Sr. Manager - IT Architecture

About Us Since 1989, SHI International Corp. has helped organizations change the world through technology. We've grown every year since, and today we're proud to be a $16 billion global provider of IT solutions and services. Over 17,000 organizations worldwide rely on SHI's concierge approach to help them solve what's next. But the heartbeat of SHI is our employees – all 7,000 of them.

If you join our team, you'll enjoy:
Our commitment to diversity, as the largest minority- and woman-owned enterprise in the U.S. Continuous professional growth and leadership opportunities. Health, wellness, and financial benefits to offer peace of mind to you and your family. World-class facilities and the technology you need to thrive - in our offices or yours.

The Senior Manager - IT Architecture is responsible for leading SHI's Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture functions. This role provides leadership, architectural governance, strategic technology direction, and organizational oversight to ensure technology investments and solutions align with business objectives, enterprise standards, and long-term technology strategy. The Senior Manager partners closely with IT and business leaders to advance architecture maturity, support strategic initiatives, and develop a high-performing team of architects who balance business outcomes with technical excellence.

This position combines people leadership, technology strategy, governance, and delivery enablement. This position is required to report to the Austin, TX or Somerset, NJ office location on a hybrid basis.

• Lead, coach, and develop Enterprise Architects and Solution Architects.
• Establish team goals, performance expectations, and career development plans.
• Manage architecture team capacity, resource planning, and prioritization.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.

• Partner with IT leadership to define and evolve architecture standards, principles, and governance practices.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture standards, technology standards, security requirements, and business strategy.
• Lead architecture review processes and facilitate architectural decision-making.
• Drive consistency in architecture methodologies, deliverables, and practices.

• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to translate strategic objectives into technology roadmaps and solution approaches.
• Guide and participate in technology evaluation, modernization, and transformation initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor for architecture-related decisions and technology investments.

• Provide oversight and guidance for complex initiatives and major technology investments.
• Partner with Product Management, PMO, Engineering, Infrastructure, Security, Quality Assurance, and Dev Ops teams to support successful solution delivery.
• Act as an escalation point for significant architectural challenges and risks.

• Advance architecture maturity, governance processes, and organizational effectiveness.
• Establish and monitor architecture performance metrics and outcomes.
• Champion reusable patterns, standards, and best practices across the enterprise.

• Strategic Thinking:
  Can analyze complex situations, drive organizational transformation, and adapt strategies to changing market conditions.
• Leadership:
  Can lead strategic team initiatives, inspire others to take leadership roles, and foster a culture of shared responsibility and continuous improvement.
• Digital Acumen:
  Can lead strategic digital initiatives, inspire others to improve their digital acumen, and foster a culture of continuous digital improvement.
• Communication:
  Can lead and model exceptional communication at all levels of the organization, develop and implement communication strategies, and coach others to improve their communication skills.
• Change Management:
  Can lead and model exceptional change management at all levels of the organization, can develop and implement change management strategies, and can…