational validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in IT architecture roles such as Solution Architect, Systems Architect, or Lead Engineer within large enterprise environments.
• Proven experience in architecture governance, design authority, or enterprise architecture review functions.
• Strong understanding of enterprise IT architecture domains including applications, cloud platforms, infrastructure, networks, and cybersecurity.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks and standards (TOGAF or similar), security and data governance principles, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to challenge senior technical teams and drive alignment across multiple programs and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead formal IT and digital architecture reviews across multiple programs and platforms, acting as the technical authority prior to solution approval and implementation.
• Review and challenge system, application, data, and infrastructure architectures to ensure alignment with enterprise IT standards and target architectures.
• Enforce compliance with internal IT architecture frameworks, cybersecurity policies, data governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate solution designs for scalability, resilience, performance, security, and integration across enterprise systems.
• Identify architectural risks, technical debt, and non‑standard solutions early, and guide teams toward compliant, sustainable designs.
• Act as a cross‑functional technical arbiter between application, infrastructure, cloud, network, and security teams to resolve design conflicts.
• Influence architectural decisions without direct authority through technical credibility, structured governance forums, and clear documentation.
• Maintain IT Architecture Review Boards (ARB), decision records, solution approvals, and architecture documentation.
• Ensure full traceability from business and technical requirements through solution architecture, implementation, and operational validation.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees