Director Enterprise Architecture

Location:  Hershey, PA

This role is approved for hybrid work with 2-3 days per week in Hershey, PA.  Ideally the candidate will reside within a driveable distance to Hershey.

The Director Enterprise Architecture will collaborate with IT and Business Leaders to develop & sustain Hershey’s business architecture.  In partnership with Hershey’s solution & security architects, the Director EA will develop and maintain an adaptable, modern, and sustainable IT architecture enabling Hershey’s business vision and strategy. Our Director EA will build out a sustainment of Hershey’s Enterprise Architecture capability plus establish and lead the EA Governance Model to foster adherence with Enterprise Architecture (EA) standards and processes. The Director EA will develop, maintain, and enforce Hershey’s architectural standards, models, and artifacts in collaboration with our security and solution architects.

Responsibilities/Outcomes:

• Develop, implement, and maintain Hershey’s Enterprise Architecture capability in close collaboration with the IS Leadership:
• Develop, implement, and facilitate the EA governance model
• Develop & maintain Hershey’s Enterprise Architecture in close collaboration with respective Hershey business and IS stakeholders to drive the desired business outcomes
• Develop & maintain the enterprise architecture (business, application, data, security, infrastructure)
• Provide the architectural leadership on key initiatives as well as in the resolution of inter-program or inter-project issues
• Support the development of the solution, security, and data architecture for key IT projects
• Establish and lead a community of practice for our solution, security, and data architects across IS and the Business with the goal to improve the collaboration across the community, provide development opportunities for our solution architects, and create a community “voice” with regard to architecture & technology innovation

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Broad understanding of the CPG business processes (e.g supply chain, procurement, commercial, eCommerce, planning, mgmt reporting and analytics)
• Experience in building enterprise applications using modern architecture techniques such as microservices, event-based architecture, cloud platforms (preferably Azure), S/4 Hana, SCP, Java, Mulesoft, and Web Technologies
• Experience with incorporating emerging technologies into enterprise architecture or technology roadmaps
• Experience with emerging technologies like ML, AI, Robotics, and IoT
• Experience in developing architecture artifacts such as conceptual, business and solution architecture
• Experience in modern software development methodologies (e.g. SaFE, Agile, Hybrid, Scrum, Design Thinking) and how solution/enterprise architecture is integrated

Experience & Education:

Education: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering, or other related field. Masters degree or MBA is a plus. TOGAF certification is a plus. EACOE (EA Center of Excellence) certifications a plus. 

Experience: 

• 10+ years in top tier consulting firm or top tier software company of which 3-5 years in solution and domain architecture plus 3+ years as an enterprise or domain architect
• 5+ years in solution architecture, ideally in the CPG industry
• 5+ years CPG experience
• 3+ years in leading a group of solution or enterprise architects 
• Extensive SAP experience – ideally S/4 and as a domain or solution architect

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