Corporate Enterprise Architect, AffiniPay

• 8+ years of progressive experience in enterprise systems architecture, infrastructure engineering, security or IT operations
• Strong technical foundation in networking, security frameworks, endpoint management, and system integrations
• Hands-on experience with EDR and SIEM solutions (e.g., CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike LogScale (Humio), SentinelOne, Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel)
• Proven success designing architectures for complex SaaS and hybrid environments
• Experience automating workflows across IT and business systems using APIs, middleware, or low-code platforms
• Exceptional documentation and systems mapping skills
• Strong interpersonal and communication abilities to partner effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation
• This position is preferably based in Austin, Texas

Desirable

• We are seeking a highly technical and strategically minded Enterprise Architect to lead the advancement of 8am’s integrated systems architecture
• This role focuses on strengthening our corporate IT foundation, optimizing endpoint management, enhancing SaaS integrations, and enabling secure expansion into AI-driven capabilities
• The Enterprise Architect will serve as the key technical bridge between IT operations, corporate security, and business systems teams—driving cohesive architecture, system interoperability, and future-proof designs
• This individual will report to the Senior Director of IT and collaborate closely with the Sr
• VP of Security to ensure aligned but non-overlapping responsibilities
• The Enterprise Architect’s mandate is to design, implement, and govern technology ecosystems that are secure, scalable, and harmonized across all business functions
• Develop and maintain a holistic enterprise architecture blueprint that defines the relationships among business systems, SaaS platforms, endpoints, and integrations
• Evaluate and implement architectural patterns that support interoperability, workflow automation, and security by design
• Conduct architectural reviews and provide guidance on system scalability, resiliency, and data integrity
• Oversee endpoint lifecycle management (Windows, macOS, mobile, and virtual endpoints) with a focus on automation, zero-trust enforcement, and MDM/EDR integration
• Design strategies for patch management, software deployment, and asset compliance across the enterprise
• Partner with IT Operations to standardize configurations and ensure alignment with corporate security baselines
• Establish architectural frameworks for managing and integrating 3rd-party SaaS applications (Okta, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Zoom, etc.)
• Define policies for secure onboarding/offboarding, identity management, and data flow between SaaS platforms
• Drive the development of API-based workflows to reduce manual work and improve data consistency across systems
• Partner with internal product and data teams to evaluate and safely implement enterprise AI integrations (e.g., LLM-based automation, data enrichment tools, or security AI analytics)
• Define architectural and compliance requirements for AI use within corporate and customer-facing systems
• Support proof-of-concept builds that explore responsible automation and productivity enhancement
• Collaborate with the IT Helpdesk and Infrastructure teams to improve workflows, automate request handling, and standardize escalation paths
• Ensure that operational systems (ticketing, asset tracking, onboarding tools, etc.) are architected for growth, resilience, and integration
• Conduct periodic reviews to assess system health, technical debt, and process improvement opportunities
• Work in close partnership with the Sr. VP of Security to align system architecture with corporate security strategy
• Focus on architectural enablement and governance, leaving ownership of incident response and threat management to the security organization
• Participate in security design reviews for major initiatives and ensure that risk considerations are incorporated early in solution planning