Rain Bird is committed to growing a better future through The Intelligent Use of Water™.

If you want to be part of our journey and grow your future, we have a great opportunity for you.

Rain Bird is looking for a Enterprise Architect of Back Office Systems to join our team. 

The Enterprise Architect of Back Office Systems defines, maintains, and align back-office applications to EA goals, principles & guardrails.

Position key responsibilities include:

• Define and maintain the architecture for back-office applications, ensuring alignment with the Rain Bird's enterprise architecture goals, principles, and guardrails.
• Assess the existing back-office application portfolio, identify opportunities for consolidation, modernization, and optimization.
• Collaborate with IT leaders and managers to ensure seamless integration and interoperability of back-office applications and data with other enterprise systems, applications, and technologies.
• Evaluate emerging technologies, tools, and platforms relevant to back-office systems.
• Engage with business stakeholders, IT teams, and external vendors to understand business requirements, identify opportunities for improvement, and ensure alignment of back-office systems with business needs.
• Enforce governance processes, policies, and standards for back-office systems.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with back-office systems, including data security, privacy, and compliance risks.
• Create and maintain documentation, guidelines, and architectural artifacts related to back-office systems.

Minimum qualifications include:

• In-depth knowledge and experience (6+ years) in enterprise architecture & frameworks and information technology, preferably in the manufacturing and software industries.
• Proven experience as an Enterprise Architect or Solution Architect, with a focus on back-office systems.
• Strong knowledge of back-office applications such as ERP, CRM, and other enterprise systems.
• Proficiency in application integration patterns, protocols, and technologies.
• Experience in evaluating and selecting technologies, tools, and platforms for back-office systems.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, demonstrating the business value of enterprise architecture initiatives.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field.

Desired qualifications include:

• Certifications in enterprise architecture (e.g., TOGAF) etc.

Rain Bird is an equal opportunity employer

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