SIL Architect

Sonepar Management Group (SMG) supports our Sonepar brands (i.e. operating companies) in the US through a shared services model. These services include, but are not limited to: human resources, finance, digital enterprise, supply chain, vendor relations, marketing, legal, and communications. The SMG teams enable our brands to do business in their local regions while taking advantage of the scale and collective resources of a global enterprise.

SMG fosters an inclusive and supportive culture. We offer leadership and development programs to help you reach your career goals. Our associates share in our collective achievements, and we firmly believe that Sonepar is “Powered by Difference.” By driving technology and innovation, enabling paths to success, and caring about our people and their families, we have built a workplace where you can build a fulfilling career.

Sonepar is seeking an accomplished and visionary Principal Architect – Integration Platform & Engineering Lead to provide strategic leadership and technical direction for the enterprise Integration Layer that powers critical business capabilities across the organization.

This role serves as the senior technical authority responsible for the architecture, governance, engineering practices, and long‑term evolution of Sonepar's enterprise integration ecosystem. As both an architect and engineering leader, you will define technical strategy, lead modernization initiatives, and ensure the delivery of secure, scalable, and resilient integration solutions that connect applications, data, and business processes across the enterprise.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise with strong leadership capabilities and a passion for building high‑performing engineering teams. Working closely with Product Management, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Data Services, and Digital Factory teams, you will translate business objectives into sustainable technology solutions that accelerate digital transformation and support enterprise growth.

This position follows a hybrid work model and is based in Broomfield, Colorado with up to a 20% travel, with regular collaboration across Sonepar's national technology organization and operating companies.

• Provide architectural leadership and technical ownership for Sonepar's enterprise Integration Layer platform.
• Define and maintain enterprise integration standards, reference architectures, engineering principles, and governance frameworks.
• Design scalable, cloud‑native, API‑first, and event‑driven solutions that support critical business capabilities.
• Drive the modernization of integration technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Lead technology evaluations, proof‑of‑concepts, and strategic platform roadmap initiatives.
• Ensure architectural decisions align with enterprise architecture standards, cybersecurity requirements, compliance expectations, and long‑term business objectives.
• Establish reusable integration patterns and platform capabilities that support enterprise‑wide adoption.

• Partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders to define, prioritize, and deliver integration initiatives.
• Lead backlog refinement activities, ensuring technical requirements are appropriately defined, estimated, and ready for execution.
• Provide architectural guidance, solution designs, and implementation recommendations throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Drive technical prioritization that balances business value, platform stability, scalability, operational risk, and technical debt management.
• Facilitate strategic decision‑making and trade‑off discussions among business and technology stakeholders.
• Support engineering workforce planning, recruiting, onboarding, and professional development initiatives.

• Champion modern engineering practices, including:
  • Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
  • Dev Ops automation
  • Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
  • Automated testing and quality engineering
  • Security‑by‑design methodologies
  • Platform observability and monitoring
  • Reliability and performance…