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Red Cloud Consulting is a business and IT consulting company with local Puget Sound Enterprise and Mid-sized clients. Red Cloud seeks a Principal Architect to support immediate client operations. Seattle Business Magazine has recognized us, ranked #1 on their "Best Companies to Work for in Washington" for Mid-Sized Businesses list, awarded #1 Fastest Growing Company in Washington by Puget Sound Business Journal, and named on the Inc.

500/5000 list.

Overview

A large-scale enterprise transformation initiative is underway to replace a legacy platform, impacting data and functionality across the organization. The project is in its early stages, with a clear understanding of the current state and a high-level architectural vision for the future. We are seeking a Principal Architect to lead the definition of scalable process frameworks, ensure process compliance, and design transformation plans that will guide development efforts.

This role requires close collaboration with enterprise architects, systems analysts, data architects, and cross-functional teams across various work streams. The Principal Architect will work with business units, IT, and leadership to align process architecture with strategic goals and maintain comprehensive documentation, models, and repositories.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement scalable process frameworks aligned with future-state enterprise architecture.
• Ensure process compliance across work streams and guide transformation planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to review requirements and translate them into actionable architecture strategies.
• Develop and maintain process architecture documentation, models, and repositories.
• Provide architectural leadership and strategic direction for ERP-related initiatives.
• Facilitate alignment between business goals and technical frameworks.
• Support long-term planning and execution of enterprise transformation efforts.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Extensive experience designing architectures for large ERP programs.
• Proven ability to drive strategy through sound architectural and technical frameworks.
• Strong background in enterprise architecture, process modeling, and transformation planning.
• Experience working in or supporting retail environments is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex initiatives.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.

Compensation range for position is $162,000 – $180,000 DOE.

Benefits and bonus information can be found at

Red Cloud requires employees have the legal ability to work in the United States during their employment period. During onboarding, proof of eligibility to work in the United States will be requested. Red Cloud does not provide visa sponsorship.

About Us

Red Cloud is a boutique, business and technology consulting firm providing local companies with expert-level support for over two decades. Whether it’s to solve a specific business challenge or to provide additional support for an ambitious project, we can help bring even the most visionary endeavors to fruition.

Anchored by a foundation of "integrity-based consulting", the Red Cloud team of subject matter experts collaborate closely with clients to develop and implement high-level solutions, bringing stability, growth, and innovation together for long-term success. We provide a broad array of business and technology consulting services through Red Cloud’s core practices:
Data & AI, Delivery Excellence, Digital Solutions, Marketing & Sales, Privacy, Security, and Strategy & Transformation.

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