Transformation Architect

Summary

Vertiv seeks an Enterprise Architect to define and govern enterprise architecture across business, application, data, and technology domains. This senior individual contributor will align technology strategy with business objectives, providing architectural leadership for digital platforms, AI initiatives, integrations, and engineering teams. The role serves as the bridge between business leadership and technical organizations, ensuring scalable, secure, and future-ready solutions that support operational excellence and innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy, standards, and technology roadmaps.
• Establish architecture governance, reference architectures, design patterns, and technology standards.
• Provide oversight of enterprise applications, integrations, and platform modernization initiatives.
• Guide adoption of Generative AI, LLMs, AI automation, RAG, and agent-based architectures.
• Govern data, integration, API, cloud, and security architecture standards.
• Ensure alignment with GPDO front-end architecture and technology platforms.
• Embed security, compliance, governance, and risk management into architecture decisions.
• Advise executive leadership and mentor technical teams on architectural direction.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• 10+ years in enterprise, solution, or technical architecture.
• 5+ years defining enterprise architecture standards and roadmaps.
• Experience with architecture governance, hybrid cloud environments, and executive-level technology planning.
• Demonstrated leadership of architecture practices.
• Technical Skills
• Expertise with TOGAF, ArchiMate, Zachman, or similar frameworks.
• Experience with AWS, containers, serverless, APIs, microservices, and iPaaS platforms.
• Knowledge of AI architectures, GPT, Claude, Gemini, LangChain, and Llama Index.
• Familiarity with React, JavaScript, Tailwind, and modern UI architectures.
• Strong data architecture, Snowflake, security, identity, and compliance knowledge.

Preferred

• TOGAF certification.
• AWS Solutions Architect certification.
• AI/ML training or certifications.
• Experience with LeanIX, Ardoq, Sparx EA, SAFe, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow, and ITIL.

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

No calls or agencies please. Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to help.join@vertiv.com