Principal Enterprise Solution Architect

The Principal Enterprise Solution Architect is a senior technical leader who partners with IT and business stakeholders to define technology roadmaps, drive architectural strategy, and lead the design of enterprise-wide solutions. This individual serves as a subject matter expert in enterprise architecture and solution design, translating complex business requirements into integrated, scalable technology solutions. The role carries significant influence over architectural practices, standards, and decision-making across the IT ecosystem, and requires the ability to navigate ambiguity, integrate knowledge across multiple technical disciplines, and deliver innovative, strategic outcomes. Assignments are received as objectives rather than detailed instructions, and the role owns full leadership of projects and initiatives with broad organizational scope. Decisions made in this role carry significant business impact, making sound judgment, stakeholder alignment, and technical rigor essential. 

Here’s what you’ll do: 

Strategy & Roadmap Development 

• Partner with IT and business stakeholders to define domain technology roadmaps aligned with business and IT goals. 

• Align technology strategy with broader business objectives. 

• Contribute to the creation of target architecture and roadmap for the complete IT ecosystem. 

Architecture Leadership & Governance 

• Lead enterprise architecture and solution delivery initiatives from concept through implementation. 

• Facilitate architecture reviews and technical decision-making forums. 

• Establish architecture standards, modeling conventions, design patterns, and coding best practices across the organization. 

• Influence common architectural practices organization-wide. 

Solution Design & Delivery 

• Translate business requirements into integrated, end-to-end technology solutions. 

• Define solutions for multiple concurrent business initiatives and support their implementation. 

• Synchronize system, data security, quality, scalability, and performance (non-functional) requirements across solutions. 

• Drive architectural initiatives and perform in-depth technical analysis. 

Risk, Evaluation & Decision Support 

• Perform architecture risk assessments and develop mitigation plans. 

• Support build-versus-buy decisions with structured evaluation frameworks. 

• Evaluate new technologies and industry trends for organizational relevance. 

• Support technology evaluation and vendor/tool selection processes. 

• Lead proof-of-concepts and technology assessments to validate solution approaches. 

Mentorship & Collaboration 

• Mentor engineering and architecture team members on architectural best practices and technical growth. 

• Collaborate cross-functionally, exercising influence without direct authority to drive alignment. 

• Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

What you’ll need to be successful: 

Education/Certifications (typical, adjust as needed) 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred). 

• Relevant architecture certifications (e.g., TOGAF, AWS/Azure/GCP Solutions Architect) a plus. 

Experience & Expertise 

• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, solution design, and technology strategy, typically gained through progressive senior technical roles. 

• Demonstrated subject-matter expertise across multiple technical disciplines (e.g., application architecture, data architecture, integration, cloud, security). 

• Proven track record leading large-scale, complex architectural initiatives with broad organizational scope. 

• Experience conducting technology evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and build-versus-buy analyses. 

• Knowledge of non-functional requirements (security, scalability, performance, quality) and system integration principles. 

Skills & Competencies 

• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and executive presentation skills. 

• Ability to influence without formal authority across cross-functional and business teams. 

• Strategic thinker capable of resolving ambiguous, complex problems with innovative solutions. 

• Skilled at integrating knowledge across multiple domains to produce sound, business-aligned outcomes. 

• Strong analytical and risk-assessment capabilities. 

Leadership 

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and develop junior and mid-level architects/engineers. 

• Comfortable operating with a high degree of autonomy against objective-based assignments. 

• Sound judgment given the significant business impact of architectural decisions. 

May require a background check due to job duties requiring routine access to DIRECTV and DIRECTV customer’s proprietary data. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction will be considered for employment in accordance with local ordinances and state law. 

This is a remote position that can be located anywhere in the United States, excluding Alaska. #LI-Remote 

A career with us comes with big rewards: 

DIRECTV's compensation structure is designed to be market-competitive and fully supports efforts to attract and retain employees. It is the company's policy to offer pay that is competitive with other employers in the local market. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 

The Base Salary range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salary for each of DIRECTV's 4 (four) US Labor Market Zones. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. 

DIRECTV WAGE ZONES: $134,363 - $244,036 

Low (N1): $134,363 - $201,595 

Mid (N2): $141,435 - $212,205 

High (N3): $155,579 - $233,426 

Top (N4): $162,650 - $244,036 

Click HERE to review information on some of the largest Designated Market Areas (DMAs). Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.  

Please note that the salary ranges reflect base salary only and do not include bonus or benefits - when you consider all of these together, it represents a pretty impressive total compensation package. 

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