Enterprise Architect will support the transformation of Inspire Brands technical capabilities by Helping establish and apply Architecture framework, including standards, reference architectures, roadmaps, governance, and communication. Architecting multi-brand Enterprise ecosystem, including all architecture domains – data, application, business, and technology – across all brands and functions. They will lead and ensure the success of complex projects and serve as a subject matter expert and trusted technical advisor to the Inspire leadership team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop standards, reference architectures, principles, guardrails, etc. for enterprise-wide architectures.

• Capability mapping and application rationalization.

• Develop future state (enterprise and product level) roadmaps.

• Architect scalable, secure, reliable, and resilient solutions in collaboration with other architects and technical leads.

• Influence the successful implementation of these architectures by managing expectations and risks and balancing tactical and strategic approaches.

• Work with the business to understand and solve complex problems and present various solution options and technical concepts in a comprehensible manner.

• Collaborate with the delivery teams to provide direction and design in an Agile environment.

• Identify new disruptive technologies and evaluate how they could provide current and/or future business value.

• Define and guide progress toward building a cohesive ecosystem of enterprise platforms and services.

• Participate in the maturation of the Architecture practice by promoting best practices, processes, and the use of standard artifacts and checklists.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience working on complex enterprise ecosystems involving SaaS, on-prem, and cloud applications.

• 10+ years of IT experience.

• Four-year degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, OR ABILITIES

• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence engineers, peers, and senior stakeholders

• Thorough understanding of modern IT practices such as DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Agile, Lean, and Design Thinking.

• Strong knowledge of the following technical domains with in-depth experience in at least two:

  • eCommerce/Omnichannel/Unified Commerce

  • Retail, Restaurant, and/or Hospitality technologies

  • Operations/DevOps/Performance Engineering/SRE

  • Integration

  • Data Management

  • Analytics, AI/ML

  • Information Security

  • Infrastructure and Cloud (Azure preferred)

  • Enterprise/Corporate Systems

• Prefer Restaurant (QSR/fast casual), Retail, and/or Hospitality industry experience.

• Strong experience leading architecture development for enterprise-scale systems.

• Strong knowledge and experience applying modern development and integration principles, such as Domain Driven Design, streaming/event-driven, etc.

• Experience converting business requirements to designs and user stories.

• Experience working in an Agile environment across multiple scrum teams.

Inspire Brands is a multi-brand restaurant company whose portfolio includes nearly 32,000 Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s, and SONIC Drive-In restaurants worldwide.

We’re made up of some of the world’s most iconic restaurant brands, but we’re much more than just a restaurant company. We’re a team of hundreds of thousands who individually and collectively are changing the way people eat, drink and gather around the table. We know that food is much more than a staple—it’s an experience. At Inspire, that’s our purpose: to ignite and nourish flavorful experiences.

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