Principal Enterprise Architect

We are Builders First Source, America's largest supplier of building materials, value-added components and building services to the professional market. You'll feel proud of the work you do here every day to transform the future of home building and help make the dream of home ownership more achievable. At BFS, we believe building a successful career is not solely defined by a degree.

Your experience, skills, and passion are just as important, if not more so. As such, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace that welcomes candidates from all backgrounds and experience levels.

The Principal Enterprise Architect will act as a Tech leader. The ideal candidate should possess the following key attributes:

• Ability to architect technical solutions that drive and support strategic business processes, ensuring the solutions are comprehensive, robust, scalable, and aligned around core business needs
• Continuously demonstrate technology thought leadership and build collaborative relationships within business and IT teams based on integrity and clarity of purpose.
• Advocates for the reduction of technical debt associated with simplified solutions that deliver specific business outcomes
• Evaluates and recommends technologies that solve business challenges, enhance customer and Team Member experience, and drive competitive advantage
• Actively collaborates and communicates across the BFS organization; acts as a facilitator, technology evangelist, innovator and change agent

This role requires interaction at multiple levels, including working with frontline teams, corporate representatives, IT owners and BFS leadership. Ideal candidate will be focused across all layers of technology including solution, application, and security architectures. This person is also responsible for technical mentoring other IT peers.

• Contribute to and execute on IT strategy to ensure alignment with the organization’s goals and objectives.
• Maintain a holistic view of the organization’s strategy, processes, information, and technology assets.

• Partners with business and technology subject matter experts translate business requirements into technological solutions.
• Assess the financial and strategic impact of proposed solutions and technology trends, ensuring alignment with requirements, architectural standards, and total cost of ownership.

• Coordinate, review, and approve projects to ensure compliance with architectural standards, policies, and guidelines.

• Present to stakeholders on how architectural options will meet their needs.
• Help business leaders and their teams think through the technology, business, and operational implications of their technology investment decisions.

• Monitor and analyze industry, technology, and market trends to determine their potential impact or application for the organization.

• Participate in ERP strategy decisions and provide ERP consulting within IT teams.

• Conduct research and Proofs of Concept on emerging technologies in support of anticipated development efforts.
• Recommend technologies that will increase cost effectiveness and infrastructure flexibility.

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To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university. Master’s degree is a plus.
• 15+ years relevant hands‑on experience in SAP product portfolio
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in architecting and deploying SAP systems, including S/4 HANA and other SAP products
• Experience in Enterprise architecture or application architecture, application development, and/or systems management
• Demonstrated experience evaluating the financial impact of technology solutions, including total cost of ownership, ROI, and alignment with organizational objectives.
• Ability to translate technical ideas/designs to multiple…