Sr. Enterprise Information Architect

What You'll Do

Avalara is looking for an Enterprise Information Architect with experience in strategic initiatives, modernization, and business operations.

You will facilitate the governance, discovery and identification of the technology needed for new solutions, provide architectural leadership to multiple teams and projects, ensure applications, information and processes are integrated and adhere to stated architectural design principles and standards. You will work remotely within the US.

• Contribute to the development of technology roadmaps and operational areas.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that solutions align with business needs and adhere to established guidelines.
• Provide technical input into the development and maintenance of the IT portfolio, ensuring a cohesive and strategic approach to project selection.
• Research solutions, assess options, and formulate proposals to meet business goals.
• Collaborate with peers to provide current and target state architecture.
• Directly accountable for the conversion of product requirements into reference architectures or designs for key business needs and operational processes.
  
  
  

What You'll Need to be Successful

• You have 10+ years of relevant and progressive work experience which must include operating at an Architect-level.
• Experience integrating enterprise information platforms (Salesforce, ServiceNow, Workday, etc.) from an application process, data and technology perspective.
• You are experienced with the challenges of technical debt remediation, application rationalization and integration strategy.
• You have experience producing targeted designs and executive-level presentations that highlight our needs facilitated by seamless integrations of systems.
• You have 5+ years experience with enterprise architecture and the application of TOGAF principles.
• In-depth knowledge of modern design fundamentals, application development, process, and data architecture.
• You have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in a quantitative discipline such as Computer Science or Engineering
  
  
  

About The Team

You would be part of an influential Enterprise Architecture team which is focused on developing high-quality solutions based on modern cloud-based technologies. You would also improve the foundational needs of the Practice, while facilitating IT Governance and Architecture Operations. You will be an individual contributor reporting to the Director of IT Architecture.

How We'll Take Care of You

Total Rewards

In addition to a great compensation package, paid time off, and paid parental leave, many Avalara employees are eligible for bonuses.

Health & Wellness

Benefits vary by location but generally include private medical, life, and disability insurance.

Inclusive culture and diversity

Avalara strongly supports diversity, equity, and inclusion, and is committed to integrating them into our business practices and our organizational culture. We also have a total of 8 employee-run resource groups, each with senior leadership and exec sponsorship.

Flexible hybrid working

We support hybrid work and flexible schedules for our employees.

Learn more about our benefits by region here: https://careers.avalara.com/

About Avalara

We’re Avalara. We’re defining the relationship between tax and tech.

We’ve already built an industry-leading cloud compliance platform, processing nearly 40 billion customer API calls and over 5 million tax returns a year.

Last year, we became a billion-dollar business, and our tribe expanded by a cool thousand people - there’s nearly 5,000 of us now. Our growth is real, and we’re not slowing down - not until we’ve achieved our mission - to be part of every transaction in the world.

We’re bright, innovative and disruptive, like the orange we love to wear. It captures our quirky spirit and optimistic mindset. It shows off the culture we’ve designed, that empowers our people to win. Ownership and achievement go hand in hand here. We instill passion in our people through the trust we place in them.

We’ve been different from day one. Join us, and your career will be too.

EEO Statement

We’re an Equal Opportunity Employer. Supporting diversity and inclusion is a cornerstone of our company — we don’t want people to fit into our culture, but to enrich it. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, gender, national orientation, disability, sexual orientation, US Veteran status, or any other factor protected by law. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.