MKS Instruments
Location
Andover, MA | United States
Job description
MKS Instruments is a global provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, monitor, deliver, analyze, power and control critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity for our customers. Additional information can be found at ( .
The Director Enterprise Architecture is responsible for leading and managing the Enterprise Architecture (EA) practice. This includes the management and day-to-day running of the EA practice as an internal management consultancy that offers a portfolio of services to IT and business stakeholders. Director Enterprise Architecture is responsible for defining the advisory process, EA process, and architecture review and governance, and for leading the integration of those processes with related business and IT functions and processes.
The Enterprise Architecture Director prioritizes and develops the overall enterprise architecture approach for the IT organization and communicates architectural direction. He or she has purview into (and may directly manage) other architecture-related activities and the respective roles (such as business, information, solution and technical).
The position is hands-on and is expected to lead and coordinate all aspects of the EA practice, including:
Information Architecture: Focused on the consistent sharing of information across the enterprise
Solutions Architecture: Focused on developing a direction for managing the portfolio of to-be solutions
Technical Architecture: Focused on documenting and evolving the technical infrastructure
The Director Enterprise Architecture will demonstrate competencies across below key dimensions:
Manage the EA Practice
Promotes the business value of EA as an enabler of strategy formulation, and as support for technology innovation, which drives the organization’s top and bottom lines.
Leads the development of an implementation plan for the enterprise architecture based on business and IT strategy and requirements.
Leads the creation and maturing of the enterprise architecture practice into an internal management consultancy.
Plans and manages a talent pool of domain architects that works with EA and non-EA related disciplines to deliver the goals, objectives and outcomes of the organization.
Builds a skills inventory and designs a plan to close the skills gap. Finds the balance between technical, behavioral, and business and operating model skills.
Identifies critical skills, competencies and career paths for EA team members and identifies training to help them develop and progress in their careers.
Ensure the core EA team works closely with extended EA team members across the organization.
Oversees EA implementation, continuous improvement and ongoing refinement activities.
Oversees the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work.
Formulate Strategy and Guide Execution
Facilitates business and IT architectural alignment through a collaborative, supportive and consultative manner.
Formulates, translates, advocates, supports and executes business and IT strategy to achieve targeted business outcomes.
Analyzes business and operating models, market trends and the technology industry to determine their potential impact on the enterprise’s business and IT strategy, direction and architecture.
Understands disruptive forces and the business’s economic and financial levers that are susceptible to digital transformation to effectively guide technology investment decisions
Uses planning-driven, design-driven and learning-driven approaches to construct future- and current-state EA models.
Build and Maintain Relationships
Provides consultative advice to business leaders and organizational stakeholders who seek actionable recommendations to make investment decisions about the next business and operating model of their organization, using technology to make that change happen.
Builds the EA practice to become an internal management consultancy, offering services and skills to support the development and execution of business strategy.
Recruits and develops the skills and competencies of the EA team; in particular, building the business and behavioral competencies needed to support internal management consulting.
Orchestrate the Delivery of Business and IT Outcomes
Positions the EA practice at the intersection of business and IT. Ensures the EA practice is designed and enabled to help formulate, translate and execute business and IT strategy.
Develops diagnostic and actionable deliverables that help business and IT guide investment decisions in support of executing business and IT strategy.
Analyzes the business’ future-state capabilities and future (and current) IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement to drive the business forward.
Ensures the EA organizational design process leads to a more efficient and effective IT operating model
Determines the extent to which the EA program has decision-making (governance) and compliance (assurance) rights.
Ensures the role of EA in the project and product governance setting is one of guidance, advice and oversight.
Material Contributions to the Planning and Management of the IT Portfolio
Collaborates on gap analyses and/or roadmaps that reflect the status of the existing IT estate, namely, its ability to contribute to future-state business capabilities around ecosystems and digital platforms.
Leads analysis of the IT environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement.
Contributes EA perspective to development of implementation plans for the varying IT strategies and project-driven or product-driven delivery teams.
Develops and applies standards and minimal viable architectures through the EA governance model, which is informed by the business strategy and corporate governance.
Collaborates with IT and related business teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to leverage shared technologies, tools and processes
Collaborates with infrastructure and project teams to ensure consistency with the enterprise architecture, as well as to identify when it is necessary to modify the enterprise architecture.
Competencies
Knowledge of business models, operating models, financial models, cost-benefit analysis, budgeting and risk management.
Understanding of the different types of agile principles, methodologies and frameworks, especially those designed to be scaled at the enterprise level.
Understanding of existing, new and emerging technologies, and processing environments.
Balance the long-term (“big picture”) and short-term implications of individual decisions and organization goals.
Translate business needs into EA requirements.
Estimate the financial impact of EA alternatives.
Apply multiple solutions to business problems.
Rapidly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
Capable and comfortable with business and operating model design, technology innovation, speed, agility and flexibility that meets the organization’s needs.
Ready to think, behave and act in an innovative consulting manner to drive the organization’s digital business strategies.
Characteristics
Comfortable, experienced and accomplished at working with all levels of the business, and able to push back in a professional and diplomatic way.
Highly collaborative and supportive of business and of its ideals and strategies.
Highly innovative with aptitude for foresight, systems thinking and design thinking.
Vendor- and technology-neutral — more interested in achieving targeted business outcomes than personal preferences.
Composed in the face of opposition to architectural principles, governance and standards.
Skills
Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), APIs, microservices, event-driven IT and advanced analytics.
Familiarity and experience working with information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile and lean methodologies, infrastructure and operations, and EA and ITIL frameworks.
Familiarity and experience in working in manufacturing domain.
Exceptional soft and interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiation.
Strong leadership skills.
Excellent analytical and technical skills.
Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences.
Excellent planning and organizational skills.
Knowledge of all components of holistic enterprise architecture.
Knowledge of business process engineering principles and processes.
Credentials and Experience
Master’s or bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, system analysis or a related field of study, or equivalent experience.
10+ years of enterprise architecture experience or related functions with a minimum of 5 years of EA leadership experience in a complex and global organization.
Compensation and Benefits:
Salary Pay Range: $144,200.00 - $267,800.00 per year. This range is a good faith estimate of the expected salary range for this position, based on a wide range of factors including qualifications, experience and training, operational and business needs and other considerations permitted by law. At MKS, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for the role.
Bonus: This position is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, in an amount to be determined by MKS (or as applicable).
Benefits: MKS offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance coverage (medical, dental and vision), 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, 11 paid holidays, sick time, 15 paid vacation days, (6 weeks fully paid) parental leave, adoption assistance and tuition reimbursement (and for participation in any stock programs, signing bonus, etc.).
We are interested in a qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we will not be sponsoring work visas for this position, at this time.
MKS is an equal opportunity employer, including disability, veteran status and all categories protected by law. Please review our EOE statements for additional details. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
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