Principal Enterprise Architect, Core Retail Systems

Category/Area of Expertise: IT & Technology Job Requisition: 497029 Address: USA-IL-Chicago-300 South Riverside Plaza Store Code: IT Executive & Administration (5167642) Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. Hybrid Work Schedule Our flexible/hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC, Chicago, IL, & Quincy, MA. Primary Purpose Sets the enterprise technology vision and operating model, orchestrating cross domain roadmaps, standards, and governance to ensure technology investments deliver measurable business value. Duties and Responsivities Aligns enterprise technology strategy and roadmaps to business objectives and multiyear funding plans. Defines enterprise blueprints that synthesize business, information, application, integration, infrastructure, and security viewpoints. Establishes architecture principles, reference architectures, technology standards, and rationalization guidelines. Chairs enterprise design authority/governance to guide decisions on scope, quality, risk, and total cost of ownership. Me… Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of work experience. 12+ years in architecture with demonstrated leadership across complex, multi domain portfolios. Expertise in enterprise architecture practices (principles, standards, governance), roadmap development, and cost/value modeling. Exceptional communication, executive influence, and decision framing skills. Strong understanding of GenAI & Agentic patterns, including RAG, fine‑tuning, prompt engineering, agent orchestration, and model serving approaches. Preferred Qualifications Experience with architecture frameworks (e.g., TOGAF), modeling (e.g., ArchiMate/UML), and portfolio governance. Background spanning cloud, data, integration, security, and end user domains. Salary Range $163,280-$244,920 #J-18808-Ljbffr Loyalty360